Golden Earring (album) explained

Golden Earring
Type:	Album
Artist:	Golden Earring
Cover:	Golden Earring - Golden Earring.jpg
Released:	August 1970
Genre:	Hard rock progressive rock^[1]
Length:	38:40
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Fred Haayen
Prev Title:	Eight Miles High
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Seven Tears
Next Year:	1971

Golden Earring is the self-titled album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1970. Fans often refer to it as Wall of Dolls due to the cover artwork. This is the first Golden Earring album with drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk as a member. From that time, all four members of the band on this album have remained in the lineup.

Track listing

All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

1. "Yellow and Blue" – 3:43
2. "The Loner" – 3:28
3. "This Is the Time of the Year" – 3:32
4. "Big Tree, Blue Sea" (Hay, Kooymans) – 6:09
5. "The Wall of Dolls" (Gerritsen, Hay) – 3:31
6. "Back Home" – 3:50
7. "See See" (Hay) – 3:10
8. "I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the Sky" – 5:57
9. "As Long As the Wind Blows" – 5:20

Personnel

• Barry Hay – flute, rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 4-8)
• George Kooymans – lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 9)
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass, piano, organ, Mellotron
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion

Production

• Producer

Fred Haayen

• Engineer

Albert Kos

• Photography

Claude Van Heye

References

1. Web site: Guarisco . Donald A. . Golden Earring - Golden Earring Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic . allmusic . 31 January 2023 . en.