The Hole is an album

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 by Dutch

Netherlands

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 hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Golden Earring

Golden Earring

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...

, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music

1986 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...

). The band gave a free promotion concert in support of this album on the beach of Scheveningen for an audience of 185.000 people. Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...

 made a video clip for the single "Quiet Eyes." The video clip is made in the same black and white style as the photographs he made for the inner sleeve of this album.

Track listing

all songs written by Barry Hay and George Kooymans, except where noted

1. "Why Do I" – 4:44
2. "Quiet Eyes" – 4:03
3. "Save the Best for Later" – 5:14
4. "Have a Heart" – 3:59
5. "Love in Motion" – 3:44
6. "Jane Jane" – 4:54
7. "Jump and Run" (Kooymans) – 5:52
8. "They Dance" – 5:10
9. "A Shout in the Dark" – 5:33

Personnel

• Rinus Gerritsen - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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• Barry Hay - vocals
  Singing
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• George Kooymans - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Robert Jan Stips - keyboard
• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
  Drum kit
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Additional personnel

• Lisa Boray - background vocals
• Loa Boray - background vocals
• Wim Both - trumpet
  Trumpet
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• Dionys Breukers - keyboard
• Piet Dolder - trombone
  Trombone
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• Peter Kuyt - trumpet
• Julya Lo'Ko - background vocals
• Patty Paff - background vocals
• Rudi Van Dijk - saxophone
  Saxophone
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Production

• Producer: Shell Schellekens
• Engineer: Kees Van Gool
• Mixing: Robin Freeman, Jan Schuurman
• Mastering: Greg Calbi
• Horn arrangements: Rudi Van Dijk
• Art direction: Anton Corbijn
  Anton Corbijn
  Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...
  
  
• Photography: Anton Corbijn

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1986	The Billboard 200	196

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Quiet Eyes"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	31