''The Last Encore'' is the fourth album by the

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band

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. It was originally released by Mercury Records in 1976 and issued on CD in 1995, with a re-release by Universal in 2002. The songs "Still My Heart Cries For You" and "Do You Care" were released as singles in The Netherlands but neither charted in the Top 40.Dutch Charts - Kayak albums singles positions
/ref> After this album, drummer and founder member

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 ...

left the band to become a record producer. He returned to Kayak in 1999.

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 ''Starlight Dancer'' is a 1977 album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was produced by Jack Lancaster and Kayak. The North American release is very different from the original Dutch/European release with the same title. In fact it is a com ...

'' contains songs from the European "The Last Encore" and "Starlight Dancer" albums. It has the sleeve design of "The Last Encore".

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 (all but 12) 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 ni ...

- guitars, backing vocals *

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 ...

- keyboards, backing vocals, accordion, double bass *

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- bass, backing vocals, double bass, saxophone, zither *

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

References

External links

Official homepage
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