''Periscope Life'' is the seventh album by the Dutch

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/ref> The first CD issue (1993) had 2 bonus tracks. In 1998, the album (without the bonus tracks) was part of the Double CD ''3 Originals''

Track listing

# "Astral Aliens" (Linders/Lapthorn/T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:48 # "What's in a Name" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:12 # "Stop That Song" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:14 # "If You Really Need Me Now" (Linders/T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:15 # "Periscope Life" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:24 # "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" (Linders/Lapthorn/T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:39 # "The Sight" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:59 # "Lost Blue Of Chartres" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:24 # "Anne" (Linders/T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:19 # "One Way Or Another" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:56 # "Sad To Say Farewell" (Linders/T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:22

Bonus tracks on CD

# "Total Loss" (Linders/T. Scherpenzeel) – 4:11 # "What's Done Is Done" (T. Scherpenzeel) – 3:39

Personnel

Edward Reekers Edward Reekers (born 24 May 1957, in Hengelo) is a Dutch singer and voice actor. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Having been a fan of the band for years, Reekers joined Kayak in 1978. He replaced M ...

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Johan Slager Johan Slager (born 8 June 1946, Amsterdam) is a Dutch musician best known as the original guitarist of rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman, and Max Werner in 1972. He left the band in 1982 after ni ...

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Ton Scherpenzeel Ton Scherpenzeel (born 6 August 1952) is a Dutch keyboardist, composer, lyricist, and founding member of progressive rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum (Hilversum College o ...

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* Peter Scherpenzeel –

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Max Werner Max Werner (born 29 December 1953 in Hilversum) is a Dutch vocalist, musician, and drummer. He was the lead singer, drummer, and percussionist of the progressive art rock band Kayak. In 1972, Werner co-founded the band along with keyboard ...

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* Irene Linders – backing vocals * Katherine Lapthorn – backing vocals

Guest Musicians

* Jim Price –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

* Jim Gordon –

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clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

* Lee Thornburg –

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References

{{Authority control 1980 albums Kayak (band) albums