Seven Tears

This article is about the album by Golden Earring. For the song by The Goombay Dance Band, see Seven Tears (song).

Seven Tears
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	August 1971
Recorded	Late winter – spring 1971
Studios	Phongram Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Genres	Hard rock progressive rock
Length	35:18
Label	Polydor
Producer	Fred Haayen
Golden Earring chronology
Golden Earring (1970) Seven Tears (1971) Together (1972)
Singles from Seven Tears
"She Flies on Strange Wings" Released: September 1971

Seven Tears is the seventh studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1971 on Polydor Records. The album was not issued in the U.S.

"She Flies on Strange Wings" was issued as a single. The band refused to edit down the 7:22 album version and decided to cut the track in two at the 4:31, and release it as Part 1 & 2 on two sides of a single.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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Track listing

All tracks are written by George Kooymans, except where noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Silver Ships"		5:40
2.	"The Road Swallowed Her Name"		4:07
3.	"Hope"	Barry Hay, Marinus Gerritsen	4:46
4.	"Don't Worry"	Hay	3:20
Total length:			17:59

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"She Flies on Strange Wings"	7:22
6.	"This Is the Other Side of Life"	3:19
7.	"You're Better Off Free"	6:44
Total length:		17:28

Personnel

Golden Earring

• Barry Hay – rhythm guitar, flute, vocals; lead vocals (2–5, 7)
• George Kooymans – lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (1, 6)
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass guitar, organ, piano, ARP synthesizer
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion

Additional musician

• Bertus Borgers – saxophone (3, 5)

Production

• Fred Haayen – producer
• Albert Kos – record engineer
• Pieter Nieboer – record engineer
• Jan Bogaerts – front cover photography, design
• Claude van Heye – inside photography

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	1