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.
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 , Hay4:00 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
Additional personnel [ edit ] 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)
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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