Cha Cha (album)
Cha Cha is the first live album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album produced one single, "Still Believe." On the Dutch album chart, the album reached #2 on 13 January 1979, and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.[1] The album was certified gold in 1979.[2]
Cha Cha | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | Relight Cafe, the Pinge à Linge, the Pedo Ville & the Too Far Gone Discotheque | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, blues | |||
Label | Ariola | |||
Producer | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | |||
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance chronology | ||||
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Singles from Cha Cha | ||||
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Cha Cha is also the name of a movie filmed in 1979 with Herman Brood, Nina Hagen, and Lene Lovich, whose soundtrack was released separately on LP, also called Cha Cha. In the movie, he marries Nina Hagen; in reality they had a brief affair.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Herman Brood; except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hit" | Brood, Pé Hawinkels, Dany Lademacher | 1:34 |
2. | "Too Slow" | Brood, Dany Lademacher | 2:27 |
3. | "Street" | 2:10 | |
4. | "Still Believe" | Bertus Borgers, Paul Smeenk | 3:10 |
5. | "True Fine Mama" | Richard Penniman | 1:50 |
6. | "Rock & Roll Junkie" | 2:30 | |
7. | "One More Dose" | Brood, Hugo Sinzheimer | 3:40 |
8. | "Speedo" | The Cadillacs | 0:30 |
9. | "Dope Sucks" | Brood, Dany Lademacher | 2:40 |
10. | "City" | Mose Allison | 3:40 |
11. | "Blue" | 3:22 | |
12. | "Can't Stand It" | Lou Reed | 2:08 |
13. | "Phony" | 3:20 | |
14. | "Pop" | 3:40 |
Singles
The single "Still Believe" (with "Jilted" on the B-side) reached #15 in the Dutch Top 50 on 30 December 1978, and stayed on the chart for ten weeks.[3] The single draws interest in Germany and France also.[1]
Personnel
- Herman Brood - piano, keyboard, vocals
- Monica Tjen Akwoei - vocals
- Bertus Borgers - saxophone
- Freddy Cavalli - bass
- Josee van Iersel - vocals
- Danny Lademacher - guitar
- Cees Meerman - drums
- Robin Freeman - sound engineer
- Anton Corbijn - photography
References
- "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance: Discografie". Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- "Herman Brood & his wild romance - Cha cha". NVPI. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday Night". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.