Contraband (Golden Earring album)

Contraband
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	1976 (1977 USA)
Recorded	1976
Genre	Hard Rock, Progressive rock
Length	38:18
Label	Polydor (MCA in USA)
Producer	Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw
Golden Earring chronology
To the Hilt (1976) Contraband (1976) Live (1977)
Alternate USA cover art
For the USA, Golden Earring's "Contraband" album was repackaged as "Mad love" with a slightly altered track listing.

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Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

For the USA, the same recordings were issued under the album title Mad Love the following year (1977). This USA version also had different cover art and song sequence. Additionally the song "Faded Jeans" was omitted and replaced with the track "I Need Love".

Track listing

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.

European track listing

1. "Bombay" – 3:52
2. "Sueleen" – 5:40
3. "Con Man" – 7:10
4. "Mad Love's Comin'" – 7:45
5. "Fighting Windmills" – 4:38
6. "Faded Jeans" – 5:07
7. "Time's Up" – 3:52

USA track listing

Side A

1. "I Need Love" - 6:23
2. "Sueleen (Sweden)" - 5:50
3. "Mad Love's Comin'" - 7:44

Side B

1. "Bombay" - 3:51
2. "Fightin' Windmills" - 4:39
3. "Con Man" - 7:09
4. "Times Up" - 3:55

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

• Neppie Noya - percussion, conga
• Patricia Paay - vocals

Production

• Producers: Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw
• Engineer: Robin Freeman
• Mixing: John Kriek, Steve Lillywhite, Damon Lyon-Shaw
• Cutting engineer: Melvyn Abrahams
• String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
• Coordination: Jan Vermaes
• Art direction: Koos Van Oostrom
• Artwork: Koos Van Oostrom

References

1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Contraband at AllMusic