# The Shoes (Dutch band)

The Shoes are a Dutch Nederbeat band from Zoeterwoude that had a string of hits from 1966. The group was founded in 1963 as The White Shoes. They still perform.

## Band members

* Theo van Es : vocals
* Wim van Huis : guitar
* Jan Versteegen : bass
* Henk Versteegen : drums

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Format | Label | Other |
| 1968 | Wie The Shoes Past... | 12"LP | Polydor | 236 168 |
| 1969 | Greatest Shoes' Hits | 12"LP | Polydor | 236 813 |
| 1970 | Let The Shoes Shine In | 12"LP | Polydor | 2441 013 |
| 1973 | The Best | 12"LP | Polydor | 2495 046 |
| 1974 | Make Up Your Make-Up | 12"LP | Negram | NR 103 |
| 1980 | Greatest Hits | 12"LP | Polydor | 2426 026 |
| 1982 | Live '81 | 12"LP | CNR | 660 102 |
| 1990 | Greatest Hits (Nederpop) | CD | Polydor | 843 208 2 |
| 1995 | Do It | CD | Multidisk | 551 048 2 |
| 1998 | Na Na Na | CD | Rotation | 557 779 2 |
| 2002 | Singles A's & B's | 2 CD's | Hunter Music | HM 1389 2 |
| 2004 | Wie The Shoes Past + Let The Shoes Shine In | CD | Hunter Music | HMR 1585 2 |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Format | Label | Other |
| 1963 | The Shuck / Warum Weinst Du | 7"single | Monty Records | 14 447 (als White Shoes) |
| 1963 | Bye Bye Baby / I Will Be Home Again | 7"single | Monty Records | 14 449 (als White Shoes) |
| 1966 | Standing And Staring / Ask My Mother | 7"single | Polydor | S 1210 |
| 1967 | Na NA Na / Listen To The Lyrics Of This Song | 7"single | Polydor | S 1219 |
| 1967 | Peace And Privacy / Once Again | 7"single | Polydor | S 1237 |
| 1967 | Farewell In The Rain / What In The World Is Love | 7"single | Polydor | S 1249 |
| 1968 | Farewell In The Rain / Na Na Na | 7"single | Vogue | DV 14 718 (Duitsland) |
| 1968 | No Money For Roses / Imagination | 7"single | Polydor | S 1257 |
| 1968 | Farewell In The Rain / No Money For Roses | 7"single | Durium Marche Estere | DE 2694 (Italië) |
| 1968 | Man's Life / I Don't Want To Go | 7"single | Polydor | S 1265 |
| 1968 | Don't You Cry For A Girl / Shooting Star | 7"single | Polydor | S 1282 |
| 1968 | Tank Esso Mix / He Spoiled The Days | 7"single | Esso | LP 1 |
| 1969 | Emptyness / End Of The Line | 7"single | Polydor | S 1301 |
| 1969 | That Tender Looking Angel / Trip Around The World | 7"single | Polydor | S 1310 |
| 1969 | Happiness Is In This Beat / My Girl Flo | 7"single | Polydor | S 1318 |
| 1969 | Daylight / Time Is What I Need | 7"single | Polydor | S 1331 |
| 1969 | End Of The Line / Happiness Is In This Beat | 7"single | Polydor | 59354 (Duitsland) |
| 1970 | Osaka / Flutes, Horns, Strings And Drums | 7"single | Polydor | 2050 014 |
| 1970 | Adios Corazon / I'm On My Way | 7"single | Polydor | 2050 035 |
| 1970 | After All / Highways And Byways | 7"single | Polydor | 2050 062 |
| 1971 | Bless The Day / Be What You Are | 7"single | Polydor | 2050 085 |
| 1971 | Join The Celebration / Little Miss Lonely | 7"single | Polydor | 2050 122 |
| 1974 | Face To Face / No One Knows | 7"single | Negram | NG 403 |
| 1974 | Up And Down / She La La | 7"single | Negram | NG 432 |
| 1974 | Make Up Your Make-Up / Good Morning Everyone | 7"single | Negram | NG 454 |
| 1975 | The Hour Comes Nigh / Bumpy Sound | 7"single | Negram | NG 488 |
| 1975 | Who Am I / Angel Of The Night | 7"single | Negram | NG 2068 |
| 1981 | Osaka (Live) / Na Na Na (Live) | 7"single | CNR | 141 786 |
| 1995 | In My Dreams + Donna | CDS | Multidisk | 551 573 2 |

### Singles chart

| Single title | Release date | Charting in the Dutch Top 40 | Charting in the Dutch Top 40 | Charting in the Dutch Top 40 | Comments |
| Single title | Release date | Date of entry | Highest | Weeks | Comments |
| Standing and staring | | 3-12-1966 | 13 | 12 | |
| Na na na | | 18-2-1967 | 6 | 12 | |
| Peace and privacy | | 20-5-1967 | 14 | 6 | |
| Farewell in the rain | | 7-10-1967 | 14 | 8 | |
| No money for roses | | 9-3-1968 | 14 | 9 | |
| Man's life | | 25-5-1968 | 11 | 7 | |
| Don't you cry for a girl | | 7-9-1968 | 5 | 9 | |
| Emptiness | | 25-1-1969 | 34 | 3 | |
| That tender looking angel | | 10-5-1969 | 26 | 4 | |
| Happiness is in this beat | | 2-8-1969 | 19 | 5 | |
| Daylight | | 29-11-1969 | 35 | 2 | |
| Osaka | | 11-4-1970 | 6 | 10 | |
| Adios corazon | | 18-7-1970 | 30 | 3 | |
| Face to face | | 9-2-1974 | 12 | 7 | |
| Make up your make up | | 9-11-1974 | 26 | 4 | |