Switch (Golden Earring album)

Switch is the tenth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975.

Switch
Studio album by
Golden Earring
ReleasedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
Genre
Length35:31
LabelPolydor
ProducerGolden Earring
Golden Earring chronology
Moontan
(1973)		 Switch
(1975)		 To the Hilt
(1976)
Singles from Switch
  1. "Ce Soir"
    Released: 14 February 1975[1]
  2. "Tons of Time"
    Released: May 1975 (EU)[2]
  3. "The Switch"
    Released: June 1975 (US)[3]

Track listing
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.

  1. "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio" – 3:08
  2. "Love Is a Rodeo" – 3:37
  3. "The Switch" – 5:27
  4. "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (John Fenton, Hay, Kooymans) – 6:22
  5. "Tons of Time" – 4:20
  6. "Daddy's Gonna Save My Soul" – 4:15
  7. "Troubles and Hassles" – 4:20
  8. "Lonesome D.J." – 4:36

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production
  • Producer: Golden Earring
  • Executive producer: Fred Haayen
  • Engineer: Andy Knight, John Kriek, Jan Schuurman
  • Mixing: Andy Knight, John Kriek
  • Arranger: Golden Earring
  • String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
  • Art direction: George Osaki
  • Concept: Barry Hay
  • Photography: Paul Gerritsma, Graham Hughes

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 93
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 79
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 1
US Billboard 200[8] 108

Trivia

Kill Me (Ce Soir) was covered by Iron Maiden as a B side on their 1990 single "Holy Smoke"

On the Dutch pressing, MCA-2139, that was marketed in Europe, the Side 2 label has the song lists double printed. A slight offset is very noticeable. It is unknown how many of these 'double prints' were sold before the manufacturer caught the error.

References
  1. "Golden Earring singles".
  2. "Golden Earring singles".
  3. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 330. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. "Allmusic review". AllMusic.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6149b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Switc" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.



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