Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers and brothers, Rob Bolland (born on 17 April 1955) and Ferdi Bolland (born on 5 August 1956). They were born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
They produced and wrote for such artists as Falco (including his Number 1 hit "Rock Me Amadeus"), Samantha Fox ("Love House"), and wrote the Status Quo hit "In the Army Now" – which they released under their own name in 1981 and which was also recorded by Gerard Joling. As musicians in their own right, they released their first, eponymous, album in 1975.
Their hit singles career started as early as 1972, with Wait for the Sun in a folk, a cappella-style following the success of Simon and Garfunkel and their Dutch equivalents Greenfield and Cook. When, in 1976, their success started to wane, they turned towards a more electronic sound, an early example of which can be heard in Spaceman, a 1978 hit in the Netherlands.
Outside the Netherlands, they shortened their name to Bolland and established their name internationally with the release of the concept album "The Domino Theory". The edgy, tuneful album is a critical look at war and US intervention in foreign conflicts from the viewpoint of the foot soldier. It contains the single "In the Army Now", which reached number 1 in Norway and held the top spot for six consecutive weeks. In South Africa, the single peaked at number 9 in May 1982, boosted by increased conscription due to the South African Border War. Francis Rossi, lead singer of Status Quo, is widely quoted as having heard the song while on the Autobahn in Germany. He eventually persuaded Quo to record it, and the single reached number 2 in the UK in Autumn, 1986. However, the song is best understood as part of the original Bolland album.
They are the owners of Bolland Studios, located in Blaricum, in the Dutch countryside. It was one of the first studios in The Netherlands to host an SSL SL4040 E Series.
In 1984 they released the album "Silent Partners". The biggest hit from this album was called "Ten American Girls". Subsequent albums followed through the 1990s.In 1997 the Bolland brothers wrote, produced and played an album under the moniker "Daniella's Daze", on the heavy metal label Roadrunner Records. The electronic rock album was called Slut and featured an uncredited female singer. The only single, "100% Jesus", received good radio airplay in Australia, but no further CDs were released by the collective.
1972 – Florida1973 – Greatest Hits1974 – The Best1975 – Bolland & Bolland1981 – The Domino Theory1984 – Silent Partners1987 – Brotherology1990 – Pop Art1991 – Dream Factory1991 – The Bolland Project (Darwin the Evolution)1995 – Pure1996 – Good for Gold (Best of 1972–1978)1972 – Summer of '711972 – Wait for the Sun1972 – Florida1973 – Ooh La La1973 – Leaving Tomorrow1973 – I Won't Go Anywhere1974 – Mexico, I Can't Say Goodbye1974 – Train to Your Heart1974 – Dream Girl1975 – You Make Me Feel So High1975 – Holiday1976 – Souvenir1976 – The Last Apache1977 – Time of Your Life1978 – Spaceman1978 – UFO (We're Not Alone)1978 – Hold On1979(?) – Liverpool Eyes (???)1979 – Colorado (Canta Xandra)1979 – Melodrama1980 – The Music Man1980 – Way Back in the Sixties1981 – You're in the Army Now / Let's Help A.R.V.I.N. Out / The Domino Theory Theme1982 – Cambodia Moon1983 – Heaven Can Wait / You're in the Army Now (Special New Extended Version) 1984 / Ten American Girls / Night of the Shooting Stars1984 – Imagination / Night of the Shooting Stars (A&M Records)1984 – Imagination / The Boat (F1 Team)1984 – Imagination / Feels So Good (Teldec)1985 – The Boat / A Bordo / Le Bateau / Das Boot1985 – The Boat (Remix) / All Systems Go Go1987 – Tears of Ice / Tears of Ice (Instrumental) DE 11 (19 Weeks)1987 – Best Love of My Life / Rhapsody in Rock1988 – And the World Turns On (Remixes)1989 – The Wall Came Tumbling Down (Remixes) / Stormwarning1990 – Charge of the Love Brigade (Club Mix)1991 – The Lost Boys / Monty – A Place in the Sun1991 – Broadcast News / Hollywood Kids1991 – A Man Man with a Vision Dream Factory / Summer of `71 (Live-Version)1992 – The Bolland Project – Stand Up / Is It Really True1992 – The Bolland Project – Emma My Dear / For a Moment in Time1992 – The Bolland Project – Hey Charly / For a Moment in Time1994 – Love Somebody Now / Let's Fly / No More Lies1994 – The Good Die Young1995 - You're In The Army Now [Maxi-Single]1995 – A Few Good Men (Live-Version & Sing Along Version)1996 – A Night with Sharon Stone / Timemachine1997 – You're in the Army Now (Remixes)1998 – The Bolland Project – Tribute to Falco / We Say Goodbye / So Lonely1975 – Ginny Royce – Wonderboy / If the World Needs Love1984 – Numero Uno – Tora Tora Tora / Tiger (Instrumental)1985 – Numero Uno – Madonna / Madonna (Instrumental)1986 – Alexander Robinson – Perfection / It's Paradise1986 – Bon Bon – My Boyfriend's Back in Town / Mechanical Disco1986 – Amii Stewart – Break These Chains1987 – Numero Uno – Tattoo / Tattoo (Instrumental)1987 – Roger Chapman – The Drum / Red Moon & New Shoes1988 – Frank Boyen – Heut´ Nacht / Lass Mich Allein1988 – Suzy Quatro – We Found Love1988 – Samantha Fox – Love House1988 – Johnny Logan – Lonely Lovers / (Love You) Just a Little Bit More1989 – Amanda Redington – Fatal Attraction1989 – Suzi Quatro – Baby You're a Star1989 – Vicky Larraz – Besame (Superman)1989 – Shaun Cassidy - Memory Girl1991 – Suzi Quatro – Kiss Me Goodbye1992 – Goddess – Sexual1993 – Goddess – In My Bed1993 – Goddess – Je t'aime1993 – Goddess – Get Loud (Racism Beat It)1994 – Goddess – Spirits in the Night1994 – Goddess – Tapdancer (I Wanna See You Mooove)1994 – Ahmex – Paparazzi!1995 – Fancy – I Can Give You Love1995 – Ahmex – Girl1997 – WOW! – Keer Op Keer1997 – WOW! – Zomer1997 – WOW! – Lekker Lang Lekker1997 – Daniella's Daze – 100% Jesus1998 – Hard Blauw – De Wereld Is Van Jou1998 – WOW! – Big Beat Boy1998 – Ian Gillan & Ray Slijngaard – Smoke on the Water (Rock `N´ Rap Extravaganza)1998 – So Cheeky – Super Model1999 – Dana International – Free1999 – WOW! – The Night Before You Came / Music Box Lover2000 – Follow That Dream – Follow That Dream2000 – Rob Bolland & Brigitte Kaandorp & Babs Boys & V.I.G. – Hoeveel Vrouwen1985 – Numero Uno – Uno1985 – Falco – Falco 31986 – Falco – Emotional1986 – Amii Stewart – Amii1987 – Roger Chapman – Techno-Prisoners1988 – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun (2 tracks)1988 – Falco – Wiener Blut1989 – Rudi Carell Show – 1 Track: Laß Dich überraschen1989 – Vicky Larraz – Huracan (4 tracks, Besame, Cables de alta tensión, Celos, Solo promesas)1991 – Suzi Quatro – Oh, Suzi Q (incl. New Version of We Live Forever from the Brotherlogy Album)1992 – Goddess – The Sexual Album1992 – Falco – Nachtflug1995 – Fancy – Blue Planet Zikastar1995 – Ahmex – The Wicked Album1996 – Herman Brood – 50 The Soundtrack1997 – B.E.D.1997 – WOW! – Wild + Ondeugend1997 – Daniella's Daze – Slut1998 – David Vermeulen – Same1999 – Dana International – Free1999 – Falco – Verdammt Wir Leben Noch2000 – Follow That Dream – The Album2000 – Babs (Soundtrack)