One of the most famous Dutch bands is the in The Hague formed Shocking Blue. The band released some of their best selling hits all around the world, including the still standing Venus. It´s just one of the many songs which can be found on the double LP Single Collection album. The essential album was released in 1997 an this part 1, consisting of 28 of their songs. Here you can listen to Robbie's magnificent and powerful B-sides like 'Fireball Of Love', 'Hot Sand', 'Wild Wind' and 'Roll Engine Roll', to name just a few, which could all easily have been A-sides as well. Or what about the compelling 'Is This A Dream', that opens with heavy breathing and ends with great biting guitarwork by Robbie. 'Pickin Tomatoes' has a wonderful guitar line and is a most appealing track. Robbie, the great composer, and Mariska Venus, the inimitable singer, offer sheer musical delight on this essential compilation album, which is a perfect introduction to all other albums by Shocking Blue. The album also includes hits like ´Never Marry A Railroad Man´ and ´Mighty Joe´.
01 Love Is In The Air 02 What You Gonna Do 03 Lucy Brown Is Back In Town 04 Fix Your Hair Darling 05 Send Me A Postcard 06 Harley Davidson 07 Long And Lonesome Road 08 Fireball Of Love 09 Venus 10 Hot Sand 11 Mighty Joe 12 Wild Wind
13 Never Marry A Railroad Man 14 Roll Engine Roll 15 Hello Darkness
Disc 2
01 Pickin' Tomatoes 02 Shocking You 03 Waterloo 04 Blossom Lady 05 Is This A Dream 06 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind 07 I Like You 08 Inkpot 09 Give My Love To The Sunrise 10 Rock In The Sea 11 Broken Heart 12 Eve And The Apple 13 When I Was A Girl