''Paradise in Distress'' is the twenty-third
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by
Dutch hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band
Golden Earring
Golden Earring were a Dutch rock music, rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Tornados. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ...
, released in 1999 (see
1999 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1999.
Specific locations
* 1999 in British music
* 1999 in Norwegian music
* 1999 in South Korean music
Specific genres
* 1999 in classical music
* 1999 in country music
* 1999 in ...
). The album was not issued in the U.S.
Track listing
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.
#"Paradise in Distress" – 5:42
#"Apocalypse" – 4:53
#"Evil Love Chain" (Hay, Kooymans, E.H. Roelfzema) – 4:16
#"Darling" – 5:27
#"Take My Hand-Close My Eyes" – 4:48
#"The Fighter" – 7:24
#"One Night Without You" – 4:32
#"Whisper in a Crowd" – 3:37
#"Deja Voodoo" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:49
#"Bad News to Fall in Love" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:08
#"42nd Street" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 3:00
#"Fluid Conduction" – 4:10
#"Desperately Trying to Be Different" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:08
#"Gambler's Blues" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:35
Personnel
*
Rinus Gerritsen
Marinus Gerritsen (born 9 August 1946) is a Dutch bassist. Best known for being founding member of Dutch group Golden Earring, he is also a producer of artists like Herman Brood.
Career
In 1961, Gerritsen and his neighbour George Kooymans ...
-
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
,
keyboard
*
Barry Hay -
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
,
vocals
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
*
George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
*
Cesar Zuiderwijk -
drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
Production
*Producers: Golden Earring, John Sonneveld
*Engineer: John Sonneveld
*Mastering: Miles Showell
*Saxophone arrangement: Hans Hollestelle
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Authority control
Golden Earring albums
1999 albums