| Shpritsz | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance |
| Cover: | Shpritsz.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1977–1978 |
| Studio: | Relight Studio, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands |
| Genre: | Rock and roll, blues |
| Length: | 37:25 |
| Label: | Ariola |
| Producer: | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Robin Freeman |
| Prev Title: | Street |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Cha Cha |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Shpritsz (the name derives from a colloquial German word for "syringe") is the second studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album produced two singles. The first, "Rock & Roll Junkie," did not chart. The second, "Saturday Night," charted in Europe and the United States. On the Dutch album chart, the album reached No. 8 on 3 June 1978, and stayed on the chart for 28 weeks.[1] It was certified gold in 1978,[2] and platinum in 1980.[3]
Shpritsz was re-released on CD in 2000 by RCA/Ariola. In a 2008 poll by Muziekkrant OOR, the leading Dutch music magazine, Shpritsz was voted the fourth-best Dutch album of all time.[4]
"Rock & Roll Junkie" was released (with "Street" on the B-side), but never charted. "Saturday Night" was released as a single (with "Phony" and "Pop" on the B-side); it peaked at No. 17 in the Dutch Top 50 on 16 September 1978, and was on the charts for eleven weeks.[5]
In the United States, "Saturday Night" was released as a single in 1979, and rose to No. 35 in the Billboard Hot 100; the single is referred to in the Billboard charts as "Saturdaynight."[6]
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