Switch (Golden Earring album) explained

Switch is the tenth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975.

Track listing

All songs written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay except where noted.

1. "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio" – 3:08
2. "Love Is a Rodeo" – 3:37
3. "The Switch" – 5:27
4. "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (Kooymans, Hay, John Fenton) – 6:22
5. "Tons of Time" – 4:20
6. "Daddy's Gonna Save My Soul" – 4:15
7. "Troubles and Hassles" – 4:20
8. "Lonesome D.J." – 4:36

Personnel

• George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
• Barry Hay - flute, vocals
• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
• Robert Jan Stips - keyboard

Additional personnel

• Bertus Borgers - saxophone
• Eelco Gelling - guitar

Production

• Producer: Golden Earring
• Executive producer: Fred Haayen
• Engineer: Andy Knight, John Kriek, Jan Schuurman
• Mixing: Andy Knight, John Kriek
• Arranger: Golden Earring
• String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
• Art direction: George Osaki
• Concept: Barry Hay
• Photography: Paul Gerritsma, Graham Hughes

Trivia

Kill Me (Ce Soir) was covered by Iron Maiden as a B side on their 1990 single "Holy Smoke"

On the Dutch pressing, MCA-2139, that was marketed in Europe, the Side 2 label has the song lists double printed. A slight offset is very noticeable. It is unknown how many of these 'double prints' were sold before the manufacturer caught the error.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.