Bots is a Dutch band which was founded in 1974 .
The Group was founded in 1974, when Hans Sanders at the social Academy in Eindhoven studied. Other members of the first hour were Bonkie bongaerts, Sjors van den molengraft, Peter de Vries and Floris Teunissen van Manen. The first albums were produced by Peter Koelewijn. Sanders and Kadri for played together in the band 4 HP.
The band introduced the Dutch language for Dutch pop bands as vocals. Bots ' texts were critical about the society. The Group acquired known for seven days by the hit from 1976 and was also popular in both Westand East Germany.
Starting from 2003 was Bots back on the shelves. After a long breather began S when writing to a new Bots-album. The new single came In January 2005: a remake of the song "you feel only wet if you dry". Bots was still a much sought-after formation. At home and abroad did it in a renewed formation playing Bots to regularly pop festivals.
In 2005, along with rapper Ali B on the occasion of the Muziek10Daagse a new version of included seven days long .
In May 2007, during the recording of a new cd, singer Hans Sanders gets to hear that he is terminally ill. He has sung four numbers then. It is decided that the cd will be further completed with guest singers. On november 3, 2007 deceased Sanders and the group then creates the recordings on the basis of Sanders ' wishes and instructions.
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Occupation[Edit][]
- Bonkie bongaerts -guitar, piano, vocals
- Francis Macdonald-drums
- Hans Sanders -guitar, vocals
- Kees Buenen -guitar, piano, vocals
- Noudt Jackson -bass guitar, vocals
- Peter de Vries -bass guitar
- Piet Engel -flute, saxophone
- Sjors Van den molengraft -flute, saxophone
Other musicians[Edit][]
- Anton Wannemakers bass guitar
- Bert Taste drums
- Brother Baker drums
- Eric van donkersgoed backing vocals, guitar
- Floris Teunissen Van Manen drums
- George Koenraad backing vocals, drums
- Sjoerd Van Bommel drums
- Marjolein Kempen -flute
Discography[Edit][]
Year | Title | Format | Tag | Cat. # | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | The Man/Pro Bono For The Eo | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 067 | |
1975 | Song Of The Working Youth/Crippled | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 068 | |
1975 | From Bad To Worse | 12 "-lp | FONTANA | 6474 008 | |
1976 | For God And Country | 12 "-lp | FONTANA | 6474 009 | |
1976 | Seven Days Long/Short Work | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 069 | |
1977 | Hey, You Should Hear/Frikadellen | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 071 | |
1978 | Pop Musician/Do The Bots | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 077 | |
1978 | Who Is Silent Consents | 12 "-lp | FONTANA | 6315 005 | |
1980 | Don't Say You Love Me/Hee Hee | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6013 081 | |
1980 | Lebanon/You Feel Only Wet If You Dry | 7 "-single | FONTANA | 6017 067 | |
1980 | You Feel Only Wet If You Dry | 12 "-lp | FONTANA | 6315 006 | |
1980 | Sieben Tage Lang (Seven Days)/Geburt (Birth) | 7 "-single | ELECTROLA | 1 c 006 46154 | |
1980 | Aufstehn | 12 "-lp | ELECTROLA | 204 240 | |
1981 | Sieben Tage Lang (Seven Days)/Montagmorgen (Monday Morning) | 12 "single | MUSICIAN | 46564 1CK 052 | |
1981 | Entrüstung | 12 "-lp | ELECTROLA | 205 450 | |
1983 | Bots 1975-1980 | 12 "-lp | FONTANA | 6423 555 | |
1983 | Diese Night/Das Weiche Washer (Lebanon) | 7 "-single | EMI | 1 c 006 178337 7 | |
1983 | Schön Krank | 12 "-lp | MUSICIAN | 1 c 064 46769 | |
1983 | Schön Krank/Neue Deutsche | 7 "-single | MUSICIAN | 1 c 006 46776 | |
1986 | Mensch Lass That Sterne Stehen/Cost Of Lust | 7 "-single | EMI | 201 074 7 | |
1986 | Lass Die Sterne Stehen | 12 "-lp | EMI | 240 545 1 | |
1988 | Original Tapes-From Bad To Worse + For God And Country | cd | FONTANA | 836 100 2 | |
1990 | Paradise | cd | FREE-FREE RECORD SHOP | FR 900503 CD | |
1991 | Seven Days Long ~ Farmers Dance | cds | FREE-FREE RECORD SHOP | FR 901217 7 | |
2000 | Seven Day Long | cd | ROTATION | 542 621 2 | |
2005 | Crash Tests | cd | RIVER | RIV 8003 CD | |
2005 | Seven Days Long (Bots) ~ Seven Days Long (Bots ~ Ali B) ~ Seven Days Long (Sing-along Version) ~ Seven Days Long (Meerapversie) | cds | RIVER | RIV 8005 CDS | |
2009 | Was Pushed Around Wir Thinking ... | cd | AL DENTE RECORDZ | 20702 |
Hit Singles[Edit][]
Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seven days long | 19-6-1976 | 23 | 6 |
Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]
Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
' 99 | ' 00 | ' 01 | ' 02 | ' 03 | ' 04 | ' 05 | ' 06 | ' 07 | ' 08 | ' 09 | ' 10 | ' 11 | ' 12 | ' 13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seven days long | 1064 | - | 750 | 589 | 683 | 719 | 597 | 883 | 581 | 669 | 1626 | 1404 | 1427 | 1366 | 1499 |