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
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Golden Earring chronology
To the Hilt (1976) Contraband (1976) Live (1977)
Alternate USA cover art
For the USA, Golden Earing's "Contraband" album was repackaged as "Mad love" with a slightly altered track listing.

Contraband is an album by Dutch hard 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

Netherlands (European) "Contraband" track list and sequence.

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 "Mad Love" track list and sequence (not yet issued on CD)

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

• all songs written by Barry Hay and George Kooymans

Personnel

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

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