Grab It for a Second

Grab It for a Second
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	22 September 1978
Recorded	DMC Baarn Netherlands Record Plant, New York City
Genre	Hard rock
Length	34:43
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jimmy Iovine
Golden Earring chronology
Live (1977) Grab It for a Second (1978) No Promises...No Debts (1979)
Singles from Grab It for a Second
"Movin' Down Life" Released: September 1978

Grab It for a Second is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1978.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Smash Hits	7/10

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Movin' Down Life"	3:31
2.	"Against the Grain"	4:35
3.	"Grab It for a Second"	4:10
4.	"Cell-29"	6:39
Total length:		19:05

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Roxanne"	3:39
6.	"Leather"	5:01
7.	"Tempting"	3:43
8.	"U-Turn Time"	3:25
Total length:		15:58

2023 Remastered & Expanded reissue – bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"I Can't Talk Now" (B-side of "Movin' Down Life" single)	3:28

Personnel

Golden Earring

• Barry Hay – vocals
• George Kooymans – guitar, ARP synthesizer guitar, vocals
• Eelco Gelling – guitar, slide guitar
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass guitar, Moog Bison bass synthesizer
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums

Special guests

• Lani Groves – backing vocals
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Kevin Nance – keyboards
• John Zangrando – saxophone on "Against the Grain"

Production

• Producer: Jimmy Iovine
• Engineer: Shelly Yakus
• Assistant engineers: John Kriek, Thom Panunzio
• Mastering: Greg Calbi
• String arrangements: Kenny Ascher
• Design: Barry Hay, Mick Rock, Ernst Thormahlen
• Photography: Anton Corbijn, Mick Rock
• Illustrations: Ernst Thormahlen

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	13