The Cats

The Cats was a pop band from Volendam, which was composed of Cees Veerman (1943-2014), Piet Veerman (born 1943), Jaap Painter (1943), Arnold Mühren (1944),Theo Kahin (1947-2001) and Piet Keizer from 1972 to 1975 (1952).

The Cats were founded in april 1964 and performed for the first time on on 30 april Queen's day 1964. The band which is seen as the founder of the eel sound was especially popular in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and performed around the world on. the band went three times apart, including in 1985 for last. The Cats are also called ' Fab Five ' called, The Beatles' nickname as a nod to ' Fab Four ' (fabulous foursome).

In Netherlands, the band Eleven Gold singles (over 100,000 copies sold) and fourteen gold albums (more than 50,000 copies sold.[1]  In the Top 40 came 37 singles, five of which are available on number 1, two on number 2 and five on number 3. In the Volendam's Top 1000 songs of this band in 2013 73 were noted.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == ===The beginning[ Edit] === The Cats started as The Mystic Four and originated from Electric Johnny & The Skyriders led by Jan Baran (Saiz), in which at one point all four members also played a role: Arnold Mühren, Cees Veerman, Piet Veerman and Jaap Painter. Because the band performed regularly, they had the need for a drummer that they found in Cees Magyar (Pal) who already had a folk band at The Skyriders since the start. The name The Mystic Four was then first still held, but in The Blue Cats changed. The band's name comes from the nickname of Cees Veerman, Pal, which was then still the lead singer, in combination with the blue suits that they then carried and in that time were in fashion.
 * 1.1 the beginning
 * 1.2 The successful years
 * 1.3 Eel sound
 * 1.4 trip to an American producer
 * 1.5 We should be together
 * 1.6 Third life
 * 1.7 Short-lived comebacks and reunions
 * 2 discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 Singles
 * 2.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 2.4 Dvds
 * 3 Compositions
 * 3.1 Singles
 * 4 see also

The band could be (co-) founded by a loan from Jan Buijs (Tuf), their later manager. This was the friend and later husband of the sister of Jaap painter. Baran made sure that the band got a more ambitious drummer. This was also at The Skyriders Theo Kahin who came from. In april 1964 after they fall and Blue they went further as The Cats. Their first gig under this name and with Theo Kahin as the drummer took place on 30 april Queen's day 1964.

To take part in talent shows, the band managed to come to the attention of well-known artists, which then were allowed to accompany them. They have acted as backing band for Imca Marina, Trea Dobbs andAnneke Grönloh. In addition, they had their own performances with cover music.

In 1965 they won a talent contest by Veronica that the offshore radio broadcast live on the radio. In Volendam was this then still so special, that all machines in the factories were turned off to listen to The Cats.From the victory came a recording contract with the pioneering label Durlaphone in Amsterdam, where they recorded their first three singles. None of the singles landed in the Top 40. At that time they were not yet released on an LP. Later, during the heyday in 1972, this was still well made when the singles including the B-sides were released on the LP Collectors classics only starting from one side is playable. ===The successful years<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After an audition with the song Tossing and turning The Cats on 11 January 1966 signed a contract with the label Bovema (later EMI) where during the first meeting discussed the guidance by an orchestra of 30 people. The first single they released at Bovema, What a crazy life, came immediately in the middle reaches of the Top 40 and stayed fifteen weeks in this chart are. Their first television appearance was disappointing for the band members and the Locals who were glued to the tv. Bob Rooyens left in his program Moef Ga Ga namely a cage with a cat on the podium finishes and Cees Veerman was the only one who briefly came into the scene.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also the subsequent singles achieved Top 40. Initially, the singles from The Cats all up tempopop songs and on the A-sides not yet by your own hands. At that time The Cats had also not yet the influence to many to decide for themselves. Cees Veerman told about this One way windaccording to the book: "In the start time determined the people at Bovema the repertoire ... It's happened several times that I went home sick because I had to warming up a song where I totally was not behind. Anyway, Sure he's a cat was a big hit and then you come, of course, to be stronger. " In the song Turn around and start again was first used theeel sound-orchestration and arrangements. The song reached a 14th place. When The Cats their music during the successful years especially, the choice came about by itself determined figures to give to the available numbers. What song was chosen democratically on the LP came and of what number one single had to be released. Although the band knew no leader, already made their position known Cees and Piet Veerman often more emphatically than others.

Presentation of the Edison of 1969 during the Grand Gala du Disque in February 1970<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The big break came when Piet Veerman took over the lead vocals of Cees Veerman, a decision where all the band members were excited about, including Cees Veerman itself because they knew what Piet Veerman performed live with his voice. Bovema was against a changing of the lead singer, but the band members wanted to necessarily mean that Piet Times were when the song would sing. This song and the changing of the lead singer then ushered in a successful period from 1968 to 1974, in which five numbers on place 1, two songs on place 2 and five numbers on place 3 of the Top 40 came. Because the band members are too busy with the performances, made Bovema sure session musicians play the music on the albums, so The Cats only have to come to the studio to the vocals on the plates for their account to participate.

The Cats on Schiphol, before their departure to Indonesia in 1971<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Times were when was still does not have its own composition, but that was amply compensated with the next single and number 1-hit, Lea, which was written by Arnold Mühren. The song tells the true story of the loyal fan Lia Vertelman that lethal became involved in a car accident.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The next single, Why from 1969, was also a number one hit and was also written by Arnold Mühren. The Cats had now reached a top level that they managed to maintain for some time. Their next # 1 was Marian, again from composer Arnold Mühren. In the second year of their success, 1969, The Cats were awarded a Edison, the highest award in the Dutch pop music. The Cats acted in a large number of countries in the world; the trips to Indonesia, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles are often recalled.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition to all the hits, then The Cats came with the song Where have I been wrong. This ballad, in which Piet Veerman a characteristic guitar lick let return, was written by the singer himself; the lick he developed together with his cousin Evert Veerman. The song was the fourth number-one hit from the band's history.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also in the following years followed songs that ended up high in the charts, including One way wind that was the most sold number of The Cats. This song, written by Arnold Mühren, was subsequently coveredapproximately 150 times.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  the single was also in Belgium and Switzerland, among others, a big hit. And in Germany, where more than a million copies were sold, which The Cats brought the Golden Dog, the highest record award in Germany.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1972 Cees Veerman got problems with his voice and initially it seemed that he would return again in a few months. The favorite substitute was his brother Muhammad, the lead singer of Left Side. However, his successful band who wanted two months left for a short-lived role as second solo singer with The Cats.

The Cats including Henk Elsink, Eli Asserand Willy Alberti during the presentation of theGolden Harp in 1973<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The replacement-from 2 May 1972-was then found in Piet Keizer, who had already road manager of The Cats had been and was well aware of the repertoire. Cees Veerman only came back at the end of 1973 and again Emperor remained also joined the band, which consisted of six members from then on. ===Eel sound<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The managers and Jan Jaap Buijs names during the plugs of the singles from The Cats always a bunch of eel for Veronica-dj Joost den Draaijer. Den Draaijer was at that time the American habit used to invent nicknames for certain music styles and gave to The music of The Cats the term eel sound with it. The Cats were the founders of the eel sound, a style which was followed by several other bands from Volendam, such as BZN.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Piet Veerman recalled years later about their style: "when I listened to those old tires, I realized just how ' own ' our sound was ... We have rehearsed for hours earlier in order for us to determine the right timbre individually... In fact, it was that monks work, because we almost every word, every sound and every phrase on a bathroom scale and there decide on names. "<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the documentary Single luck: One way wind of 1997 gave The Cats the NPS their side of the story behind the eel sound, which according to Piet and Cees Veerman and Jaap Painter above all has to do with their background Volendam and shaped by their experiences with the song of the fishermen from their cutters for the shore or while singing in the Church. The song One way wind is an example from the eel sound, according to Arnold Mühren, because it contains the necessary elements: the drama of Piet's voice, having a certain melancholy and the lash out in full with the singing vocals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  Plates Publisher schoonhoven belongs in the sound of the voice of The Cats especially Piet Veerman, the compositions of Arnold Mühren, the arrangements of Wim Jong blood and the production of Klaas Leyen back.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5] ===Trip to an American producer<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The producer of The Cats was since been switched to Bovema Klaas Leyen . Laird were looking for often for suitable songs in the bins of his publishing house. The package lay in the hands of Wim Jong blood. The Cats later posthumously brought out their thanks to his wife, something of which the them was sorry that they had transferred their ranking is not itself him better when he was alive.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">While the band had a successful five-year had and in 1973 was awarded a Golden Harp, was decided on a new course. The biggest successes were ever in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, but without the English-speaking countries, where in some of their texts were arrived as Sinterklaas rhymes. In addition, EMI with the band wanted a sound that more with the American market. Also played with it that there were tensions within the band. EMI-manager Peter schoonhoven was hoping a change of scenery would form a new challenge for The Cats, so that the band would stay together. "The Cats were At EMI Bovema, later, Holy!" said schoonhoven.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6]  There fell therefore the decision to switch to the American top producer Al Capps. Under his production manager was in 1974 the LP released Love in your eyes . In March 1975 the LP appeared Hard to be friends of this producer. He was referring to with his new sound choice on filling up the hole that was created when Creedence Clearwater Revival two years earlier was stopped.

Toppop, 1974<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite the success of this work, gobbling up The Cats of the fast and professional, but also somewhat tough approach in the u.s., with an increased role for Commerce. Also the producer and society a much larger contribution than Laird and had taken blood in Jong Netherlands, whereby the band members often had to comply with their wishes. The new, American sound was getting used to and went for a number of band members too far.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the plane home, the band decided to stop performing. Meanwhile ended up single Be my day of their latest LP on the first place of the charts. The Cats still worked the posted concerts and gave their farewell gig on 19 May 1974 in Purmerend . The band then played for another half year to complete performances were planned yet.The separation was limited to the performances and the band members decided to still work on plate and appearances on television to do so. Piet Keizer left all in the plane know to leave the band because he saw his income no longer certain. Cees Veerman left the band again between 1974 and 1975. He was one of the Cats who are most strongly against the shooting of Capps resisted and suggested to them dispose of the material in the sea for Maribaja. ===We should be together<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meanwhile, the band members on providing EMI with solo albums. Piet Veerman came with Rollin' on a river (1975), Jaap painter with Stay ashore (1976) and Cees Veerman with Another side of me (1976). Piet Veerman eponymous single reached Rollin' on a river as only the Top 40 from the individual work.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Piet Veerman told according to the book Piet Veerman, the story or ... about his solo LP: "afterwards was the move to include a solo album best link, it had just mean the end for The Cats. The remaining Catsleden were there be afraid of. "

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The conflicts out there over the years had been at The Cats, are in his book by journalist Jip Golsteijn (1973) about the band also called explained as Tour disease, which he described as a "mixture of boredom and overwork that builds up during long tours each irritation to a life-size conflict." After the tour in Suriname in 1969, the band as a result, even though three weeks apart. The conflicts were resolved, however, time and again, as is also evident from the quote from Piet Veerman in this Book: "to finish speaking, we are damn good at it. There we have a nearly ten-year training in. "

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite their announcement to go no longer occur, the deals from the country within. At the request of manager Jan Tuf was decided to anyway to do ten performances in large halls, such as the first in Thialf inHeerenveen. The following year were twenty gigs and at one point joined the band again in ordinary rooms. For these performances to two additional musicians, the band performed to Evert Veerman (Jash, great-nephew of Piet) and keyboardist Jan Keizer (not BZN)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7], which The Cats more possibilities offered.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The gradual comeback to the stage was accompanied with the release of the single in 1976 with the applicable title We should be together. During the comeback in the second half of the 1970s it became clear that the heyday of The Cats behind them layers. Only the number Save the last dance for me knew another track, 6-position to reach the Top 40 in; the sale of the other singles, however, remained far short of earlier successes.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">However, all the band members had to do with psychological symptoms. Cees Veerman had also suffered from depression for a few years and Piet Veerman had in these years suffer from high stress. Arnold Mühren then succumbed in 1979 as the third Cat under the pressure. In the documentary The story of... : "a man recounted Piet Veerman realizes not what's behind it and by which stress is nothing more written.It's on. "

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1979 they decided to keep and they closed it again for seen the chapter off with the single The end of The show; This song was already in 1972 on the LP Signed by The Cats. At the last minute, the single in 1980 another number 5-listing in the Top 40 on.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Manager Jan Buijs (Tuf) gave in 1980 that he had, in the first years still preponderance because he a few years older than the members of The Cats. But as they all grew older, hit the prevalence by age slowly away: "at that time last year I could no longer say, ' come on guys we are going to do so '. Which hand you used maybe it was, was then completely gone. "<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-afscheid1980_1-1" len="173" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1] ===Third life<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1982, Chris asked a friend of The Cats of Tilburg of the dancing La Diligence in Heerlen, to an English version of The Stagecoach of the 1957 edition of Jack Kerouac's to record. He wanted this song, La diligence, as Christmas and new year's present to its guests. After the song was turned on Hilversum 3, also on the call for the single came back. This single reached number 11 in the Top 40 and coincided with the medley Cats for ever of the Volendam band Next One that ended up at number 5 of the Top 40.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The circumstances were ringing in a new comeback with six new singles and the LP with the aptly named Third life. By members of the Group was the realization that they arise in recent years should have a very large part of royalties to EMI, by Cees Veerman expressed as "robbed". From the LP Third life released their music through their own production company and was therefore out of the distribution in the hands ofBoni Records.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [10]  Theo Kahin was missing during the first comeback tour, because he was at that time in divorce. At the second tour he was back in 1985. This second tour proved so heavy for the voice of Piet Veerman to have been that he had lost his singing voice there nearly throughout.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1985 the band fell apart and went Piet Veerman continues with a solo career. Two years later he had a great success with Sailin' home that ended up the charts and the number one best selling single of 1987.Also the other members went their separate ways: Arnold Mühren focused on his record studio, Cees Veerman continued as store clerk, was Mason and Jaap Painter Theo Kahin was representative in Hi-Fi equipment. Meanwhile, the band members took great pains because of a business dispute a fruitless lawsuit against Piet Veerman, whereby the mutual understanding for years became strained.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [11]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12] ===Short-lived comebacks and reunions<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1994 came Veerman (Cees), Mühren and painter with a new composition, together with Jan Akkerman (guitar) and Flaco Jiménez (accordion). Their album Shine on , however, knew the success of earlier and the single Poppy reached even not the Tipparade.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2001 there was a Catstribute organized by Johan toll and Michel Veerman of the music magazine 1Way Wind the magazine, with the members Veerman (Cees), Mühren and painter. During the performance were six hundred fans there to witness that Piet Veerman unexpectedly from the audience the stage came up and began to sing along with his old cronies. Since then, the friendships are restored.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Then it took until 2006, before new work by The Cats appeared. This happened with the cd/dvd that year Those were the days on which earlier work and two new songs: The best years of my life and the title songThose were the days. The same year were the four still living Cats appointed a member in the order of Orange-Nassau (drummer Theo Kahin was in 2001 deceased). Furthermore, The Cats named honorary citizen of California (1974), Edam-Volendam (2004) and Aruba (2004).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On February 15, 2008, the biography The Cats, a Dutch success story of Jip Golsteijn re-released in 1973. The same year also became the largest collection released up to that point, The Cats 100, a compilation album of 5 CDs.

<p lang="en" len="368" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The group released two compilation albums in 2014, including Complete, a box with a limited run of 1,000 pieces that includes nearly the entire work of The Cats and from 19 CDs exists. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The following list contains the albums (LPs and CDs) that were released in Netherlands; any markings are the positions in the albums chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [13]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Examples of albums that have appeared in other countries: 45 lives (1970, US) and Lo mejor (1972, Spain) and Katzen-spiele (1972, Germany). The last album distinguishes itself from the other countries, because all the songs are German translations. Further appears in the French still Sois ma femme, a translation of Be my day . ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Below are the singles that were released in Netherlands. There are also singles released abroad that had a different composition. So was about I walk through the fields in 1970 for example in Japan<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  on the A-side of a single in the Netherlands, while the b-side was of Magical mystery morning. In Germany in the German singles came from. ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Compositions<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Cats spent a lot of covers, especially at the beginning, but also wrote over a hundred songs. They wrote songs only, along with other Cats and also with writers outside the band. Vrij were often returning as co-writer, Marnec Nail Che and Alan Parfitt. Other writers who-along with Cats or special for The Cats-one or a few numbers produced, included Larry Murray, John Durrill, Al Capps, Henny Vrienten (later at Doe Maar), Henk Hofstede (Nits), Edward Reekers (Kayak), Peter the Wine (G'race), John Ewbank, Erik van der Wurff, Peter schoonhoven and Terence Hall.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The most prolific was Cees Veerman has produced forty-seven songs alone or with others. Arnold Mühren and Piet Veerman were each responsible for thirty-nine numbers, Jaap Painter for twenty-six and Theo Kahin for four. Three number-one hits were written by Arnold Mühren and one by Piet Veerman.

<p lang="en" len="68" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The first composition of each band member on a plate appeared was:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The music style is generally regarded as the distinctive voice, either eel soundsound of Piet Veerman, orchestration and harmony vocals of the other Cats. This is certainly the case for the period from 1968 to the American adventure in 1973-74.
 * 1965: Arnold Mühren, I'm ashamed to tell
 * 1966: Cees Veerman, Hopeless try
 * 1967: Jaap painter, How could I be so blind
 * 1969: Theo Kahin, Today
 * 1969: Piet Veerman, Somewhere up there

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the early years was Cees Veerman influenced by the music of The Kinks, Ray Davies which he the greatest songwriter in pop history has continued to find. He had once described the writing style of Arnold Mühren in the early days especially in the Paul McCartney-corner and the influence on Piet Veerman would initially mainly have gone from music in the style of The Drifters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [16]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">If the departed from the eel sound, ranged the music style in practice more, of somewhat psychedelicmusic as Magical mystery morning (1970) by Arnold Mühren, I love you, I do (1970) by Jaap painter and Don't waste your time (1971) by Piet Veerman, to sunshine pop such as Don't waste my time (1970) by Cees Veerman and funk/soul as Second pair of eyes (1984) by Piet Veerman. Rock music was also written, such as Country woman (1971) and Linda (1973) by Piet Veerman and How did you feel (1972) by Arnold Mühren, as well as rock and roll such as Come on girl (1972) and Ridin' train (1977) by Piet Veerman. The band also covered not only a lot of country music, but also wrote itself in this genre such as Annabell (1976) and Nashville (1978) by Jaap painter and Conclusions (1972) by Piet Veerman. More than once The Cats wrote ballads like it's over now (1969) and Irish (1970) by Theo Kahin, Let's follow the sun (1972) and Darling oh darling (1983) by Cees Veerman, and I've always tried to understand (1968) by Arnold Mühren and Why did you go by Jaap painter and Piet Veerman together. A single appeared a number that the instrumentalband members wrote together, especially as Silent breeze (1983) and Canción de la sierra(1984). ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===