Golden Earring (album)

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Golden Earring
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Studio album by
Golden Earring
ReleasedAugust 1970
Genre
Length38:40
Label Polydor
Producer Fred Haayen
Golden Earring chronology
Eight Miles High
(1969)		Golden Earring
(1970)		 Seven Tears
(1971)
Singles from Golden Earring
  1. "Back Home"
    Released: July 1970 [2]

Golden Earring is the self-titled album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1970. Fans often refer to it as Wall of Dolls due to the cover artwork. This is the first Golden Earring album with drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk as a member. From that time, all four members of the band on this album have remained in the lineup.

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Track listing

All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

  1. "Yellow and Blue" – 3:43
  2. "The Loner" – 3:28
  3. "This Is the Time of the Year" – 3:32
  4. "Big Tree, Blue Sea" (Hay, Kooymans) – 6:09
  5. "The Wall of Dolls" (Gerritsen, Hay) – 3:31
  6. "Back Home" – 3:50
  7. "See See" (Hay) – 3:10
  8. "I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the Sky" – 5:57
  9. "As Long As the Wind Blows" – 5:20

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 1

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References

  1. ↑ Guarisco, Donald A. "Golden Earring - Golden Earring Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Golden Earring singles".
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Golden Earring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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