On the Double (album)

On the Double is the fourth studio album and first double album by Dutch rock band Golden Earrings, released in 1969 on Polydor Records. It was the last album released under the name Golden Earrings as well as the last to feature drummer Jaap Eggermont, who left to pursue a career as a record producer, ultimately creating Stars on 45.

On the Double
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	April 1969
Recorded	February 1968 - February 1969
Studio	Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Genre	Rock
Length	65:47
Label	Polydor
Producer	Fred Haayen
Golden Earring chronology
Miracle Mirror (1968) On the Double (1969) Eight Miles High (1969)
Singles from On the Double
"Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart" Released: November 1968

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On the Double is a sprawling record including many different styles, including psychedelic rock ("Song of a Devil's Servant"), baroque pop and orchestral ballads ("Angelina", "Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart"), acoustic folk ("Judy", "Murdock 9-6182") and hard rock ("Backbiting Baby").

In November 2025, Red Bullet Productions released their seventh installment of their Golden Earring Remastered & Expanded reissues, overseen by band archivist Wouter Bessels. The album was remastered from the original master tapes, and includes bonus tracks of their two non-album singles and B-sides from the period: "Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong" from July 1968, and "Where Will I Be" from August 1969.

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Kooymans, except tracks 6, 10, 12, 19 by Marinus Gerritsen, and tracks 20–21 by Kooymans, Gerritsen.

Side A

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Song of a Devil's"	Barry Hay	3:45
2.	"Angelina"	George Kooymans	3:11
3.	"Pam Pam Poope Poope Loux"	Hay	2:44
4.	"Hurry, Hurry, Hurry"	Kooymans	4:23
Total length:			14:07

Side B

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
5.	"My Baby Ruby"	Kooymans	3:18
6.	"Judy"	Hay	1:44
7.	"Goodbye Mama"	Hay	3:09
8.	"Murdock 9-6182"	Kooymans	3:12
9.	"Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart"	Kooymans	5:20
Total length:			16:45

Side C

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
10.	"The Sad Story of Sam Stone"	Kooymans, Hay	2:26
11.	"High in the Sky"	Kooymans	3:22
12.	"Remember My Friend"	Hay	2:57
13.	"Time Is a Book"	Kooymans	4:06
14.	"Backbiting Baby"	Hay	5:37
Total length:			18:31

Side D

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
15.	"I'm a Runnin'"	Hay	3:27
16.	"I Sing My Song"	Kooymans	4:00
17.	"Mitch Mover"	Hay	3:00
18.	"God Bless the Day"	Hay	2:40
19.	"The Grand Piano"	Hay	3:26
Total length:			16:38

2025 Remastered & Expanded reissue – bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
20.	"Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong" (A-side, July 1968 / stereo version)	Kooymans	3:06
21.	"Wake Up - Breakfast!" (B-side, July 1968 / stereo version)	Hay	2:53
22.	"Where Will I Be" (A-side, August 1969)	Kooymans	3:51
23.	"It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better" (B-side, August 1969)	Hay	3:40

Personnel

Golden Earrings

• Barry Hay – vocals, flute, rhythm guitar, percussion, inner sleeve design
• George Kooymans – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass guitar, organ, piano
• Jaap Eggermont – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Cees Schrama – additional keyboards
• Frans Mijts – orchestral arrangements
• Niko Venneker – saxophone

Production

• Fred Haayen – producer
• Gerard Beckers – sound engineer
• Wil Luikinga – sound engineer
• Niko Venneker – cover photography
• Ronnie Hertz – inner photography
• Claude van Heye – inner photography
• Ronnie Seubert – inner photography
• Wouter Bessels – production, research, remastering (2025 reissue)
• Wout de Kruif – tape transfers (2025 reissue)

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	4