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1982 studio album by Golden Earring
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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.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Barry Hay and
George Kooymans , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "The Devil Made Me Do It" 3:25 2. "Future" Kooymans 5:25 3. "Baby Dynamite" Hay 5:15 4. "Last of the Mochicans" 4:09 5. "Lost and Found"
Rinus Gerritsen , Hay 4:00 6. "
Twilight Zone " Kooymans 7:58 7. "Chargin' Up My Batteries" 4:17 8. "Secrets" Hay 4:04 Total length: 38:35
2023 remastered and expanded edition bonus tracks Title 9. "Twilight Zone" (7" single version) 4:47 10. "King Dark" 3:32 11. "The Devil Made Me Do It" (7" single version) 3:18 12. "Shadow Avenue" 3:51 13. "The Devil Made Me Do It" (7" US single censored version) 3:33
2023 remastered and expanded edition CD 2: The Cut Sessions Title 1. "Future" (Early Version 11-81) 4:46 2. "Twilight Zone" (Early Version 11-81) 5:46 3. "Don't Be Silly" (Monitor Mix 1-82) 3:23 4. "Lost and Found" (Instrumental Early Mix 2-82) 4:35 5. "Future" (Alternate Lyrics Version 2-82) 4:06 6. "Twilight Zone" (Early Mix 2-82) 8:09 7. "Chargin' Up My Batteries" (Early Mix 2-82) 4:47 8. "King Dark" (Early Mix 2-82) 3:21 9. "Last of the Mochicans" (Early Version 2-82) 4:32 10. "Jazz - Shadow Avenue" (Basic Track 2-82) 4:05 11. "Secrets" (Early Mix 5-82) 4:02 12. "The Devil Made Me Do It" (Early Mix 6-82) 3:28 13. "Baby Dynamite" (Early Mix 6-82) 6:04 14. "Twilight Zone" (Instrumental Early Mix 2-82) 8:05
Personnel
Golden Earring
Additional personnel
Street choirs on "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.
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References
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