Biography
Rock band that is reasonably successful in the early 1980s with hits as Rosalyn and Good Lookin'.
1975
Vitesse is formed in Amsterdam by drummer Herman van Boeyen, Herman Brood (vocals, piano), Rob ten Bokum (bass) and Peter Smid (guitar).
Carlsberg Cuby + Blizzards Red White 'n Blue Stud
1976
Vitesse signs to Reprise and releases its full-length debut. Do You Wanna Dance/Stay A Little Stranger and April Wind/Steady Rollin' Man are the first singles to be taken from the album. Herman Brood leaves the band for a solo career.
1977
The second album, Rendez-Vous, is released on the Negram label. The single You Can't Beat Me does not make it into the Top 40.
Brainbox Chain Of Fools
1978
Vitesse releases its third album: Out In The Country. Despite being quite successful in West Germany, Vitesse does not succeed breaking the Netherlands. The singles We'll Do The Music Tonight en Out In The Country don't make it into the charts.
1979
Rock & Roll Band is Vitesse's first hit single. The album Rock Invader reaches number 29 in the album charts.
Massada
1980
The singles Whole Lot Of Travellin', Running And Hiding and Goin' Up fail to make it into the charts. Herman Brood, temporarily, returns in the band.
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance Powerplay
1981
The album Good News and the subsequent singles, again, fail to enter the charts.
1982
Vitesse scores two Top 10 hits with Rosalyn (9) and Good Lookin' (4). The album Live In Germany reaches to number 19. The compilation album Incomplete Works And Other Hits reaches to number 15.
Sfinx The Blues Rock 'n Soul Review
1983
The single Julia dents the charts at number 30.
Helicopter The Raiders Of The Last Corvette
1984
The album Vanity Islands fails to make it into the charts.
1985
The album Keepin' Me Alive is released, but without much success. The same goes for the singles taken from the album: Spanish Heat, Lights In The Air and Keepin' Me Alive. Reason enough for record company Philips to drop the band.
1986
The single A Dirty Mind Is A Joy Forever is released on 21 Records.
Taurus
1987
The singles Room To Move and I Don't Lose A Friend are released, but without much success.
1988
The compilation album The Best is released on Antilope Records.
1989
The Zoo is formed by former Vitesse members Mark Boon and Michel LeGrand.
The Zoo
1990
The single Ever Since I Met You is a sizable hit in Germany.
1991
Vitesse is joined by Marcus Wienstroer.
1992
The band releases the album Back On Earth on the Red Bullet label. Both the album and the single Happy fail to make it into the charts.
1993
Mrs. Everlast is Vitesse's new single.
1994
After 19 years Vitesse Herman van Boeyen decides to call it quits when the single All Of The Time fails to make any impact.
2007
In the spring EMI re-releases the three albums Rendez-vous, Out In The Country and Rock Invader as one boxed set. On 13 October a tribute to Vitesse and Herman van Boeyen takes place in The Hague. The 6-piece band Viteffe (including Michael Riesenbeck, Rob Boshuijzen and René van Spanje) plays classic Vitesse tracks. The band is joined by former Vitesse members Ruud Englebert, Peter Langerak, Otto Cooymans and Guido Ludwig. Recordings are made for a CD/DVD.
2009
The recordings of the one off tribute show from 2007 are available via Fonos on CD and DVD.
Discography
In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.
Albums
Vitesse
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Type and year
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LP, 1976
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Label
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Reprise, REPN54058
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Rendez-vous
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Type and year
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LP, 1977
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Label
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Negram, 5C 058-25754
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Herman Brood In Vitesse
Out In The Country
Rock Invader
Live
Good News
Incomplete Works And Other Hits
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Type and year
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LP, 1982
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Label
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Philips, 6623 558
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Chart position
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18-12-1982, Albumlijst, 10 weeks, number 15
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Live In Germany
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Type and year
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2LP, 1982
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Label
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Philips, 6624 062
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gastmuzikant
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Pim Koopman
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Chart position
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11-09-1982, Albumlijst, 4 weeks, number 35
27-11-1982, Albumlijst, 10 weeks, number 19
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Vanity Islands
Het Beste Van
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Type and year
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LP, 1985
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Label
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EMI, 058-1271971
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Keepin' Me Alive
The Best
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Type and year
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CD, 1988
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Label
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Antilope, ANTL 52038
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Back On Earth
Best Of Vitesse
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Type and year
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CD, 1997
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Label
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Zyx, 9502082
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Good Lookin'
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Type and year
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CD, 1999
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Label
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Rotation, 546 053-2
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Live In Germany
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Type and year
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CD, 1999
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Label
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Lost & Found, 546 055-2
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Greatest Hits
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Type and year
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CD,
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Label
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Rigusound Impor, ANTC 52038,
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April Wind
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Type and year
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7", 1976
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Label
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Negram, NG 2183
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B-side
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Steady Rollin' Man
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Do You Wanna Dance
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Type and year
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7", 1976
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Label
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Reprise, REPN 14429
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B-side
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Stay A Little Stranger
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You Can't Beat Me
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Type and year
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7", 1977
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Label
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Negram, Ng 2215
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B-side
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Sugar Baby
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Chart position
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21-05-1977, Top 40
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Out In The Country
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Type and year
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7", 1978
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26061
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B-side
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Last Boat
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We'll Do The Music Tonight
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Type and year
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7", 1978
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-25856
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B-side
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Give Me All You've Got
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On The Run
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Type and year
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7", 1979
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26415
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B-side
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Nightflight
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Chart position
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15-12-1979, Top 40
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Rock & Roll Band
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Type and year
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7", 1979
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26349
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B-side
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Hot Shots
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Chart position
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06-10-1979, Top 40, 4 weeks, number 29
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Running And Hiding
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Type and year
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7", 1979
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26185
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B-side
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Leaner's Song
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Goin' Up
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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RCA, PB 4564
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B-side
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Springtime Confusion
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Running And Hiding
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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RCA, PB 4554
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B-side
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Screwed, Blewed And Tattooed
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Whole Lot Of Travellin'
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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Harvest, 5C 006-26442
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B-side
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Nobody Knows
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Chart position
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23-02-1980, Top 40
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Can't Keep A Promise
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Type and year
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7", 1981
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Label
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Unknown
|
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B-side
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On my own
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Desire
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Type and year
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7", 1981
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Label
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WEA, WEAN 18744
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|
B-side
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Junior
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Generator Of Love
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Type and year
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7", 1981
|
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Label
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WEA, WEAN 18817
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B-side
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Showbizz
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Good Lookin'
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Type and year
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7", 1982
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Label
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Philips, 6017 404
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B-side
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Runnin' The Streets
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Chart position
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13-11-1982, Top 40, 9 weeks, number 4
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Rosalyn
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Type and year
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7", 1982
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Label
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Philips
|
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B-side
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Screwed, Blued & Tattooed
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Chart position
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21-08-1982, Top 40, 7 weeks, number 9
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All My Heart
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Type and year
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7", 1983
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Label
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Philips
|
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B-side
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Keep Up
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Julia
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Type and year
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7", 1983
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Label
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Philips, 811 246-7
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B-side
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Runaway
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Chart position
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14-05-1983, Top 40, 3 weeks, number 30
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Transit Lover
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Type and year
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7", 1983
|
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Label
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Philips
|
|
B-side
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Pirates Of Love
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Highway Love
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Type and year
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7", 1984
|
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Label
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Philips, 818 721-7
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B-side
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Dynamite
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Keep Up
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Type and year
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7", 1984
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Label
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Vertigo, 880 292-7
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B-side
|
Nothing Better
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Vanity Islands
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Type and year
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7", 1984
|
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Label
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Philips, 880 098-7
|
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B-side
|
You
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|
Chart position
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07-07-1984, Top 40
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Keepin' Me Alive
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Type and year
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7", 1985
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Label
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EMI, 1A 006-127347-7
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B-side
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Lonely strangers
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Lights In The Air
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Type and year
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7", 1985
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Label
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EMI, 1A 006-127254-7
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B-side
|
High On Music
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Spanish Heat
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Type and year
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7", 1985
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Label
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EMI, 1A 006-127318-7
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B-side
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You Turn Me On (disco version)
|
You Turn Me On
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Type and year
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7", 1985
|
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Label
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EMI, 1A 006-127297-7
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B-side
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Junior
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A Dirty Mind Is A Joy Forever
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Type and year
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7", 1986
|
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Label
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21 Records
|
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B-side
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Don't follow me
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I Don't Lose A Friend
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Type and year
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7", 1987
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Label
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Mercury
|
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B-side
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Susi
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Room To Move
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Type and year
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7", 1987
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Label
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Mercury, 888 893-7
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B-side
|
Susi
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The Risin' Yen
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Type and year
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7", 1988
|
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Label
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Antilope, MA 8801
|
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B-side
|
Keep On Running
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Dancin'
|
Type and year
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CDS, 1989
|
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Label
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Unknown
|
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B-side
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Bolero
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Ever Since I Met You
|
Type and year
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7", 1990
|
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Label
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Cloud, NR 8027-7
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B-side
|
I Don't Lose A Friend
|
|
producer
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Frans Hendriks
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Happy
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Type and year
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CDS, 1992
|
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Label
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Red Bullet, RB 8.180
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B-side
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Get Away / It Doesn't Matter
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What Kind Of Man
Mrs. Everlast
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Type and year
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CDS, 1993
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Label
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Red Bullet, RB 8.205
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B-side
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A woman a day
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All Of The Time
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Type and year
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CDS, 1994
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Label
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Red Bullet, RB 8.237
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B-side
|
Battlefield Of Love
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Dutch Rare Groove
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Type and year
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Compilatie, 2005
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Label
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Supertracks
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