| Moontan | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Golden Earring |
| Cover: | Golden Earring - Moontan.jpg |
| Released: | August 1973 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 40:19 39:41 (US version) |
| Label: | Track, MCA, Polydor |
| Producer: | Golden Earring |
| Prev Title: | Together |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Switch |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
Moontan is the ninth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1973. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted ninth-best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008.[1] In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album rated No. 32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".[2] Moontan is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]
"Vanilla Queen" twice samples Marilyn Monroe's character in There's No Business Like Show Business: "Well, in simple English I'm..." from the "Lazy" performance and "What's your name, Honey?" from the "Heat Wave" performance.
This is also the track listing on the original UK vinyl release (see above), as well as on early U.S. LP pressings (Track/MCA 396). The U.S. version of the album was originally issued with the UK "exotic dancer" cover with Jilly Johnson, but this was quickly withdrawn and replaced with the "earring" cover depicted at right.
In September 2021, Moontan Remastered & Expanded, a new 2CD edition of the 1973 classic album, was released, featuring the original album newly remastered for the first time from the first-generation master tapes, and featuring six bonus tracks, nine previously unreleased mixes/different versions, a 32-page booklet with a new essay, memorabilia, and photos.
| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | August 1973 | |
| United Kingdom | December 1973[5] | |
| United States | April 1974 |