''See See the Sun'' is the first album by the
Dutch progressive rock
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band
Kayak
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The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...
. It was originally released by
Harvest Records in 1973 and reissued by Pseudonym with two bonus tracks (both of which were originally singles b-sides) in 1995, and again in 2012.
The song 'Mammoth' is one of the very few pop singles to feature a barrel organ (or
street organ
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). The organ, The Flamingo, was too big to get through the studio entrance. Therefore, the melody was recorded outside. Being a manually operated organ, the pace varied all the time, making it very hard to fit the piece into the rest of the song.
Track listing
# "Reason for it All" (Scherpenzeel) – 6:29
# "Lyrics" (Scherpenzeel) – 3:42
# "Mouldy Wood" (Slager/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 5:16
# "Lovely Luna" (Koopman) – 8:19
# "Hope for a Life" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 6:49
# "Ballet of the Cripple" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 4:39
# "Forever is a Lonely Thought" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 5:26
# "Mammoth" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 2:57
Dutch Charts - "Mammoth" peaked at No.17
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# "See See the Sun" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 4:13
Bonus tracks (1995 reissue)
# "Still Try to Write a Book" (Koopman) – 2:01
# "Give it a Name" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) – 2:44
Lineup
* 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 keyboardist ...
– lead vocals, percussion, Mellotron
* 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 nine ...
– guitars, backing vocals
* Ton Scherpenzeel – keyboards, backing vocals
* Cees van Leeuwen
Cornelis Hubertus Johannes (Cees) van Leeuwen (born 1951) is a Dutch former member of parliament for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 2002 to 2003.
Van Leeuwen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives at the 2002 election and sub ...
– bass, backing vocals, harmonica
* Pim Koopman
Wilhelmus Frederikus "Pim" Koopman (11 March 1953 – 23 November 2009) was a Dutch musician best known as the drummer and percussionist of rock band Kayak.
Biography
Born in Hilversum, Koopman co-founded Kayak in 1972, along with Ton Sche ...
– drums, backing vocals, synthesizer, marimba, lead vocals on "Lovely Luna," "Forever Is a Lonely Thought," and "Give It a Name"
Guest appearances
* Giny Bush and Martine Koeman – violins on "Lyrics"
* Ernst Reijseger – cello on "Lyrics"
* Gerrit-Jan Leenders – vocals, percussion on "Hope for a Life"
* Rijn Peter de Klerk – percussion on "Hope for a Life"
* G. Perlee – barrel organ "Flamingo" Amsterdam on "Mammoth"
References
External links
Album review
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Kayak (band) albums
1973 albums
Harvest Records albums