Shpritsz
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| Studio album by Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977-1978 at Relight Studio, Hilvarenbeek, Holland | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Robin Freeman | |||
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Shpritsz (the name derives from a colloquial German word for "syringe") is the second studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album produced two singles. The first, "Rock & Roll Junkie," did not chart. The second, "Saturday Night," charted in Europe and the United States. On the Dutch album chart, the album reached #8 on 3 June 1978, and stayed on the chart for 28 weeks.[1] It was certified gold in 1978,[2] and platinum in 1980.[3]
Shpritsz was re-released on CD in 2000 by RCA/Ariola. In a 2008 poll by Muziekkrant OOR, the leading Dutch music magazine, Shpritsz was voted the fourth-best Dutch album of all time.[4]
Contents |
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Saturday Night" (Brood, Dany Lademacher) | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Dope Sucks" (Brood, Dany Lademacher) | 2:06 | |
| 3. | "One" (Brood, Pé Hawinkels) | 1:54 | |
| 4. | "Doin' It" (Brood) | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Champagne (& Wine)" (Roy Johnson, Otis Redding, Alan Walder) | 3:31 | |
| 6. | "Back (In Y'r Love)" (Brood, Pé Hawinkels) | 1:48 | |
| 7. | "Hit" (Brood, Pé Hawinkels, Dany Lademacher) | 2:47 | |
| 8. | "R & Roll Junkie" (Brood) | 2:46 | |
| 9. | "Never Enough" (Rommert Boonstra, Brood, Hugo Sinzheimer, Erik Strack) | 2:31 | |
| 10. | "Pain" (Rommert Boonstra, Brood) | 1:52 | |
| 11. | "Get Lost" (Brood) | 3:12 | |
| 12. | "Hot-Talk" (Hugo Sinzheimer, Erik Strack) | 1:44 | |
| 13. | "Prisoners" (Brood, Pé Hawinkels) | 1:40 | |
| 14. | "Doreen" (Brood, Dany Lademacher, Langenbach) | 2:32 | |
| 15. | "Skid Row" (Brood, Pé Hawinkels, Gerrit Veen) | 2:35 |
Singles [edit]
"Rock & Roll Junkie" was released (with "Street" on the B-side), but never charted. "Saturday Night" was released as a single (with "Phony" and "Pop" on the B-side); it peaked at #17 in the Dutch Top 50 on 16 September 1978, and was on the charts for eleven weeks.[5]
In the United States, "Saturday Night" was released as a single in 1979, and rose to #35 in the Billboard Hot 100; the single is referred to in the Billboard charts as "Saturdaynight."[6]
Personnel [edit]
- Herman Brood - piano, keyboard, vocals
- Monica Tjen Akwoei - vocals
- Bertus Borgers - saxophone
- Freddy Cavalli - bass
- Josee van Iersel - vocals
- Danny Lademacher - guitar
- Cees 'Ani' Meerman - drums
- Robert Jan Stips - keyboards
- Floor van Zutphen - vocals
- Robin Freeman - sound engineer
References [edit]
- ^ "Discografie: Herman Brood & His Wild Romance". Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Herman Brood & his wild romance - Shpritsz". NVPI. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Herman Brood & his wild romance - Shpritsz". NVPI. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Moontan volgens OOR lezers beste Nederpopplaat aller tijden". Muziek Centrum Nederland. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday Night". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Saturdaynight". Billboard. 1979-09-22. Retrieved 2009-04-08.[dead link]
