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N.E.W.S.
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	24 February 1984
Genre	Hard rock, new wave
Length	36:27 (Vinyl) 41:13 (CD)
Label	21/Polygram (US) Mercury
Producer	Shell Schellekens
Golden Earring chronology
Cut (1982) N.E.W.S. (1984) Something Heavy Going Down (1984)
Singles from N.E.W.S.
"When the Lady Smiles" Released: February 1984 "Clear Night Moonlight" Released: April 1984 "N.E.W.S." Released: June 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Kerrang!	(mixed)

N.E.W.S. (Also known as North East West South) is an album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).

Track listing

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.

Side one

1. "Clear Night Moonlight" – 3:25
2. "When the Lady Smiles" – 5:12
3. "Enough Is Enough" – 3:43
4. "Fist in Glove" – 3:27

Side two

1. "Mission Impossible" – 5:57
2. "I'll Make It All Up to You" – 5:22
3. "N.E.W.S." – 5:18
4. "It's Over Now" – 4:03

CD edition track listing

1. "Clear Night Moonlight" – 3:23
2. "When the Lady Smiles" – 5:39
3. "Enough Is Enough" – 3:42
4. "Fist in Glove" – 3:25
5. "Orwell's Year" – 4:20
6. "N.E.W.S." – 5:16
7. "I'll Make It All up to You" – 5:22
8. "Mission Impossible" – 5:58
9. "It's Over Now" – 4:08

Personnel

Band members

• Rinus Gerritsen – bass, keyboard
• Barry Hay – guitar, vocals
• George Kooymans – guitar, vocals
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums

Production

• Producer: Shell Schellekens
• Engineer: John Kriek
• Digital mastering: Greg Calbi
• Horn arrangements: Cees Stolk
• Concept, design and artwork: Max Crace
• Photography: James N. McJunkin, Kees Tabak

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "Golden Earring albums".
2. "Golden Earring singles".
3. "Golden Earring singles".
4. "Golden Earring singles".
5. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Golden Earring N.E.W.S. review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
6. Suter, Paul (5 April 1984). "Styx 'Caught in the Act'". Kerrang!. Vol. 65. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. pp. 13, 14.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6265b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – N.E.W.S." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
9. "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
10. "Dutch album certifications – Golden Earring – N.E.W.S." (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 May 2021. Enter N.E.W.S. in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

• Golden Earring albums
• 1984 albums