Earth & Fire
| Earth & Fire | |
|---|---|
 Earth & Fire, 1971 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop music |
| founding | 1968, 1987 |
| resolution | 1983, 1989 |
| Website | www.earth-and-fire.nl |
| Founding members | |
| Gerard Koerts Chris Koerts Hans Ziech Cees Kalis |
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| Last occupation | |
| Jerney Kaagman | |
| Gerard Koerts († 2019) | |
| Ronnie Meyjes | |
| Bert Ruiter | |
| From Tamboer († 2016) | |
Earth & Fire was a Dutch pop group from the 1970s. It was founded on November 23, 1968 in The Hague .
Band history
Earth & Fire became known in their homeland in 1970 with the single Seasons , a track composed by the singer and guitarist of the band Golden Earring , George Kooymans. In the same year the band landed further hits in the Netherlands with Ruby Is the One and Wild and Exciting .
From 1971 onwards, Earth & Fire developed their musical style from rock with echoes of Jefferson Airplane in the direction of Mellotron- heavy symphonic / progressive rock . The following year the band reached number 1 on the Dutch charts for the first time with Memories ; in Germany they had their first chart placement with this title, but just missed the top 30. The band released their only international hit at the end of 1979 with the single Weekend , with which they topped the German charts for four weeks in May 1980. The band's sound had become more poppy over the years, the rock elements faded into the background.
The main forces behind the band were singer Jerney Kaagman and twin brothers Gerard and Chris Koerts. The other band members changed over time. After Chris Koerts left the band in November 1979, Earth & Fire fell apart in 1983. A comeback tour followed in 1987 with a new line-up and a last album in 1989.
The first LP Earth & Fire appeared in the Netherlands structured like a book of matches, in the so-called "Matchbox cover". The British version, designed by the artist Roger Dean , shows the roots of a large tree, through which the inner shell, printed with the glowing interior of the earth, shines through in some places. If you pull out the inner cover, you can see a woman lounging on a glowing beach.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 NL
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| 1971 | Song of the Marching Children | - | - | - |
NL8 (3 weeks) NL |
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| 1973 | Atlantis | - | - | - |
NL4 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1975 | To the World of the Future | - | - | - |
NL6 (7 weeks) NL |
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| 1977 | Gate to Infinity | - | - | - |
NL13 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1979 | Reality Fills Fantasy |
DE25 (19 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL3  (25 weeks)NL |
Entry into the chart in Germany only in 1980
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| 1981 | Andromeda girl | - | - | - |
NL6 (9 weeks) NL |
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| 1982 | In a State of Flux | - | - | - |
NL32 (2 weeks) NL |
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1970: Earth & Fire
- 1973: Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight
- 1988: Frames (as Earth and Fire Orchestra)
- 1989: Phoenix
- 1995: Escape (as Earth and Fire Orchestra)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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AT
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CH
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NL
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| 1980 | Greatest hits | - | - | - |
NL9 (18 weeks) NL |
First published: April 1980
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| 2015 | The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music: A&B Sides |
- | - | - |
NL80 (3 weeks) NL |
First release: March 27th,
double album |
| 2017 | Memories: Complete Album Collection | - | - | - |
NL13 (3 weeks) NL |
First release: February 3rd, 2017
Box with 10 CDs |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1972: Superstarshine Vol. 2 (release: August)
- 1975: Rock Sensation
- 1975: The Best of Earth & Fire
- 1976: The Story of Earth & Fire
- 1979: The Best of Earth & Fire
- 1988: The Very Best of Earth & Fire
- 1991: The Very Best Of
- 1993: The Collection (2 CDs)
- 1995: Earth & Fire
- 1995: The Singles
- 1999: Wild and Exciting
- 2001: The Universal Masters Collection
- 2003: The Ultimate Collection (3 CDs)
- 2007: The Very Best Of (2 CDs)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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AT
|
CH
|
NL
|
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| 1970 | Seasons Earth and Fire |
- | - | - |
NL2 (14 weeks) NL |
First published: 1969
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| Ruby Is the One Earth And Fire |
- | - | - |
NL4 (10 weeks) NL |
||
| Wild and Exciting Earth And Fire |
- | - | - |
NL5 (9 weeks) NL |
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| 1971 | Invitation |
- | - | - |
NL5 (7 weeks) NL |
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| Storm and Thunder Song Of The Marching Children |
- | - | - |
NL6 (10 weeks) NL |
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| 1972 | Memories |
DE31 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL1 (14 weeks) NL |
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| 1973 | Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight Atlantis |
DE44 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
NL3 (11 weeks) NL |
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| 1974 | Love of Life To The World Of The Future |
- | - | - |
NL2 (10 weeks) NL |
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| 1975 | Only Time Will Tell To The World Of The Future |
- | - | - |
NL12 (6 weeks) NL |
|
| Thanks for the love |
- | - | - |
NL8 (6 weeks) NL |
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| 1976 | What Difference Does it Make |
- | - | - |
NL12 (7 weeks) NL |
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| 1977 | 78th Avenue Gate To Infinity |
- | - | - |
NL18 (6 weeks) NL |
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| 1979 |
Weekend Reality Fills Fantasy |
DE1 (29 weeks) DE |
AT14 (1 month) AT |
CH1 (14 weeks) CH |
NL1 (13 weeks)NL |
Chart entry in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland only in 1980 |
| 1980 | Fire of Love Reality Fills Fantasy |
DE29 (14 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL23 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1981 | Dream Andromeda Girl |
- | - | - |
NL27 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1982 | Twenty Four Hours In A State Of Flux |
DE72 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
NL13 (7 weeks) NL |
Chart entry in Germany only in 1983
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| 1983 | Jack Is Back In A State Of Flux |
- | - | - |
NL29 (3 weeks) NL |
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| The Two of Us In A State Of Flux |
- | - | - |
NL32 (3 weeks) NL |
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1981: Tell Me Why
- 1982: Love Is an Ocean
- 1988: Weekend Remix '88
- 1989: French Word for Love
- 1989: Keep on Missing You
- 1990: Good Enough
literature
- 2006: Earth & Fire - Biography 1969–1983 - Fred Hermsen / Dick Hermsen (Dutch).
swell
- ↑ Band biography ( memento of the original from March 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Dutch)
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: NL Singles Albums / DE, AT, CH Singles Albums
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
Web links
- Official website
- Earth & Fire at Discogs (English)