Vitesse

1975 Vitesse is formed in Amsterdam by drummer Herman van Boeyen, Herman Brood (vocals, piano), Rob ten Bokum (bass) and Peter Smid (guitar).1976 Vitesse signs to Reprise and releases its full-length debut. Do You Wanna Dance/Stay A Little Stranger and April Wind/Steady Rollin' Man are the first singles to be taken from the album. Herman Brood leaves the band for a solo career.1977 The second album, Rendez-Vous, is released on the Negram label. The single You Can't Beat Me does not make it into the Top 40.1978 Vitesse releases its third album: Out In The Country. Despite being quite successful in West Germany, Vitesse does not succeed breaking the Netherlands. The singles We'll Do The Music Tonight en Out In The Country don't make it into the charts.1979 Rock & Roll Band is Vitesse's first hit single. The album Rock Invader reaches number 29 in the album charts.1980 The singles Whole Lot Of Travellin', Running And Hiding and Goin' Up fail to make it into the charts. Herman Brood, temporarily, returns in the band. Herman Brood & His Wild Romance1981 The album Good News and the subsequent singles, again, fail to enter the charts.1982 Vitesse scores two Top 10 hits with Rosalyn (9) and Good Lookin' (4). The album Live In Germany reaches to number 19. The compilation album Incomplete Works And Other Hits reaches to number 15.1983 The single Julia dents the charts at number 30.1984 The album Vanity Islands fails to make it into the charts.1985 The album Keepin' Me Alive is released, but without much success. The same goes for the singles taken from the album: Spanish Heat, Lights In The Air and Keepin' Me Alive. Reason enough for record company Philips to drop the band.1986 The single A Dirty Mind Is A Joy Forever is released on 21 Records.1987 The singles Room To Move and I Don't Lose A Friend are released, but without much success.1988 The compilation album The Best is released on Antilope Records.1989 The Zoo is formed by former Vitesse members Mark Boon and Michel LeGrand.1990 The single Ever Since I Met You is a sizable hit in Germany.1991 Vitesse is joined by Marcus Wienstroer.1992 The band releases the album Back On Earth on the Red Bullet label. Both the album and the single Happy fail to make it into the charts.1993 Mrs. Everlast is Vitesse's new single.1994 All Of The Time is Vitesse`s last single.
Albums:
1999 Good lookin' ( cd) Boeyen Englebert Carlton Cooymans 1999 Live in Germany CD Boeyen Englebert Carlton 1997 Best of Vitesse (Duitse uitgave) Boeyen Carlton Englebert van der Meij Versluijs Boon Lademacher 1992 Back on Earth Boeyen Wienstroer Mutz Ludwig 1988 Best of Boeyen Boon Versluijs Carlton Cooymans Englebert Lademacher 1985 Het beste van Vitesse van Boeyen Versluijs de Queljoe Leerdam van der Meij van Straaten 1985 Keepin' me alive (made in Romania) Van Boeyen Lademacher Legrand 1985 Keepin' me alive! Boeyen Lademacher Legrand 1984 Vanity Islands van Boeyen Lademacher Legrand Carlton Cooymans Englebert 1983 Incomplete works and other hits van Boeyen Englebert Carlton Cooymans 1983 Live 1980 van Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1982 Live in Germany van Boeyen Englebert Carlton 1982 Ready to Shoot (Japanse uitgave) van Boeyen Englebert Carlton Cooymans 1981 Good News van Boeyen Boon Langerak Fluitsma Cavelli Versluijs Janssen 1980 Live van Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1979 Vitesse UK van Boeyen de Queljoe Leerdam van der Meij 1979 Rock Invader van Boeyen de Queljoe Leerdam van der Meij 1978 Herman Brood in Vitesse 1975 van Boeyen Bagmeijer Bokum Brood Donselaar Big John Margriet & Hilde 1978 Out in the Country van Boeyen de Queljoe Leerdam van der Meij 1977 Vitesse Vitesse (rendez-Vous) van Boeyen Versluijs de Queljoe van der Meij 1977 Rendez Vous van Boeyen de Queljoe Versluijs van der Meij 1975 Vitesse
Singles:
1994 All of the time Battlefield of lovevan Boeyen Jan Somers 1992 Mrs. Everlast A woman a dayvan Boeyen Ludwig Mutz 1992 What kind of of man What kind of man (acoustic version)van Boeyen Ludwig Mutz 1992 Happy Get away It doesn't matter van Boeyen Mutz Wienstroer Ludwig 1990 Ever since I met you (ook op vinyl single) I don't lose a friend Additional vocal: Gina van Boeyen Ludwig van Dijk Timme 1989 Dancing cd single (ook op Vinyl 7) Dancing (long version) Bolero Rosalyn (remix) bedoeld voor de VS van Boeyen 1988 The risin' yen Keep on runningvan Boeyen Boon Le grand 1987 Room to move SusiBoeyen Versluijs Vunderink 1987 I don't lose a friend Susivan Boeyen Versluijs Vunderink 1986 A dirty mind is a joy forever Don't follow mevan Boeyen Versluijs Dakota van Eik 1985 Keepin' me alive Lonely strangersvan Boeyen Legrand van Eik Dakota 1985 Spanish heat You turn me on (disco version)van Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1985 You turn me on Juniorvan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1985 Lights in the air High on musicvan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher Tony Britnell 1984 Keep up (with the joneses) Nothing bettervan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1984 Highway love Dynamitevan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1984 Vanity Islands Youvan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1984 Vanity Islands (Duitse release) Youvan Boeyen Legrand Lademacher 1983 Tranist lover Pirates of lovevan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1983 All my heart Keep upvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1983 julia (Japanse release ) Rosalynvan Boeyen Carlton Engelebert Cooymans 1983 Julia ( Duitse release ) Runawayvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1983 Julia Runawayvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1982 Good lookin' Running the streetsvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1982 Good lookin' (Duitse release ) Running the streetsvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1983 Good Lookin (Japanse release) Running the steetsvan Boeyen Carlton Cooymans Englebert 1982 Rosalyn Screwed, blewed and tattooedvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1982 Rosalyn (Duitse release ) Screwed, blewed and tattooedvan Boeyen Carlton Englebert Cooymans 1981 Can't keep a promise On my ownvan Boeyen Boon Cavalli 1981 Desire Juniorvan Boeyen Cavelli Boon 1981 Generator of love Showbizzvan Boeyen Langerak Versluijs 1981 Generator of love ( 12 inch) Can`t keep a promisevan Boeyen Langerak Versluijs 1980 Goin' up Springtime confusionvan Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1980 Running and hiding Screwed, blewed and tattooedvan Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1980 Running and hiding (Duitse release ) Screwed, blewed and tattooedvan Boeyen van der meij van Straten 1979 Whole lot of travellin' Nobody knowsvan Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1979 On the run Nightflightvan Boeyen van der Meij van Straten 1979 Rock 'n roll band Hot shotsvan Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1979 Rock 'n roll band (Duitse release ) Hot shotsvan Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1979 Running and hiding Leaners songvan Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1979 We'll do the music tonight (UK demo uitgave) Rollin' through the midnight trainvan Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1979 Out in the country (Duitse release ) Take offBoeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1978 Out in the Country (Argentina release ) Afuera e El Ultimo Barco (De Ambon) Argentinavan Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1978 Out In The Country Last Boat (from Ambon)van Boeyen van der Meij de Queljoe Leerdam 1978 We'll Do The Music Tonight Give Me All You've Gotvan Boeyen van der Meij Versluijs de Queljoe 1977 You Can't Beat Me Sugar BabyBoeyen van der Meij van Dijk Versluijs 1976 April Wind Steady Rollin' Manvan Boeyen den Tex van Dijk veen 1976 Do You Wanna Dance Stay A Little Stranger