Bolland & Bolland

Biography

Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers and brothers, Rob Bolland (born 17 April 1955) and Ferdi Bolland (born 5 August 1956). They were born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa.

Career

The duo produced and wrote for such artists as Falco (including his Number 1 hit "Rock Me Amadeus"), Samantha Fox ("Love House"), and wrote the Status Quo hit "In the Army Now" – which they released under their own name in 1981 and which was also recorded by Gerard Joling. As musicians in their own right, they released their first album "Florida×Florida1972 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracksA1Nasty WeatherA2FloridaA3Rock ’n’ Roll QueenA4Serenade for a Broken Tea‐CupA5Answer for a LifetimeA6Small Town CitizenA7Summer of ’71B1Wait for the SunB2Saturday Morning NewsB3Summer’s Gone Too LongB4Somethin’ to Dream AboutB5Ballad of Goldylocks and JellycakesB6Good Old Times" in 1972. Their hit singles career started as early as 1972, with "Summer of '71" in a folk, a cappella-style following the success of Simon and Garfunkel and their Dutch equivalents Greenfield and Cook. When, in 1976, their success started to wane, they turned towards a more electronic sound, an early example of which can be heard in "Spaceman", a 1978 hit in the Netherlands.
Outside the Netherlands, they established their name internationally with the release of the concept album The Domino Theory×The Domino Theory1981 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Ouverture1:00A2You’re in the Army Now4:25A3The Dogs of War3:12A4Heart of Darkness4:25A5Cambodia Moon3:44B1Heaven Can Wait3:26B2To the Battleground4:28B3Long Day’s Journey Into the Night2:54B4Let’s Help A.R.VI.N. Out3:01B5Rendez‐Vous With Radiation3:36B6Finale1:15. The edgy, tuneful album is a critical look at war and US intervention in foreign conflicts from the viewpoint of the foot soldier. It contains the single "In the Army Now", which reached number 1 in Norway and held the top spot for six consecutive weeks. In South Africa, the single peaked at number 9 in May 1982, boosted by increased conscription due to the South African Border War. Francis Rossi, lead singer of Status Quo, is widely quoted as having heard the song while on the Autobahn in Germany. He eventually persuaded Quo to record it, and the single reached number 2 in the UK in 1986. They are the owners of Bolland Studios, located in Blaricum. This was one of the first studios in the Netherlands to host an SSL SL4040 E Series.
In 1984, they released the album Silent Partners×Silent Partners1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Images3:042The Boat4:283Blind Ambition3:224Innocent Man4:075Night of the Shooting Stars3:566Ten American Girls3:327Imagination3:228See You Again4:059Feels So Good3:3310All Systems Go Go5:0311The Boat - Ultra Panic (remix)7:5412Night of the Shooting Stars (extended)7:3113Imagination (extended)5:5414All Systems Go Go (Technostructure mix)7:45. The biggest hit from this album was called "Ten American Girls". Subsequent albums followed through the 1990s. In 1997, Daniella's Daze released an electronic rock album called Slut on the heavy metal label Roadrunner Records. The Bolland brothers produced, arranged and mixed, with lyrics by them and Australian singer Daniella Porsius. The only single, "100% Jesus", received good radio airplay in Australia, but no further releases by the collective followed. The duo later parted ways both musically and personally. In 2021, after Rob was diagnosed with a terminal illness, they resolved their conflicts and reunited.

Albums

1972 – Florida
1973 – Greatest Hits
1974 – The Best
1975 – Bolland & Bolland
1981 – The Domino Theory
1984 – Silent Partners
1987 – Brotherology
1990 – Pop Art
1991 – Dream Factory
1991 – The Bolland Project (Darwin the Evolution)
1995 – Pure
1996 – Good for Gold (Best of 1972–1978)
2017 – The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music

Singles

1972 – "Summer of '71"
1972 – "Wait for the Sun"
1972 – "Florida×Florida1972 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracksA1Nasty WeatherA2FloridaA3Rock ’n’ Roll QueenA4Serenade for a Broken Tea‐CupA5Answer for a LifetimeA6Small Town CitizenA7Summer of ’71B1Wait for the SunB2Saturday Morning NewsB3Summer’s Gone Too LongB4Somethin’ to Dream AboutB5Ballad of Goldylocks and JellycakesB6Good Old Times"
1973 – "Ooh La La"
1973 – "Leaving Tomorrow"
1973 – "I Won't Go Anywhere"
1974 – "Mexico, I Can't Say Goodbye"
1974 – "Train to Your Heart"
1974 – "Dream Girl"
1975 – "You Make Me Feel So High"
1975 – "Holiday"
1976 – "Souvenir"
1976 – "The Last Apache"
1977 – "Time of Your Life"
1978 – "Spaceman"
1978 – "UFO (We're Not Alone)"
1978 – "Hold On"
1979(?) – "Liverpool Eyes"
1979 – "Melodrama"
1980 – "The Music Man"
1980 – "Way Back in the Sixties"
1981 – "In the Army" / "Let's Help A.R.V.I.N. Out" / "The Domino Theory Theme"
1982 – "Cambodia Moon"
1983 – "Heaven Can Wait" / "You're in the Army Now" (Special New Extended Version)
1984 – "Ten American Girls" / "Night of the Shooting Stars"
1984 – "Tora Tora Tora" (released under the name Numero Uno)
1984 – "Imagination" / "Night of the Shooting Stars" (A&M Records)
1984 – "Imagination" / "The Boat" (F1 Team)
1984 – "Imagination" / "Feels So Good" (Teldec)
1985 – "The Boat" / "A Bordo" / "Le Bateau / Das Boot"
1985 – "The Boat" (Remix) / "All Systems Go Go"
1987 – "Tears of Ice×Tears of Ice1987 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksATears of Ice3:50BTears of Ice (instrumental)4:25" / "Tears of Ice" (Instrumental)
1987 – "Best Love of My Life" / "Rhapsody in Rock"
1988 – "And the World Turns On×And the World Turns On1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAAnd the World Turns On (The European mix)4:01BAnd the World Turns On (The U.S.A. mix)4:02" (Remixes)
1989 – "The Wall Came Tumbling Down" (Remixes) / "Stormwarning"
1990 – "Charge of the Love Brigade×Charge of the Love Brigade1990 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksACharge of the Love Brigade3:31BCharge of the Love Brigade (club mix)4:06" (Club Mix)
1991 – "The Lost Boys×The Lost Boys1991 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksAThe Lost Boys (extended version)6:47B1The Lost Boys (movie version)5:00B2Monty - A Place in the Sun5:12" / "Monty – A Place in the Sun"
1991 – "Broadcast News" / "Hollywood Kids"
1991 – "A Man Man with a Vision Dream Factory" / "Summer of '71" (Live-Version)
1992 – The Bolland Project – "Stand Up" / "Is It Really True"
1992 – The Bolland Project – "Emma My Dear" / "For a Moment in Time"
1992 – The Bolland Project – "Hey Charly" / "For a Moment in Time"
1994 – "Love Somebody Now×Love Somebody Now1994 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Love Somebody Now3:582Let’s Fly4:023No More Lies5:354Love Somebody Now (acoustic version)4:51" / "Let's Fly" / "No More Lies"
1994 – "The Good Die Young"
1995 – "You're in the Army Now" [Maxi-Single]
1995 – "A Few Good Men×A Few Good Men1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1A Few Good Men (live version)4:162A Few Good Men (sing along version)4:16" (Live-Version & Sing Along Version)
1996 – "A Night with Sharon Stone" / "Timemachine"
1997 – "You're in the Army Now" (Remixes)
1998 – The Bolland Project – "Tribute to Falco" / "We Say Goodbye" / "So Lonely"

Singles

1975 – Ginny Royce – "Wonderboy" / "If the World Needs Love"
1984 – Numero Uno – "Tora Tora Tora" / "Tiger" (Instrumental)
1985 – Numero Uno – "Madonna" / "Madonna" (Instrumental)
1986 – Alexander Robinson – "Perfection" / "It's Paradise"
1986 – Bon Bon – "My Boyfriend's Back in Town" / "Mechanical Disco"
1986 – Amii Stewart – "Break These Chains"
1987 – Numero Uno – "Tattoo" / "Tattoo" (Instrumental)
1987 – Roger Chapman – "The Drum" / "Red Moon & New Shoes"
1988 – Frank Boyen – "Heut´ Nacht" / "Lass Mich Allein"
1988 – Suzy Quatro – "We Found Love"
1988 – Samantha Fox – "Love House"
1988 – Johnny Logan – "Lonely Lovers" / "(Love You) Just a Little Bit More"
1989 – Amanda Redington – "Fatal Attraction"
1989 – Suzi Quatro – "Baby You're a Star"
1989 – Vicky Larraz – "Besame (Superman)"
1989 – Shaun Cassidy – "Memory Girl"
1991 – Suzi Quatro – "Kiss Me Goodbye"
1991 – Marvin & Marcello – "Guess I'm In Love"
1992 – Goddess – "Sexual"
1993 – Goddess – "In My Bed"
1993 – Goddess – "Je t'aime"
1993 – Goddess – "Get Loud (Racism Beat It)"
1994 – Goddess – "Spirits in the Night"
1994 – Goddess – "Tapdancer (I Wanna See You Mooove)"
1994 – Ahmex – "Paparazzi!"
1995 – Fancy – "I Can Give You Love×I Can Give You Love1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1I Can Give You Love4:002Blue Planet3:12"
1995 – Ahmex – "Girl"
1997 – WOW! – "Keer Op Keer"
1997 – WOW! – "Zomer"
1997 – WOW! – "Lekker Lang Lekker"
1997 – Daniella's Daze – "100% Jesus"
1998 – Hard Blauw – "De Wereld Is Van Jou"
1998 – WOW! – "Big Beat Boy"
1998 – Ian Gillan & Ray Slijngaard – "Smoke on the Water (Rock 'N' Rap Extravaganza)"
1998 – So Cheeky – "Super Model"
1999 – Dana International – "Free"
1999 – WOW! – "The Night Before You Came" / "Music Box Lover"
2000 – Follow That Dream – "Follow That Dream"
2000 – Rob Bolland & Brigitte Kaandorp & Babs Boys & V.I.G. – "Hoeveel Vrouwen"

Albums

1985 – Numero Uno – Uno
1985 – Falco – Falco 3
1986 – Falco – Emotional
1986 – Amii Stewart – Amii
1987 – Roger Chapman – Techno-Prisoners
1988 – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun (two tracks)
1988 – Falco – Wiener Blut
1989 – Rudi Carell Show – one track: "Laß dich überraschen"
1989 – Vicky Larraz – Huracán (four tracks, "Besame", "Cables de alta tensión", "Celos", "Solo promesas")
1991 – Suzi Quatro – Oh, Suzi Q (included new version of "We Live Forever" from the Brotherlogy album)
1992 – Goddess – The Sexual Album
1992 – Falco – Nachtflug
1995 – Fancy – Blue Planet Zikastar
1995 – Ahmex – The Wicked Album
1996 – Herman Brood – 50 The Soundtrack
1997 – B.E.D.
1997 – WOW! – Wild + Ondeugend
1997 – Daniella's Daze – Slut
1998 – David Vermeulen – Same
1999 – Dana International – Free
1999 – Falco – Verdammt wir leben noch
2000 – Follow That Dream – The Album
2000 – Babs (Soundtrack)