Shocking Blue

For the 2010 Dutch film, see Shocking Blue (film).

Shocking Blue
1970 black-and-white photo of the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue.
Shocking Blue in 1970
Background information
OriginThe Hague, Netherlands
Genres
Years active1967 (1967)–1974 (1974)
(reunions: 1979, 1980, 1984)
Labels
Past members

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974.[2] Together with Golden Earring, they are considered the most successful Nederbeat band, because they had their best hits charted abroad and especially in the United States.

History

Original era

Shocking Blue was founded in 1967 by the Motions guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen. Other members of the group at this time were Fred de Wilde, Klaasje van der Wal (1 February 1949 – 12 February 2018)[3] and Cor van der Beek (9 June 1949 – 2 April 1998). They had a minor hit in 1968 with "Lucy Brown is Back in Town". When De Wilde was the band's lead singer, the band originally had a sound that was described as a cross between the Beatles and Brothers Four.

Shocking Blue on the cover of Cash Box; November 22, 1969

De Wilde left in 1968 after joining the Dutch army, and van Leeuwen was introduced to Mariska Veres, singing at that time with a club band. He persuaded her to take over the vocals, and the group recorded a worldwide hit with the song "Venus", which entered the Veronica top 40 hit parade at position No.12 the 12 July 1969 and peaked at number three on 26 July 1969 in the Netherlands. The song was released in the United States and the United Kingdom at the end of the year and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. It subsequently sold 350,000 copies in Germany and topped the U.S. chart for three weeks, the first song from the Netherlands to do so. It sold over one million copies there by January 1970 and received a gold record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America. Global sales exceeded five million copies.[2] Other hits include "Send Me a Postcard" in late 1968 and "Long and Lonesome Road" (often mistakenly named as "Long Lonesome Road") in 1969.[4]

"Venus" was followed by "Mighty Joe" (flip-side "Wild Wind") in 1969 and "Never Marry a Railroad Man" (flip-side "Roll Engine Roll") in 1970, both of which sold over a million records. The latter became a top-ten hit in several countries around the world.[2][5] Later songs were successful in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, including "Hello Darkness", "Demon Lover" (1970), "Shocking You", "Blossom Lady" and "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (1971), "Inkpot", "Rock in the Sea" and "Eve and the Apple" (1972) and "Oh Lord" (1973), but they failed to make the charts in the U.S. or U.K.

Klaasje van der Wal left towards the end of 1971, following their first trip to Japan (which spawned a live album). In 1974, Robbie Van Leeuwen quit, and Mariska Veres left later that year, leading to the band's split. Veres went on to pursue a solo career until 1982.

Reunions

Shocking Blue reformed with its most famous line-up in 1979 and recorded "Louise" as their first single since their break-up in 1974. The song was never released. They did, however, perform live in 1980 with earlier songs such as "Venus" and "Never Marry a Railroad Man".

The band attempted another comeback in 1984 and released a new single "The Jury and the Judge" with "I Am Hanging on to Love" as the B-side in 1986.

In 1994 the single "Body and Soul" was released.

Legacy

Drummer Cor van der Beek died on 2 April 1998 at age 49 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Mariska Veres died of gallbladder cancer on 2 December 2006 at age 59 in The Hague, Netherlands.[6][7] Bassist Klaasje van der Wal died on 12 February 2018 at age 69.[3]

Bananarama covered "Venus" in 1986, hitting number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and reaching number 8 in the UK.

Members

Former members
  • Robbie van Leeuwen (guitar, sitar and backing vocals, 1967–1973)
  • Fred de Wilde (vocals, 1967–1968)
  • Klaasje van der Wal (bass guitar, 1967–1971; died 2018)[8]
  • Cor van der Beek (drums, 1967–1974; died 1998)
  • Mariska Veres (vocals, 1968–1974; died 2006)
  • Leo van de Ketterij (guitar, 1970–1971; died 2021)
  • Martin van Wijk (guitar, 1973–1974)
  • Henk Smitskamp (bass guitar, 1972–1974)
  • Wim Voermans (bass guitar, 1984–1986)
  • Jan Pijnenburg [nl] (drums, 1985–1986)
  • Michael Eschauzier (keyboards, 1993–2006)
  • André van Geldorp [nl] (guitar, vocals, 1987–2006)
  • Charles Pesch
  • Gerben de Bruijn (drums, 1993–1998)
  • Michel Schreuder (drums, vocals, 1998–2006)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Charted or certified compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NED
[10]
The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Universal
 39
Other compilation albums
  • 1969 Sensational Shocking Blue (Discofoon)
  • 1970 Shocking Blue (Pink Elephant)
  • 1971 Hello Darkness (Pink Elephant)
  • 1972 The Shocking Blue, Perfect Collection (Polydor)
  • 1972 The Best of Shocking Blue (Pink Elephant)
  • 1973 Shocking Blue's Best (Metronome)
  • 1973 With Love from... Shocking Blue (Capri)
  • 1978 The Shocking Blue Double Deluxe (Polydor)
  • 1980 Venus (Piccadilly)
  • 1981 The Shocking Blue Greatest Hits (CNR)
  • 1986 Best of Shocking Blue (CNR)
  • 1986 Classics (21 Records)
  • 1986 The Best of Shocking Blue (Victor)
  • 1990 The Very Best of Shocking Blue (Red Bullet), (Arcade, 1993)
  • 1990 Shocking Blue 20 Greatest Hits (Repertoire)
  • 1990 Venus (Castle Communications AG)
  • 1994 A Portrait of Shocking Blue (Castle)
  • 1995 The Golden Hits (Red Bullet)
  • 1997 Singles A's and B's (Repertoire)
  • 1997 Shocking Blue Grand Collection (A.R.O.)
  • 1998 Shocking You (Laserlight)
  • 2000 Shocking Blue Golden Collection 2000 (Lighthouse)
  • 2000 All Gold of the World Shocking Blue (Mekkophone & Castle Communications)
  • 2004 Shocking Blue Greatest Hits (Red Bullet)
  • 2011 The Very Best of Shocking Blue (Part One - The A Sides) (Red Bullet)
  • 2011 The Very Best of Shocking Blue (Part Two - The B Sides) (Red Bullet)
  • 2022 At Home (The Singles) (Music on Vinyl; RSD limited edition 10" pink vinyl)

Box sets

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NED
[10]
The Blue Box
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Red Bullet
 83

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NED
[11] 		AUS
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		BEL
[14] 		CAN
[15] 		GER
[16] 		NOR
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19] 		US
[20]
1967 "Love Is in the Air" b/w "What You Gonna Do" — — — — — — — — — — Shocking Blue
1968 "Lucy Brown Is Back in Town" b/w "Fix Your Hair Darling" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Send Me a Postcard" b/w "Harley Davidson" 10 — — — — — 4 — — —
1969 "Long and Lonesome Road" b/w "Fireball of Love" 16 — — — 72 — — — — 75
"Venus" b/w "Hot Sand" 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 8 1 At Home
(international version & reissues)
"Mighty Joe" b/w "Wild Wind" 2 43 16 3 22 5 — 6 43 43 Non-album single
1970 "Never Marry a Railroad Man" b/w "Roll Engine Roll" 1 40 15 1 — 12 5 6 — 102*[22]
"Sally Was a Good Old Girl" b/w "Long and Lonesome Road" — — — — — — — — — — Scorpio's Dance
"Hello Darkness" b/w "Pickin' Tomatoes" 4 — — 14 — 44 — — — — Non-album single
1971 "Shocking You" b/w "Waterloo" 10 — — 29 — 45 — — — — Third Album
"Serenade" b/w "Sleepless at Midnight" — — — — — — — — — —
"Blossom Lady" b/w "Is This a Dream" 2 78 — 4 — 41 — — — — Non-album single
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" b/w "I Like You" 6 — — 13 — — — — — —
1972 "Inkpot" b/w "Give My Love to the Sunrise" 5 97 — 4 — 12 — — — — Inkpot
"Rock in the Sea" b/w "Broken Heart" 14 — — 23 — 31 — — — — Attila
"Eve and the Apple" b/w "When I Was a Girl" 15 — — 19 — — — — — — Eve and the Apple
1973 "Let Me Carry Your Bag" b/w "I Saw You in June" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Oh Lord" b/w "In My Time of Dying" 14 — — 15 — — — — — — Ham
1974 "This America" b/w "I Won't Be Lonely Long" — — — 23 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Dream on Dreamer" b/w "Where the Pick-Nick Was" — — — — — — — — — —
"Good Times" b/w "Come My Way" — — — — — — — — — — Good Times
1975 "Gonna Sing My Song" b/w "Get It On" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
1986 "The Jury and the Judge" b/w "I Am Hanging on to Love" — — — — — — — — — —
1990 "Venus '90" — 49 — — — — — — 78 —
1994 "Body and Soul" b/w "Angel" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

  • 2004 Greatest Hits Around the World (Red Bullet)

See also

References

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (14 December 2018). "The Number Ones: Shocking Blue's "Venus"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 267 and 285. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. ^ a b "Klaasje van der Wal, Haags popicoon, is overleden". Haag Media (in Dutch). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Shocking Blue". Alex Gitlin. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Hits of The World". Billboard. 9 January 1971. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Mariska Veres, 59, Singer for Shocking Blue, Dies". The New York Times. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. ^ "News: Obituaries Mariska Veres Singer with Shocking Blue". The Independent. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ de Waard, Peter (8 March 2018). "De mooie jongen van Shocking Blue, die al in 1975 zijn gitaar in de wilgen hing". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ The Shocking Blue – Live In Japan at Discogs
  10. ^ a b "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Discografie Shocking Blue". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "Austrian Charts > Shocking Blue". Austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  15. ^ Canadian Singles:
  16. ^ "German Singles" (in German). Charts.de GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 August 2022. Type Shocking Blue in the search field
  17. ^ "Discography Shocking Blue". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Swiss Charts > Shocking Blue". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  19. ^ "SHOCKING BLUE - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Shocking Blue - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  21. ^ "RIAA GOLD & PLATINUM". riaa.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100". Billboard. 23 January 1971. p. 56.
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