''Cyril'' is the first solo album by Dutch singer-songwriter

Cyril Havermans Cyril Havermans is a Dutch musician, best known for being in the progressive rock band Focus. Life Cyril Havermans (birth name Cyriel Havermans) was the bassist and vocalist for a number of Dutch pop bands in the 1960s, using the stage name Car ...

. It was recorded in 1973 after Havermans left Dutch

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Focus Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to: Arts * Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film *''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore * ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...

. The parting was amicable and came about partly as a result of Havermans' desire to include more vocal content (Focus are primarily an instrumental band). His erstwhile band-mates contribute much instrumentation to the album. The songs are, for the most part, short acoustic guitar driven numbers and bear little resemblance to Focus material (Havermans did not write for the band). The lyrics are in English, apart from the traditional song "The Humpbacked Flute Player".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cyril Havermans except where noted #"A Long Line of Goodbyes" – 2:09 #"A Charm of Love Can Be" – 2:50 #"Theme for an Imaginary Lady" – 4:33 #"Ev'ry Day (Just For You)" – 2:40 #"Share Those Dreams" – 3:01 #"Get Yourself By" – 2:08 #"The Humpbacked Flute Player" (

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) – 3:18 #"Lady Sad Song" – 3:30 #"There's a Pain" – 2:37 #"Broken Dreams" – 2:42

Personnel

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Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus (band), Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding ja ...

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Thijs van Leer Thijs van Leer (pronounced: ; born 31 March 1948) is a Dutch singer and keyboardist, best known as the founding member of the rock band Focus as its primary vocalist, keyboardist, and flautist. Born and raised in Amsterdam among a musical famil ...

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Pierre van der Linden Pierre van der Linden (born 19 February 1946) is a Dutch drummer, songwriter and member of the band, Focus. Biography Van der Linden was influenced by his childhood hero Buddy Rich. He finds inspiration in French philosophers and classical comp ...

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* Andrea Willis – backing vocals *

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Citations

{{Authority control 1973 debut albums Cyril Havermans albums