| Artist | Golden Earring |
|---|---|
| Cover | Golden Earring - Contraband.jpg |
| Released | December 1976 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 38:18 |
| Label | Polydor (MCA in USA) |
| Producer | Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw |
| Prev year | 1976 |
| Next year | 1977 |
Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US.
For the US, the album was re-titled Mad Love and the track "Faded Jeans" was omitted and replaced with "I Need Love".
Personnel
- Golden Earring
- Barry Hay – vocals
- George Kooymans – guitars, vocals
- Eelco Gelling – guitars, slide guitar
- Rinus Gerritsen – bass, vocals
- Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums
- Guest musicians
- Robert Jan Stips – piano on "Faded Jeans", Minimoog on "Con Man", string arrangement on "Fightin' Windmills"
- Patricia Paay – vocals
- Nippy Noya – congas
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
Charts
| Chart (1976–1977) | Peak position |
|---|
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | December 1976 |
| United Kingdom | March 1977[1] |
| United States | May 1977 |
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 330. ISBN 9780862415419.