Eight Miles High (album) explained

Eight Miles High
Type:	Album
Artist:	Golden Earring
Cover:	Golden Earring - Eight Miles High.jpg
Released:	17 November 1969 ^[1]
Genre:	Hard rock psychedelic rock
Length:	37:51
Label:	Polydor (Europe) Atlantic (US)
Producer:	Fred Haayen
Prev Title:	On the Double
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Golden Earring
Next Year:	1970

Eight Miles High is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1969. It was the first album released under the slightly shorter name Golden Earring (formerly Golden Earrings) and the only album with drummer Sieb Warner.

Track listing

All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

1. "Landing" (Gerritsen) – 4:27
2. "Song of a Devil's Servant" – 6:00
3. "One Huge Road" – 3:05
4. "Everyday's Torture" – 5:19
5. "Eight Miles High" (Gene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 19:00

2023 Reissue bonus tracks

6. "Another 45 Miles" – 4:49
7. "I Can't Get a Hold of Her" – 6:17
8. "Eight Miles High" [mono single] – 2:25

Note: "Another 45 Miles" and "I Can't Get a Hold of Her" were both sides of a non-album 1969 single, recorded during a short session separate from the Eight Miles High album sessions. No singles were issued from Eight Miles High, except in the U.S., where an edit of "Eight Miles High" was issued without the band's consent.

Personnel

• Barry Hay – flute (2), rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4)
• George Kooymans – lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 3, 5)
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass, organ, piano
• Sieb Warner – drums, percussion (2)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Golden Earring albums.