Moontan
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Moontan |
| type | studio |
| artist | Golden Earring |
| cover | Golden Earring - Moontan.jpg |
| released | August 1973 |
| studio | Phonogram (Hilversum) |
| *progressive rock<ref name | AllMusic/ |
| length | 40:19 |
| 39:41 (US version) | |
| producer | Golden Earring |
| prev_title | Together |
| prev_year | 1972 |
| next_title | Switch |
| next_year | 1975 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Alternative cover |
| type | Studio album |
| cover | Golden Earring - Moontan US.jpg |
| caption | United States rerelease cover |
| name | Moontan |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Radar Love |
| single1date | August 1973 |
| single2 | Candy's Going Bad |
| single2date | October 1974 (US) |
| :: |
| name = Moontan | type = studio | artist = Golden Earring | cover = Golden Earring - Moontan.jpg | alt = | released = August 1973 | recorded = | venue = | studio = Phonogram (Hilversum) | genre =
- Hard rock
- progressive rock | length = 40:19 39:41 (US version) | label =
- Polydor
- Track
- MCA | producer = Golden Earring | prev_title = Together | prev_year = 1972 | next_title = Switch | next_year = 1975 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = Studio album | cover = Golden Earring - Moontan US.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = United States rerelease cover | name = Moontan | type = studio | single1 = Radar Love | single1date = August 1973 | single2 = Candy's Going Bad | single2date = October 1974 (US)
|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Classic Rock |rev2score = |rev3 = Christgau's Record Guide |rev3Score = C+
Moontan is the ninth studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, first released in August 1973 through Polydor internationally, Track Records in the United Kingdom, and MCA Records in the United States. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted ninth-best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album rated No. 32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". 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.
"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_writing = George Kooymans and Barry Hay, except where noted | headline = Original track listing | title1 = Candy's Going Bad | length1 = 6:12 | title2 = Are You Receiving Me | writer2 = Kooymans, Hay, John Fenton | length2 = 9:31 | title3 = Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock) | length3 = 4:24 | title4 = Radar Love | length4 = 6:26 | title5 = Just Like Vince Taylor | length5 = 4:33 | title6 = Vanilla Queen | length6 = 9:16 | total_length = 40:19
| headline = US/UK track listing | title1 = Radar Love | length1 = 6:26 | title2 = Candy's Going Bad | length2 = 6:12 | title3 = Vanilla Queen | length3 = 9:20 | title4 = Big Tree, Blue Sea | length4 = 8:13 | title5 = Are You Receiving Me | writer5 = Kooymans, Hay, Fenton | length5 = 9:32 | total_length = 39:41
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 with Jilly Johnson, but this was quickly withdrawn and replaced with the "earring" cover depicted at right.
In September 2021, Moontan Remastered & Expanded, a new 2CD edition of the 1973 classic album, was released, featuring the original album newly remastered for the first time from the first-generation master tapes, and featuring six bonus tracks, nine previously unreleased mixes/different versions, a 32-page booklet with a new essay, memorabilia, and photos.
| headline = 2021 remastered edition bonus tracks (CD1) | title7 = Big Tree, Blue Sea | note7 = 1973 version; replaced "Suzy Lunacy" and "Just Like Vince Taylor" on UK/US 1973 releases | length7 = 8:12 | title8 = Candy's Going Bad | note8 = single version | length8 = 2:52 | title9 = Radar Love | note9 = single version | length9 = 3:45 | title10 = The Song Is Over | note10 = "Radar Love" B-side in continental Europe | writer10 = Kooymans | length10 = 4:52 | title11 = Instant Poetry | note11 = single A-side, 1974 | length11 = 5:08 | title12 = From Heaven, from Hell | note12 = 1974 version; "Instant Poetry" B-side | writer12 = Kooymans | length12 = 6:05
| headline = 2021 remastered edition CD 2: The Moontan Sessions | title1 = Vanilla Queen | note1 = early version | length1 = 10:03 | title2 = Radar Love | note2 = basic track | length2 = 6:27 | title3 = The Song Is Over | note3 = basic track | length3 = 5:14 | title4 = Are You Receiving Me | note4 = basic track | length4 = 9:30 | title5 = Candy's Going Bad | note5 = rough mix | length5 = 4:06 | title6 = Vanilla Queen Part 1 | note6 = rough mix | length6 = 5:36 | title7 = Just Like Vince Taylor | note7 = alternate mix | length7 = 4:27 | title8 = Big Tree, Blue Sea Part 1 | note8 = rough mix | length8 = 3:14 | title9 = Radar Love | note9 = instrumental mono mix | length9 = 6:30
Personnel
- Barry Hay — lead vocals, flute, saxophone, backing vocals, percussion, sound effects
- George Kooymans — electric and acoustic guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals, sound effects
- Rinus Gerritsen — bass guitar, minimoog, ARP 2500 synthesizer, piano, organ, accordion, sound effects
- Cesar Zuiderwijk — drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
- Patricia Paay — backing vocals
- Bertus Borgers — saxophone
- Eelco Gelling — slide guitar on "Radar Love"
Production
- Producer: Golden Earring
- Executive Producer: Fred Haayen
- Engineer: Pieter Nieboer
- Engineer: Damon Lyon-Shaw (mixing), IBC Studios, London, England
- Arranger: Golden Earring
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1973–1974) | Peak position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | |---|---|---| | 13 | | | ::
Certifications
Release history
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| Country | Date | Netherlands | United Kingdom | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1973 | ||||
| December 1973 | ||||
| April 1974 | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- (1995). "The Great Rock Discography". Canongate Press.
- Guarisco, Donald A.. "AllMusic review". AllMusic.
- (8 October 2019). "Golden Earring: Moontan - Album Of The Week Club review". Louder.
- Christgau, Robert. (1981). "[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]". [[Ticknor & Fields]].
- (11 January 2008). "OOR PRESENTEERT: 50 JAAR NEDERPOP inclusief DE 50 BESTE NEDERLANDSE POPALBUMS ALLER TIJDEN". oor.nl.
- ''Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock'', 2005.
- "Gold & Platinum Search Results for Golden Earring".
- Kooymans{{full citation. (March 2024)
- Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
- (14 June 1975). "From the Music Capitals of the World-Toronto".
- (1995). "The Great Rock Discography". Canongate Press.
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