Cut (Golden Earring album)
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Released | 10 September 1982[1] | |||
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Length | 38:35 | |||
Label | Capitol, 21/Polygram (US) Mercury | |||
Producer | Shell Schellekens | |||
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Cut is the sixteenth studio album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album spawned the hit song "Twilight Zone," which reached No. 1 in the Netherlands and No. 1 in the United States on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (it reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.)
The album's cover image is the 1964 photo Cutting the Card Quickly taken by M.I.T. Professor "Doc" Edgerton showing the jack of diamonds playing card being shredded by a bullet. The image is used in the music video of "Twilight Zone" in which the card represents the life of the rogue espionage agent.
A music video was also made to support the second single released from the album, "The Devil Made Me Do It." However, the video saw limited airplay in the United States, because its lyrics contain the word "bullshit."
Track listing
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.
- "The Devil Made Me Do It" – 3:25
- "Future" (Kooymans) – 5:25
- "Baby Dynamite" (Hay) – 5:15
- "Last of the Mohicans" – 4:09
- "Lost and Found" (Gerritsen, Hay) – 4:00
- "Twilight Zone" (Kooymans) – 7:58
- "Chargin' Up My Batteries" – 4:17
- "Secrets" (Hay) – 4:04
Personnel
Golden Earring
- Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
- Barry Hay - guitar, vocals
- George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
- Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
Additional personnel
Street choirs on hit tracks "Twilight Zone" & "The Devil Made Me Do It" (album Cut) by:
- Steve Clisby (American Gypsy) - backup vocals
- Omar Dupree (American Gypsy) - backup vocals
- Evert Nieuwstede (Urban Heroes) - backup vocals
Golden Earring thanking American Gypsy & Evert Nieuwstede on album Cut (inner sleeve-LP & booklet-CD)
Production
- Producer: Shell Schellekens
- Engineer: John Kriek
- Digital mastering: Dick Van Leeuwen
- Horn arrangements: Hans Hollestelle
- Photography: Harold Edgerton, Kees Tabak
- Lettering: Koos O.
Charts
Album
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SinglesTwilight Zone
The Devil Made Me Do It
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date |
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Netherlands | September 1982 |
United States | November 1982 |
United Kingdom | February 1983[14] |
References
- ^ "Golden Earring albums".
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Golden Earring - Cut Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Golden Earring singles".
- ^ "Golden Earring singles".
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A.. Cut at AllMusic
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6254a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Cut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Golden Earring – Twilight Zone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Golden Earring Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Golden Earring – The Devil Made Me Do It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Golden Earring – Cut". Music Canada.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Golden Earring – Cut" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 May 2021. Enter Cut in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ The Great Rock Discography. 1995. p. 330. ISBN 9780862415419.