Shocking Blue

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, “Venus”, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974. Shocking Blue was founded in 1967 by Robbie van Leeuwen. The group had a minor hit in 1968 with “Lucy Brown is Back in Town”. After Mariska Veres took over the vocals, the group charted a world-wide hit with the song “Venus”, which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Initially the record was a big hit in the Netherlands, where it reached #3 in the summer of 1969. See for more.

Venus

Never married a Railroad man

Mighty joe

Sally was a good old girl

Water boy

Send me a postcard

Hello darkness

Sally was a good old girl

Deamon lover

Little cooling planet

I love voodoo music

At Home 1969 Full Album

Scorpio’s Dance 1970 Full Album

3rd Album 1971 Full Album

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