Name: 3rd Album - Shocking Blue
Brand: Shocking Blue
SKU: 8719262018839
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Artist

Dutch rock group. Formed in 1967 by former The Motions guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, joined by Cor van der Beek (drums), Klaasje van der Wal (bass) and Fred de Wilde (vocals). Their first single hit the Dutch Top 40 in 1968. Shortly thereafter, Mariska Veres replaced de Wilde as their lead vocalist. In 1969 and 1970, the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “Venus”, followed by several other hit singles. In 1971, Klaasje van der Wal was replaced by Henk Smitskamp. In 1973, Robbie van Leeuwen was replaced by Martin van Wijk. The group disbanded in 1975. Van Leeuwen attempted a relaunch in 1979, however the track “Louise” appeared only on a German compilation.

The Initial Line-Up Consisted Of:
Robbie Van Leeuwen (Guitar, Sitar and Backing Vocals)
Fred de Wilde (Vocals, 1967-1968)
Klaasje Van Der Wal (Bass Guitar, 1967-1972) = (1 February 1949 – 12 February 2018)
Cornelis van der Beek (Drums) = (9 June 1949 – 2 April 1998)

Later Members Were:
Mariska Veres (Vocals) = (1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006)
Leo Van de Ketterij (Guitar, 1970-1971) = (14 November 1950 – 5 July 2021)
Martin Van Wijk (Guitar, 1973-1974)
Henk Smitskamp (Bass Guitar, 1972-1974)

Additional members:
Wim Voermans
Jan Pijnenburg
Michael Eschauzier
André van Geldorp
Charles Pesch

Tracks

A1 Shocking You 02:59

A2 Velvet Heaven 03:23

A3 Love Sweet Love 03:12

A4 I Saw Your Face 02:56

A5 Simon Lee And The Gang (Instrumental) 01:49

A6 Serenade 03:26

A7 Never Married A Railroad Man 03:03

A8 Roll Engine Roll 03:14

A9 Waterloo 03:24

B1 Don't You See 02:43

B2 The Bird Of Paradise 02:49

B3 Moonlight Night 04:55

B4 Sleepless At Midnight 02:30

B5 I'll Follow The Sun 02:44

B6 Blossom Lady 03:33

B7 Is This A Dream 03:45

B8 Poor Boy (Long Version) 04:50

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD

Labels

Music On Vinyl, Polydor, SomeWax Recordings, Opus, Repertoire Records, Metronome, Repertoire Records , Red Bullet, Red Bullet , Minos , Pink Elephant, Velvet , Penny Farthing, Recordsmen Communications , Not On Label (Shocking Blue)

Countries

Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Czechoslovakia

years

1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1993, 2002, 2010, 2021

Members

~~Mariska Veres~~,Robbie van Leeuwen,~~Leo van de Ketterij~~,Martin Van Wijk,Cornelis Van Der Beek,Klaasje Van Der Wal,~~Fred De Wilde~~,~~Henk Smitskamp~~,Gerben De Bruijn,Bert Meulink,André Van Geldorp