Maywood
Female duo that scores many hits in the early '80s with English-language ballads and dance songs.
Full biography
Biography Maywood
Female duo that scores many hits in the early '80s with English-language ballads and dance songs.
1974 - 1978
Sisters Doetje and Aaltje de Vries start their career in the Ladypops. In 1974 they form the Karinas and in 1976 they are members of country group Colt 45 (which also includes Harry de Vroege alias Harry Laurens who was also part of Sterling). The sisters also have solo careers under the names Caren Wood and Alice May.
Colt 45 De Karina's Harry Laurens Sterling The Lady Pop's
1979
Doetje and Aaltje form Maywood and in December they have a hit with You Treated Me Wrong. The (English-language) songs are written by Alice and producer is former Kayak drummer Pim Koopman.
Pim Koopman
1980
In March Maywood has a big hit with the ballad Mother How Are You Today. In June Late At Night hits the top spot of the Dutch charts. In September the duo has another hit with Give Me Back My Love.
1981
Success continues and Maywood releases three hit singles of which Rio reaches the Top 3 in July. The sisters release their records in 52 countries and play festivals in West Germany, Poland, Japan and Korea. They also tour Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria, Indonesia and the Soviet Union. Maywood is also awarded a Zilveren ('Silver') Harp music award.
1982
Several countries in the Far East and Central America have discovered Maywood. The sisters release a Spanish-language album.
1983 - 1989
Success is declining and singles fail to make the charts.
1990
Maywood takes part in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen ('I Want To Share Everything With You') reaches number 15 with 25 points and becomes a hit. In October they release a Dutch-language album.
1995
The sisters decide to split up. They continue singing at parties, weddings, etc.
1997
After the summer it appears that the sisters will get together again. But Alice decides she prefers a solo career. In November Alice Maywood releases the single Rise In The Morning.
Alice Maywood
1999
After her sister has filed a lawsuit against her, Doetje is no longer allowed to use the additions Maywood and ex-Maywood. For every violation she has to pay 5.000 guilders, with a maximum of 250.000 guilders.
2007
After several years of silence Alice Maywood performs again singing the greatest hits from the Maywood repertoire.
Discography Maywood
Het Beste
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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LP, 1983
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Label
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EMI, 1A 058-26986
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producer
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Pim Koopman
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Achter De Horizon
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CD, 1990
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Label
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Dureco, 115 366-2
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Six Of The Thirties
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CD, 1991
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Label
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Fan, MWFR 01
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Walking Back To Happiness
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CD, 1991
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Label
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Koch, 322 737
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De Hits
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CD, 1992
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Label
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EMI, PSCD 47
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Good For Gold
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CD, 1996
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Label
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Unknown
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Since I Met You
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1979
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26163
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B-side
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If You And I
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You Treated Me Wrong
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1979
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-26324
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B-side
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I Can't Let You Go Now
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Chart position
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01-12-1979, Top 40, 3 weeks, number 32
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Give Me Back My Love
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26567
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B-side
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That Certain Feeling
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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27-09-1980, Top 40, 10 weeks, number 5
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Late At Night
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26508
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B-side
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One Two Three
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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14-06-1980, Top 40, 14 weeks, number 1
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Mother How Are You Today
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1980
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Label
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Negram, 5C 006-445
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B-side
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Let Me Know
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Chart position
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15-03-1980, Top 40, 9 weeks, number 11
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Distant Love
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1981
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26633
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B-side
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I'm In Love For The Very First Time
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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14-03-1981, Top 40, 5 weeks, number 15
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Mano
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1981
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26726
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B-side
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Just a little bit of love
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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10-10-1981, Top 40, 7 weeks, number 14
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Rio
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1981
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26668
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B-side
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It's A Different World
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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04-07-1981, Top 40, 11 weeks, number 3
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Getaway
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1982
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26800
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B-side
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What A World
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Chart position
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08-05-1982, Top 40, 6 weeks, number 11
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I Believe In Love
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1982
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26879
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B-side
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Friday Night
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Chart position
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06-11-1982, Top 40, Tip
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Star
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1982
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26858
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B-side
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Be My Man
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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producer
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Pim Koopman
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Chart position
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04-09-1982, Top 40, 6 weeks, number 15
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Ask For Tina
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1983
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-26918
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B-side
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Circumstance
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Chart position
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12-03-1983, Top 40
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Show Me The Way To Paradise
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1983
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-27050
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B-side
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Un Poquito Mas De Amor
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Chart position
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12-11-1983, Top 40
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Late At Night
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1984
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Label
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EMI, 5C 006-27111
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engineer
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John Sonneveld
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Standing In The Twilight
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1984
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Label
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Philips, 880 208-7
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B-side
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Stay With Me
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Chart position
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08-09-1984, Top 40, 3 weeks, number 31
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It Takes A Lifetime
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1985
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Label
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Mercury, 880 647-7
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B-side
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You
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Lonely Nights
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1985
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Label
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Mercury, 884 124-7
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Chart position
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21-09-1985, Top 40, Tip
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When I Look Into Your Eyes
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1986
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Label
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Mercury, 884 771-7
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B-side
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Oh What A Lonely Day
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Chart position
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28-06-1986, Top 40, Tip
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Break away
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1987
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Label
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Polydor, 887 128-7
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Help The Children Of Brazil
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1987
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Label
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Philips, 888 453-7
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If You Need A Friend
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1987
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Label
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Polydor
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B-side
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Someone Like Me
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Chart position
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01-08-1987, Top 40, Tip
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Hey Hey Hey
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1989
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Label
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Dureco, 110 131-7
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Kom In M'n Armen
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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7", 1989
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Label
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Dureco, 110 074-7
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Chart position
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25-02-1989, Top 40
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Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CDS, 1990
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Label
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Dureco
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Chart position
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19-05-1990, Top 40, 3 weeks, number 36
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Stupid Cupid
Act
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Maywood
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Type and year
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CDS, 1991
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Label
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Koch, 345 928
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You And I (Face To Face)
Act
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Maywood
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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 8.202
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B-side
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Losing You
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Chart position
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08-05-1993, (onbekend)
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Blue Sunday Morning
Act
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Maywood
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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. 8.286
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B-side
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You're Making Me Crazy
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producer
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Pim Koopman
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Give me something
Act
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Maywood
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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 8.266
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B-side
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Mother How Are You Today
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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.
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