Switch (Golden Earring album)

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

Switch
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	March 1975
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	35:31
Label	Polydor
Producer	Golden Earring
Golden Earring chronology
Moontan (1973) Switch (1975) To the Hilt (1976)

Track listing

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans 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)" (John Fenton, Hay, Kooymans) – 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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Pop Albums	108

Album — Kent Music Report (Australia)

Year	Chart	Position
1975[2]	Album	93

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.

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.