Cut (Golden Earring album)

Cut
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	10 September 1982 [1]
Genre	Pop rock [2]
Length	38:35
Label	Capitol, 21/Polygram (US) Mercury
Producer	Shell Schellekens
Golden Earring chronology
2nd Live (1981) Cut (1982) N.E.W.S. (1984)
Singles from Cut
"Twilight Zone" Released: 23 August 1982 [3] "The Devil Made Me Do It" Released: 17 December 1982 [4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Cut is the sixteenth studio album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album spawned the hit song "Twilight Zone," which reached No. 1 in the Netherlands and No. 1 in the United States on Billboard 's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (it reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.)

The album's cover image is the 1964 photo Cutting the Card Quickly taken by M.I.T. Professor "Doc" Edgerton showing the jack of diamonds playing card being shredded by a bullet. The image is recreated repeatedly in the music video of "Twilight Zone" in which the card represents the life of the rogue espionage agent.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Hay and George Kooymans, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Devil Made Me Do It"		3:25
2.	"Future"	Kooymans	5:25
3.	"Baby Dynamite"	Hay	5:15
4.	"Last of the Mochicans"		4:09
5.	"Lost and Found"	Rinus Gerritsen, Hay	4:00
6.	"Twilight Zone"	Kooymans	7:58
7.	"Chargin' Up My Batteries"		4:17
8.	"Secrets"	Hay	4:04
Total length:			38:35

2023 remastered and expanded edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Twilight Zone" (7" single version)	4:47
10.	"King Dark"	3:32
11.	"The Devil Made Me Do It" (7" single version)	3:18
12.	"Shadow Avenue"	3:51
13.	"The Devil Made Me Do It" (7" US single censored version)	3:33

2023 remastered and expanded edition CD 2: The Cut Sessions

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Future" (Early Version 11-81)	4:46
2.	"Twilight Zone" (Early Version 11-81)	5:46
3.	"Don't Be Silly" (Monitor Mix 1-82)	3:23
4.	"Lost and Found" (Instrumental Early Mix 2-82)	4:35
5.	"Future" (Alternate Lyrics Version 2-82)	4:06
6.	"Twilight Zone" (Early Mix 2-82)	8:09
7.	"Chargin' Up My Batteries" (Early Mix 2-82)	4:47
8.	"King Dark" (Early Mix 2-82)	3:21
9.	"Last of the Mochicans" (Early Version 2-82)	4:32
10.	"Jazz - Shadow Avenue" (Basic Track 2-82)	4:05
11.	"Secrets" (Early Mix 5-82)	4:02
12.	"The Devil Made Me Do It" (Early Mix 6-82)	3:28
13.	"Baby Dynamite" (Early Mix 6-82)	6:04
14.	"Twilight Zone" (Instrumental Early Mix 2-82)	8:05

Personnel

Golden Earring

• Rinus Gerritsen – bass, keyboards
• Barry Hay – guitar, vocals
• George Kooymans – guitar, vocals
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums

Additional personnel

• Robert Jan Stips – synthesizer
• Street choirs on "Twilight Zone" & "The Devil Made Me Do It" (album cut) by:
• Steve Clisby (American Gypsy) – backup vocals
• Omar Dupree (American Gypsy) – backup vocals
• Evert Nieuwstede (Urban Heroes) – backup vocals
  • Golden Earring thank American Gypsy & Evert Nieuwstede on album Cut (inner sleeve-LP & booklet-CD)

Production

• Producer: Shell Schellekens
• Engineer: John Kriek
• Digital mastering: Dick Van Leeuwen
• Horn arrangements: Hans Hollestelle
• Photography: Harold Edgerton, Kees Tabak
• Lettering: Koos O.

Charts

Chart (1982-1983)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6]	18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7]	1
US Billboard 200 [8]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9]	Gold	50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [10]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date
Netherlands	September 1982
United States	November 1982
United Kingdom	February 1983 [11]

References

1. "Golden Earring albums".
2. Guarisco, Donald A. "Golden Earring - Cut Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
3. "Golden Earring singles".
4. "Golden Earring singles".
5. Guarisco, Donald A.. Cut at AllMusic
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6254a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Cut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
8. "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
9. "Canadian album certifications – Golden Earring – Cut". Music Canada.
10. "Dutch album certifications – Golden Earring – Cut" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 6 May 2021.Enter Cut in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
11. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 330. ISBN   9780862415419.