Paradise in Distress

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Paradise in Distress
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Studio album by
Released12 April 1999
Recorded1999
Genre Hard rock
Length67:29
Label Import
Producer Golden Earring
John Sonneveld
Golden Earring chronology
Naked II
(1997)
Paradise in Distress
(1999)
Last Blast of the Century
(2001)
Professional ratings
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Paradise in Distress is the twenty-third album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album was not issued in the U.S.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.

  1. "Paradise in Distress" – 5:42
  2. "Apocalypse" – 4:53
  3. "Evil Love Chain" (Hay, Kooymans, E.H. Roelfzema) – 4:16
  4. "Darling" – 5:27
  5. "Take My Hand-Close My Eyes" – 4:48
  6. "The Fighter" – 7:24
  7. "One Night Without You" – 4:32
  8. "Whisper in a Crowd" – 3:37
  9. "Deja Voodoo" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:49
  10. "Bad News to Fall in Love" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:08
  11. "42nd Street" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 3:00
  12. "Fluid Conduction" – 4:10
  13. "Desperately Trying to Be Different" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:08
  14. "Gambler's Blues" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:35

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [3] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Paradise In Distress" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "Dutch album certifications – Golden Earring – Paradise in Distress" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 6 May 2021.Enter Paradise in Distress in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".