The Shoes (Dutch band)

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The Shoes in 1974

The Shoes are a Dutch Nederbeat band from Zoeterwoude that had a string of hits from 1966. The group was founded in 1963 as The White Shoes. They still perform. [1]

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Band members

Discography

Albums

YearTitleFormatLabelOther
1968Wie The Shoes Past...12"LPPolydor236 168
1969Greatest Shoes' Hits12"LPPolydor236 813
1970Let The Shoes Shine In12"LPPolydor2441 013
1973The Best12"LPPolydor2495 046
1974Make Up Your Make-Up12"LPNegramNR 103
1980Greatest Hits12"LPPolydor2426 026
1982Live '8112"LPCNR660 102
1990Greatest Hits (Nederpop)CDPolydor843 208 2
1995Do ItCDMultidisk551 048 2
1998Na Na NaCDRotation557 779 2
2002Singles A's & B's2 CD'sHunter MusicHM 1389 2
2004Wie The Shoes Past + Let The Shoes Shine InCDHunter MusicHMR 1585 2

Singles

YearTitleFormatLabelOther
1963The Shuck / Warum Weinst Du7"singleMonty Records14 447 (als White Shoes)
1963Bye Bye Baby / I Will Be Home Again7"singleMonty Records14 449 (als White Shoes)
1966Standing And Staring / Ask My Mother7"singlePolydorS 1210
1967Na NA Na / Listen To The Lyrics Of This Song7"singlePolydorS 1219
1967Peace And Privacy / Once Again7"singlePolydorS 1237
1967Farewell In The Rain / What In The World Is Love7"singlePolydorS 1249
1968Farewell In The Rain / Na Na Na7"singleVogueDV 14 718 (Duitsland)
1968No Money For Roses / Imagination7"singlePolydorS 1257
1968Farewell In The Rain / No Money For Roses7"singleDurium Marche EstereDE 2694 (Italië)
1968Man's Life / I Don't Want To Go7"singlePolydorS 1265
1968Don't You Cry For A Girl / Shooting Star7"singlePolydorS 1282
1968Tank Esso Mix / He Spoiled The Days7"singleEssoLP 1
1969Emptyness / End Of The Line7"singlePolydorS 1301
1969That Tender Looking Angel / Trip Around The World7"singlePolydorS 1310
1969Happiness Is In This Beat / My Girl Flo7"singlePolydorS 1318
1969Daylight / Time Is What I Need7"singlePolydorS 1331
1969End Of The Line / Happiness Is In This Beat7"singlePolydor59354 (Duitsland)
1970Osaka / Flutes, Horns, Strings And Drums7"singlePolydor2050 014
1970Adios Corazon / I'm On My Way7"singlePolydor2050 035
1970After All / Highways And Byways7"singlePolydor2050 062
1971Bless The Day / Be What You Are7"singlePolydor2050 085
1971Join The Celebration / Little Miss Lonely7"singlePolydor2050 122
1974Face To Face / No One Knows7"singleNegramNG 403
1974Up And Down / She La La7"singleNegramNG 432
1974Make Up Your Make-Up / Good Morning Everyone7"singleNegramNG 454
1975The Hour Comes Nigh / Bumpy Sound7"singleNegramNG 488
1975Who Am I / Angel Of The Night7"singleNegramNG 2068
1981Osaka (Live) / Na Na Na (Live)7"singleCNR141 786
1995In My Dreams + DonnaCDSMultidisk551 573 2

Singles chart

Single titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Top 40 Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks
Standing and staring3-12-19661312
Na na na18-2-1967612
Peace and privacy20-5-1967146
Farewell in the rain7-10-1967148
No money for roses9-3-1968149
Man's life25-5-1968117
Don't you cry for a girl7-9-196859
Emptiness25-1-1969343
That tender looking angel10-5-1969264
Happiness is in this beat2-8-1969195
Daylight29-11-1969352
Osaka11-4-1970610
Adios corazon18-7-1970303
Face to face9-2-1974127
Make up your make up9-11-1974264

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References

  1. "The Shoes - Make up Your Make-up (1974) - MusicMeter.nl".