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Albert West
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Q2766547 · born 1949 · died 2015 · recording since 1973
Dutch singer (1949–2015)
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Timeline
8 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ginny Come Lately
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2010s
Biography
English biography193 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371016856
Biography
Albertus Petrus Enricus Gerardus Westelaken (2 September 1949 – 4 June 2015), better known by his stage name Albert West, was a Dutch pop singer and record producer. He was the lead singer of the Shuffles from 1963 to 1973. He was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant.
In 1988, West recorded duets with Brian Hyland, Tony Christie and Helen Shapiro of their hit songs, as well as two duets with Nicky Stevens, for the album West & Friends
West & FriendsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracksA1Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini3:08A2Is This the Way to Amarillo3:01A3Cryin’ in the Rain3:17A4Walkin’ Back to Happiness2:45A5Hey Paula2:33A6Believe in Me3:33A7I Don’t Wanna Be Blue3:57A8Sealed With a KissB1Next Door to an Angel2:22B2I Did What I Did for Maria3:27B3I Go to Pieces2:53B4Skinny Minnie2:52B5I’m Leaving It Up to You3:17B6If You Need Somebody3:33B7Ginny Come Lately3:42B8Everyone’s Gone to the Moon2:16.
Albums
Golden Best of Albert West (1973), CBS
First Album (1974), Embassy
More Golden Best of Albert West (1974), CBS
Story Presenteert: Albert West Op Z'n Best (1975), CBS
My Dear Rose (1975), CBS
Memory of Life (1976), CBS
Light Music from the Netherlands (with Cees Smal, the Four City Seven + One & Pussycat) (1976), Radio Nederland
Hand in Hand (1979), Philips
A Part of Me (1981), CNR
Hammond and West (with Albert Hammond, credited as Hammond and West) (1986), K-Tel
Albert West (1986), CNR
West & Friends (1988), Arcade
25 Jaar (1989), Arcade
Endless Summernights (1991), Polydor
Alleen Voor Jou (1995), United Talent
The Future Starts Today (with the Dutch Scouts Choir) (1995), Dureco
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (27 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 39:39
A1He’ll Have to Go2:07A2Gentle on My Mind3:18A3I Love You So Much It Hurts2:00A4Behind Closed Doors2:24A5I Almost Lost My Mind2:53A6It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’2:42A7I Can’t Stop Loving You4:10B1For the Good Times3:41B2City of New Orleans3:43B3My Elusive Dreams3:28B4Have I Told You Lately That I Love You3:20B5I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry2:38B6Stop and Smell the Roses3:151979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:00
A1Hand in Hand2:58A2Four Years Later2:42A3Hey, Hey What Do You Say2:28A4Nine Short Years2:40A5Morning Sun3:32A6I Think I'm Gonna Love You Again2:35B1Broken White Line3:45B2Wheels Turn Pictures3:18B3Wishing2:18B4Hey There Little Girl2:00B5Racing Cars3:00B6Hand in Hand1:441981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:10
A1If I Didn’t Have a Dime3:00A2Peggy Sue Got Married2:45A3You’re a Part of Me3:45A4Love Is on My Mind2:32A5A Voice in the Wilderness2:25A6Don’t Say You’ll Leave This Summer3:18B1You (You Are the Only One)3:40B2All for the Love of Stephen4:03B3Chiou, Chiou Love3:30B4Hey Paula (Gimme One More Dance)2:58B5Love Is Sweeter Than Wine3:141994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 51:21
1All I Have to Do Is Dream2:262Living Doll2:453Bye Bye Love2:134My Happiness2:205Brand New Tennessee Waltz3:046Love Me Tender2:287Blue Suede Shoes2:148It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’2:439Rhythm of the Rain2:3010From a Jack to a King1:4711Sunday2:5512Peggy Sue2:5413Devoted to You2:1614Lucille2:5215For the Good Times3:4216Simone2:5517Just One of Life’s Little Tragedies3:38189.999.999 Tears3:0819Gonna Meet My Girl (Sha‐La‐La)2:311995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 51:45
1In de zon3:262Toen ik jou nog had3:273Ik ga met je mee2:414Liefde gaat nooit voorbij3:415Dromen is toch fijn3:396Als ik droom3:407Zoveel hou ik van jou4:018Ik denk aan jou3:049Als zij niet meer van je houdt3:2010Langzaam maar zeker3:5011Alles wat ik doe3:0212’t Is hij of ik3:2113Geen dag zonder radio3:1014Voor jou4:1115Wat een misverstand3:12
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ginny Come LatelySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:08AGinny Come Lately2:52 BKind of Girl2:16 | 1973 | ||
| 1974 | Simone / Sitting in a PalmtreeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:00ASimone2:56 BSitting in a Palmtree3:04 | 1974 | ||
| 1975 | For the Good Times / Gentle on My MindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:59AFor the Good Times3:41 BGentle on My Mind3:18 | 1975 | ||
| 1980 | Girls and CadillacsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:44AGirls and Cadillacs3:36 BSunday Rosas4:08 | 1980 | ||
| 1981 | A Voice in the Wilderness / Love Is on My MindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:57AA Voice in the Wilderness2:25 BLove Is on My Mind2:32 | 1981 | ||
| 1981 | Don’t Say You Leave This SummerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:141Don’t Say You’ll Leave This Summer3:15 2Hey Paula (Gimme One More Dance)2:59 | 1981 | ||
| 1985 | Munich Night / I Want You to Tell MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:59AMunich Night3:58 BI Want You to Tell Me3:01 | 1985 | ||
| 1993 | Ob La Di, Ob La DaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:591Ob La Di, Ob La Da3:15 2Callow la Vita2:44 | 1993 | ||
| 1993 | Mockin’ Bird HillSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:251Mockin’ Bird Hill3:40 2I Love You Baby2:45 | 1993 | ||
| 2005 | AmarilloSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:071Amarillo (remix)3:48 2(Is This the Way to) Amarillo3:19 | 2005 |
Album · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Golden Best of Albert WestSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 33:55A1Ginny Come Lately2:52 A2Put Your Head on My Shoulder2:30 A3When2:05 A4Send Me the Pillow3:19 A5Are You Sure1:50 A6Roses Are Red2:26 A7I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door1:55 B1Tell Laura I Love Her2:44 B2Sealed With a Kiss2:34 B3Problems2:05 B4Venus2:24 B5Oh, Carol2:13 B6I'm Just a Lonely Boy2:43 B7Sheila2:15 | Compilation | 1973 | |
| 1974 | More Golden Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 33:38A1All I Have to Do Is Dream2:25 A2Living Doll2:43 A3Bye Bye Love2:12 A4My Happiness2:17 A5Brand New Tennessee Waltz3:03 A6Love Me Tender0:23 A7Blue Suede Shoes2:10 B1It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’2:42 B2Rhythm of the Rain3:38 B3From a Jack to a King1:42 B4Let It Be Me (Je t’appartiens)2:28 B5Peggy Sue2:50 B6Devoted to You2:15 B7Lucille2:50 | Compilation | 1974 | |
| 1978 | 20 Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksA19.999.999 Tears A2Memory of Life A3I Love You Baby A4My Dear Rose A5Hello Mary Lou A6It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’ A7Simone A8Honey A9You and Me A10Tell Laura I Love Her B1Listen B2Song Sung Blue B3Ginny Come Lately B4Rock ’n’ Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) B5For the Good Times B6Put Your Head on My Shoulder B7Just One of Life’s Little Tragedies B8Have You Ever Been to Heaven B9Mandy B10Jennifer | Compilation | 1978 | |
| 1988 | West & FriendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 46:36A1Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini3:08 A2Is This the Way to Amarillo3:01 A3Cryin’ in the Rain3:17 A4Walkin’ Back to Happiness2:45 A5Hey Paula2:33 A6Believe in Me3:33 A7I Don’t Wanna Be Blue3:57 A8Sealed With a Kiss B1Next Door to an Angel2:22 B2I Did What I Did for Maria3:27 B3I Go to Pieces2:53 B4Skinny Minnie2:52 B5I’m Leaving It Up to You3:17 B6If You Need Somebody3:33 B7Ginny Come Lately3:42 B8Everyone’s Gone to the Moon2:16 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1989 | 25 jaarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 54:55A1There May Be (De repente el amor)3:35 A2Halfway to Paradise3:40 A3You’re Only Lonely3:26 A4To Know You Is to Love You3:13 A5I’m Still Your Fool3:33 A6Just Write Her3:23 A7Run to Him2:24 A8Put Your Head on My Shoulder2:36 B1Members Only3:53 B2It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’3:23 B3Only Love Can Break the Heart2:57 B4You Ain’t Gonna Break My Heart3:36 B5It Doesn’t Matter Anymore3:24 B6Tell Laura I Love Her3:06 B7No True Love Ways2:51 B8Three Steps to Heaven2:34 B9Deep in My Heart3:21 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1993 | 25 Years of Hits 1968-1993Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 1:58:52Disc 1 1Mockin’ Bird Hill3:41 2Cha La La I Need You3:39 3Callow la vita2:39 4Bitter Tears3:02 5Put Your Head on My Shoulder2:38 6I Love You Baby2:42 7When I Need You3:58 8Its Keeps Right On a Hurtin’3:25 9Listen2:50 10Dance On Little Girl3:02 11For the Good Times3:43 12Girls and Cadillacs3:38 13De repente el amor3:35 14Treat Me Gently in the Morning4:33 15Munich Night4:03 16Without You3:24 17Magical3:20 18Walking Back to Happiness2:46 Disc 21Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da3:17 2Niet gezond3:23 3Ginny Come Lately2:57 4Memory of Life4:39 5Hot Havanna Nights4:37 6Tell Laura I Love Her3:09 7Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie3:07 8Simone2:57 9The Way the Music Goes2:33 10My Dear Rose3:04 11Give a Little Love3:26 12Just One of Life’s Little Tragedies3:41 13Is This the Way to Amarillo3:04 14You and Me2:27 15Cha La La I Need You3:22 16Sealed With a Kiss2:38 17Next Door to an Angel2:24 18I Did What I Did for Maria3:29 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1999 | 35 jaar artiest 1964-1999Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 46 tracks · 2:29:16Disc 1 1Suddenly Things2:48 2Cha La La I Need You3:20 3Bitter Tears3:00 4Without You3:23 5The Way the Music Goes2:30 6Teardrop on Teardrop3:34 7Cha la la ti amo3:22 8Ginny Come Lately2:54 9Tell Laura I Love Her2:45 10Put You Head on My Shoulder2:36 11Just One of Life’s Little Tragedies3:37 12It Keeps Right On Hurtin’3:23 13All I Have to Do Is Dream2:27 14Living Doll2:46 15Simone2:54 16You and Me2:24 17For the Good Times3:42 18My Dear Rose3:00 19I Love You Baby2:30 20Memory of Life4:37 21Listen2:48 22Sealed With a Kiss2:52 23Ding a Dong2:30 24Broken White Line3:48 Disc 21I Think I’m Gonna Love You Again2:38 2Girls and Cadillacs3:34 3Don’t Say You Leave This Summer2:57 4You’re a Part of Me3:42 5Treat Me Gently in the Morning4:30 6Hot Havanna Nights4:33 7Dance On Little Girl3:00 8Munich Night4:00 9Give a Little Love3:23 10The Air That I Breathe4:16 11Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini3:04 12Amarillo3:01 13To Know You Is to Love You3:14 14Walking Back to Hapiness2:45 15Hey Paula2:34 16Endless Summer Nights3:26 17Cha La La I Need You (reggae versie)3:38 18Mockingbird Hill3:38 19In de zon3:28 20Voor jou4:13 21Ay no digas3:07 22Seva3:05 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2004 | Albert WestSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks1Hot Havanna Nights 2If I Didn’t Have a Dime 3Dance On Little Girl 4You’re a Part of Me 5Peggy Sue Got Married 6Love Is on My Mind 7Don’t Say You Leave This Summer 8Tears 9Love Is Sweeter Than Wine 10A Voice in the Wilderness 11Hey Paula 12All for the Love of Stephan 13Never Ending Love 14I’ve Gotta Know 15Chiou, Chiou Love 16You (You Are the Only One) 17The Albert West Medley | Compilation | 2004 | |
| — | CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 35:561Song Sung Blue3:40 2Cha La La, I Need You3:21 3Tell Laura I Love Her2:46 4Hello Mary Lou2:14 5Put Your Head Upon My Shoulder2:35 6Ginny Come Lately2:55 7Roses Are Red2:31 8My Dear Rose2:37 9Sealed With a Kiss2:37 10Listen2:50 11Honey4:09 12Lay Your Head Upon My Pillow3:41 | Compilation | — | |
| — | The Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 41:281O What a Thrill3:04 2Bitter Tears3:01 3Ginny Come Lately2:52 4I'm Just a Lonely Boy2:42 5My Dear Rose2:58 6No True Love Ways2:53 7Put Your Head on Your Shoulder2:34 8Run to Him2:26 9Sealed With a Kiss2:33 10Tell Laura I Love Her2:44 11Cha-La-La I Need You3:18 12For the Good Times3:42 13Song Song Blue3:40 14Knock Three Times3:01 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:09:211Cha La La I Need You3:21 2My Dear Rose2:38 3Hello Mary Lou2:14 4Honey4:09 5Listen2:50 6Ginny Come Lately2:55 7Tell Laura I Love Her2:47 8Put Your Head on My Shoulder2:35 9Song Sung Blue3:40 10Roses Are Red2:31 11I Love You Baby2:31 12Memory of Life4:38 13You and Me2:27 14For the Good Times3:43 15Bitter Tears3:01 16Don’t Go Away3:21 17Sealed With a Kiss2:38 18Behind Closed Doors2:26 19It Keeps Right On a‐Hurtin’2:45 20Send Me the Pillow3:23 21Mandy3:29 22Let It Be Me2:32 23Going Home2:47 | Compilation | — |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Future Starts TodaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 45:201The Future World Starts Today3:54 2Streets Of London3:06 3Campfire Medley: My Bonnie Is Over The Ocean / Old MacDonald / Pack Up Your Troubles3:30 4Give A Little Love3:22 5Imagine3:42 6Thought, Word And Deed2:59 7Oh What A Thrill3:02 8Gospel Medley: He's Got The Whole World / Old Time Religion / When The Saints3:08 9I Love You Baby2:40 10The Campfire Glow3:16 11Blowing In The Wind3:02 12Look At The People3:10 13Three Steps To Heaven2:34 14L'Avenir Est Déja Là3:55 | 1995 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Albert West head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shuffles(band) | — | 1973 | |
| Stars on 45(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c6c103ba-5cc1-4697-88e7-762991b42acbdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c6c103ba-5cc1-4697-88e7-762991b42acbcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2237295genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2237295seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Westbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_West
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
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Image: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2237295 · MusicBrainz: c6c103ba-5cc1-4697-88e7-762991b42acb
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