| Artist | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance |
|---|---|
| Cover | Brood cha cha.jpg |
| Released | 1978 |
| Recorded | Relight Cafe, the Pinge à Linge, the Pedo Ville & the Too Far Gone Discotheque |
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues |
| Label | Ariola |
| Producer | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance |
| Prev year | 1978 |
| Next year | 1979 |
Cha Cha is the first live album by Dutch rock and roll and blues group Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. The album produced one single, "Still Believe." On the Dutch album chart, the album reached #2 on 13 January 1979, and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.[1] The album was certified gold in 1979.[2]
Cha Cha is also the name of a movie filmed in 1979 with Herman Brood, Nina Hagen, and Lene Lovich, whose soundtrack was released separately on LP, also called Cha Cha. In the movie, he marries Nina Hagen; in reality they had a brief affair.
Cha Cha was re-released on CD in 1991 by Sony BMG/Ariola.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Herman Brood; except where noted.
Singles
The single "Still Believe" (with "Jilted" on the B-side) reached #15 in the Dutch Top 50 on 30 December 1978, and stayed on the chart for ten weeks.[3] The single draws interest in Germany and France also.[1]
Personnel
- Herman Brood - piano, keyboard, vocals
- Monica Tjen Akwoei - vocals
- Bertus Borgers - saxophone
- Freddy Cavalli - bass
- Josee van Iersel - vocals
- Danny Lademacher - guitar
- Cees Meerman - drums
- Robin Freeman - sound engineer
- Anton Corbijn - photography
References
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance: Discografie". Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved 2009-04-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Herman Brood & his wild romance - Cha cha". NVPI. Retrieved 2009-04-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday Night". GfK - Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-09.