Paradise in Distress is the twenty-third album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album was not issued in the U.S.

Track listing

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.

  1. "Paradise in Distress" – 5:42
  2. "Apocalypse" – 4:53
  3. "Evil Love Chain" (Hay, Kooymans, E.H. Roelfzema) – 4:16
  4. "Darling" – 5:27
  5. "Take My Hand-Close My Eyes" – 4:48
  6. "The Fighter" – 7:24
  7. "One Night Without You" – 4:32
  8. "Whisper in a Crowd" – 3:37
  9. "Deja Voodoo" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:49
  10. "Bad News to Fall in Love" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:08
  11. "42nd Street" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 3:00
  12. "Fluid Conduction" – 4:10
  13. "Desperately Trying to Be Different" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:08
  14. "Gambler's Blues" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:35

Personnel

;Golden Earring

  • Barry Hay – lead vocals, guitars
  • George Kooymans – guitars, vocals
  • Rinus Gerritsen – bass, mouth harp
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums

;Additional musicians

  • Birgit Lewis Gospel Train – choir
  • Nico Brandsen – Hammond organ , strings , piano
  • Alaor Soares – percussion
  • André Sommer – pedal steel guitar
  • Bertus Borges – saxophone
  • Frans Blanker – saxophone
  • Gerbrand Westveen – saxophone
  • Philip Colb – saxophone
  • Roland Brunt – saxophone
  • Sacha de Brun – backing vocals
  • Simone Roerade – backing vocals
  • John Sonneveld – strings

Production

  • Producers: Golden Earring, John Sonneveld
  • Engineer: John Sonneveld
  • Mastering: Miles Showell
  • Saxophone arrangement: Hans Hollestelle

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

References