Moontan
| Moontan | ||||
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| Released | July 1973 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:19 39:41 (US version) | |||
| Label | Track, MCA, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Golden Earring | |||
| Golden Earring chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 United States rerelease cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Moontan is the ninth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1973. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted 9th best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008.[3] In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".[4] Moontan is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.[5]
"Vanilla Queen" twice samples Marilyn Monroe's character in There's No Business Like Show Business: "Well, in simple English I'm..." from the "Lazy" performance and "What's your name, Honey?" from the "Heat Wave" performance.
Track listing
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.
Original track listing (European/UK version)
- "Candy's Going Bad" – 6:12
- "Are You Receiving Me" (John Fenton, Hay, Kooymans) – 9:31
- "Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock)" – 4:24
- "Radar Love" – 6:26
- "Just Like Vince Taylor" – 4:33
- "Vanilla Queen" – 9:16
US track listing
- "Radar Love" – 6:26
- "Candy's Going Bad" – 6:12
- "Vanilla Queen" – 9:20
- "Big Tree, Blue Sea" – 8:13
- "Are You Receiving Me" (Fenton, Hay, Kooymans) – 9:32
This is also the track listing on the original UK vinyl release (see above), as well as on early U.S. LP pressings (Track/MCA 396). The U.S. version of the album was originally issued with the UK "exotic dancer" cover, but this was quickly withdrawn and replaced with the "earring" cover depicted at right.
Personnel
- George Kooymans — guitar, vocals
- Rinus Gerritsen — bass, keyboards
- Barry Hay — flute, vocals
- Cesar Zuiderwijk — drums
- Eelco Gelling — guitar
- Bertus Borgers — saxophone
- Additional personnel
- Patricia Paay — vocals
Production
- Producer: Golden Earring
- Executive Producer: Fred Haayen
- Engineer: Pieter Nieboer
- Arranger: Golden Earring
Charts
Album — Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Pop Albums | 12 |
Album — RPM Magazine (Canada)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Top Albums | 15[6] |
Album — Kent Music Report (Australia)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974[7] | Album | 13 |
Singles — Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Candy's Going Bad" | Pop Singles | 91 |
| 1974 | "Radar Love" | Pop Singles | 13 |
Singles — RPM (Canada)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Radar Love" | Top Singles | 10[8] |
References
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "OOR PRESENTEERT: 50 JAAR NEDERPOP inclusief DE 50 BESTE NEDERLANDSE POPALBUMS ALLER TIJDEN". oor.nl. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results for Golden Earring". riaa.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - September 14, 1974" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 3, 1974" (PDF).
