Go Nutz is the third studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. Three singles came from the album, "Love You Like I Love Myself," "Hot Shot," and "I Don't Need You," all of which charted in the Netherlands. On the Dutch album chart, the album reached #6 on 8 March 1980, and stayed on the chart for nine weeks.[2]
| Go Nutz | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Tim O'Brien | |||
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| Singles from Go Nutz | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Go Nutz" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Love You Like I Love Myself" (Strack van Strijndel) | 3:32 |
| 3. | "I Don't Need You" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:36 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Doggone" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Right on the Money" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Hot Shot" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Born Before My Time" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Beauty is Only Skin Deep" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Easy Pick Up" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Laurie" | 4:05 |
Production and reception
editGo Nutz, recorded in the United States, was supposed to follow up on the American success of the single "Saturday Night" (from Shpritsz) and a compilation called Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, made specifically for the American market. The Dutch market was ripe for another Brood album, since the single "Never be Clever" had reached #10 in the Dutch singles chart on 16 June 1979.[3] However, the recording sessions were a disaster; the American producers replaced the rest of the band with session musicians, resulting in a disappointing album[4] and the disbanding of the hitherto successful quartet of Brood, Lademacher, Cavalli, and Meerman.[5] The album produced three charting singles in the Netherlands, but failed to chart in the US.
Singles
edit"Love You Like I Love Myself" was released as a single (with "Hit" on the B-side) in 1979; it peaked at #12 in the Dutch Top 50 on 17 November 1979, and was on the charts for seven weeks.[6] "Hot Shot" reached # in the Dutch Top 50 on 16 February 1980, and was on the charts for seven weeks.[7] "I Don't Need You" reached #29 in the Dutch Top 50 on 10 and 17 May 1980, and was on the charts for four weeks.[8]
Personnel
edit- Herman Brood - piano, keyboards, vocals
- Freddy Cavalli - bass
- Eric Nelson bass guitar
- Charles Francour - vocals
- Roger Gordon - drums
- Stephen Hines - keyboards
- Rick Kellis - saxophone
- Craig Krampf - drums
- Danny Lademacher - guitar
- Darlene Love - vocals
- Lenny Macaluso - guitar
- Cees Meerman - drums
- Rage Porazzo - percussion
- Edna Wright - vocals
- Tim O'Brien - producer
- Ryan Ulyate - sound engineer
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance: Discografie". Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved 2009-04-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Never Be Clever". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance: Biografie". Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved 2009-04-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Zagt, Ab (2005-11-08). "Herman was een groot kind" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Love You Like I Love Myself". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Hot Shot". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - I Don't Need You". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.[permanent dead link]