Tent (album)

Tent is the second album by the Nits. It was released in 1979 by Columbia Records. It was the first album that entered the Dutch charts in early 1980, reaching No. 35.
"Tutti Ragazzi" was released as a single, reaching No. 22 in the Dutch Singles charts.

Tent
Studio album by The Nits
Released	7 December 1979
Recorded	June–October 1979
Studio	Artisound, Amsterdam & Relight, Hilvarenbeek
Genre	New wave
Label	Columbia
Producer	The Nits & Aad Link except Tutti Ragazzi & The Young Reporter : Robert Jan Stips
The Nits chronology
The Nits (1978) Tent (1979) New Flat (1980)

Track listing

All tracks written by Henk Hofstede (HH) and Michiel Peters (MP).

Vinyl release

Side A

1. Tent – 2:07 (HH)
2. A to B; C to D – 3:01 (MP)
3. The Young Reporter – 2:42 (HH)
4. 4 Ankles – 2:27 (MP/HH)
5. Hook of Holland – 2:48 (HH)
6. Frozen Fred – 2:25 (MP)
7. Ping Pong – 2:33 (HH)

Side B

1. Tutti Ragazzi – 2:13 (HH)
2. Out of Suburbia – 2:38 (MP)
3. Bungalow – 2:42 (HH)
4. 1:30 – 3:08 (MP)
5. Johnny Said Silver – 2:46 (HH)
6. Who's the Killer – 2:29 (HH)
7. Take a Piece – 2:05 (HH)
8. Tent (Reprise) – 1:03 (HH)

CD release

1. Tent – 2:07 (HH)
2. A to B; C to D – 3:01 (MP)
3. The Young Reporter – 2:42 (HH)
4. 4 Ankles – 2:27 (MP/HH)
5. Hook of Holland – 2:48 (HH)
6. Frozen Fred – 2:25 (MP)
7. Ping Pong – 2:33 (HH)
8. Tutti Ragazzi – 2:13 (HH)
9. Out of Suburbia – 2:38 (MP)
10. Bungalow – 2:42 (HH)
11. 1:30 – 3:08 (MP)
12. Johnny Said Silver – 2:46 (HH)
13. Who's the Killer – 2:29 (HH)
14. Take a Piece – 2:05 (HH)
15. Tent (Reprise) – 1:03 (HH)
16. Umbrella – 3:10 (HH)
17. Some Other Night – 2:39 (MP)
18. Harrow Accident – 3:02 (MP)

Personnel

The band

• Henk Hofstede – keyboards, vocals
• Rob Kloet – drums, backing vocals
• Alex Roelofs – bass, backing vocals
• Michiel Peters – guitar, vocals
• Paul Telman – engineer
• Hans Schot – transportation

Additional musicians

• The Tapes – backing vocals (track 12)

Technical staff

• The Nits – producers (except tracks 3 & 8)
• Aad Link – producer (except tracks 3 & 8)
• Robert Jan Stips – producer (tracks 3 & 8)
• Aad Link – engineer (Artisound)
• Eric van Tijn – engineer (Artisound)
• Robin Freeman – engineer (Relight)
• John Sonneveld – engineer (DMC Baarn)

Miscellaneous

• John Prins – photography (Fotografie BV)
• The Nits – design & lay-out

References

• Tent at AllMusic. Retrieved 21:28, 9 December 2020 (UTC).