The Last Encore

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Released 1976, 2002 (reissue) Artist Kayak Genre Progressive rock		Producer Kayak Release date 1976

Recorded May - July 1976, at Morgan Studio, Brussels, Belgium The Last Encore(1976) Starlight Dancer(1977) Label Universal Music Digital Luxembourg Similar Kayak albums, Other albums

Kayak the last encore

The Last Encore is the fourth album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released in 1976 and issued on CD in 1995, with a re-release in 2002.

The songs "Still My Heart Cries For You" and "Do You Care" were released as singles in The Netherlands.

After this album, drummer and founder member Pim Koopman left the band to become a record producer. He returned to Kayak in 1999.

Kayak back to the front

Track listing

"Back To The Front" (Scherpenzeel/Slager) - 4:30
"Nothingness" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:56
"Love Of A Victim" (Koopman) - 2:49
"Land On The Water" (Koopman) - 2:27
"The Last Encore" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:59
"Do You Care" (Koopman) - 2:48
"Still My Heart Cries For You" (Koopman) - 4:32
"Relics From A Distant Age" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:54
"Love Me Tonight / Get On Board" (Scherpenzeel) - 2:40
"Evocation" (Koopman) - 3:49
"Raid Your Own House" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:35
"Well Done" (Koopman) - 0:53

The original LP was not released in the USA. Instead, Janus Records released an LP with songs from 2 European Kayak releases. The USA LP Starlight Dancer contained songs from the European "The Last Encore" and "Starlight Dancer" albums. It had the sleeve design of "The Last Encore".

Lineup

Max Werner - lead (all but 12) vocals, percussion, Mellotron

Johan Slager - guitars, backing vocals

Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, backing vocals, accordion, double bass

Bert Veldkamp - bass, backing vocals, double bass, saxophone, zither

Pim Koopman - drums, backing and lead (12) vocals percussion, marimba, piano

Songs

1Back to the Front4:34
2Nothingness4:01
3Love of a Victim2:52

References

The Last Encore Wikipedia

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