Production and reception

Go Nutz, recorded in the United States, was supposed to follow up on the American success of the single "Saturday Night" (from Shpritsz

Shpritsz

Shpritsz is the second studio album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album produced two singles. The first, "Rock & Roll Junkie," did not chart. The second, "Saturday Night," charted in Europe and the United States...

) and a compilation called Herman Brood & His Wild Romance

Herman Brood & His Wild Romance (album)

-Personnel:*Herman Brood - piano, keyboard, vocals*Freddy Cavalli - bass*Danny Lademacher - guitar*Ani Meerman - drums...

, made specifically for the American market. The Dutch market was ripe for another Brood album, since the single "Never be Clever" had reached #10 in the Dutch singles chart on 16 June 1979. However, the recording sessions were a disaster; the American producers replaced the rest of the band with session musicians, resulting in a disappointing album and the disbanding of the hitherto successful quartet of Brood, Lademacher, Cavalli, and Meerman. The album produced three charting singles in the Netherlands, but failed to chart in the US.

Singles

"Love You Like I Love Myself" was released as a single (with "Hit" on the B-side) in 1979; it peaked at #12 in the Dutch Top 50 on 17 November 1979, and was on the charts for seven weeks. "Hot Shot" reached # in the Dutch Top 50 on 16 February 1980, and was on the charts for seven weeks. "I Don't Need You" reached #29 in the Dutch Top 50 on 10 and 17 May 1980, and was on the charts for four weeks.

Personnel

• Herman Brood - piano
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  , keyboards
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  , vocals
• Freddy Cavalli - bass
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• Charles Francour - vocals
• Roger Gordon - drums
• Stephen Hines - keyboards
• Rick Kellis - saxophone
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• Craig Krampf
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   - drums
• Danny Lademacher - guitar
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• Darlene Love
  Darlene Love
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   - vocals
• Lenny Macaluso - guitar
• Ani Meerman - drums
• Rage Porazzo - percussion
• Edna Wright - vocals
• Tim O'Brien - producer
• Ryan Ulyate - sound engineer