Various artists
Shocking Blue: At Home
At Home is the second studio album by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1969 on the Pink Elephant label. It is their first album to feature Mariska Veres, the group's signature frontwoman and lead singer.
The album is the group's first record with singer Mariska Veres. Robbie van Leeuwen acquired Veres in an attempt to ape the form of the female-fronted Jefferson Airplane. With Veres's notable vocal performance and stunning looks, the band finally had an adequate frontwoman.
At Home was a mixture of influences ranging from pop rock to psychedelic rock. There is also early evidence of their interest in Americana, with tracks like "California Here I Come" and "Harley Davidson".
The hit single "Venus" was omitted from the original Dutch pressings of the album, but was appended to the international versions both as an opening or closing track to the side one. Singles "Long and Lonesome Road" and "Mighty Joe" were also featured on several versions of the album.
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Metronome / Pink Elephant
- Manufactured
- Germany
- Media
- Vinyl LP
- Release No.
- MLP 15.353
- Musicians
- Cor van der Beek
Mariska Veres
Klaasje van der Wal
Robby van Leeuwen
Cees Schrama (keyboards) - Producer
- Shocking Blue
- Engineer
- Dick Bakker
- Studio
- Soundpush
- Tracks
- Boll Weevil
I'll write your name through the fire
Acka Raga
Love Machine
I'm a woman
Venus
California here I come
Poor boy
Long and lonesome road
Love Buzz
The Butterfly and I