Coming Up for Air (Kayak album)

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Coming Up For Air
Kayak ComingUp.jpg
Studio album by Kayak
Released 2008
Recorded 2007, at KHS Studio, Syco Studio and Shamrock Studio
Genre Progressive rock
Length60:14
Label SMH
Producer Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman
Kayak chronology
Kayakoustic
(2007)
Coming Up For Air
(2008)
The Anniversary Box
(2008)

Coming Up For Air is the 13th studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. [1] It was released in 2008. The song "Undecided" was a single in The Netherlands, featuring the non-albumtrack "Beat The Clock".

Kayak (band) Dutch progressive rock band

Kayak is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album See See The Sun was released, including three hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit reaching No. 6 on the Dutch charts in March 1979. They disbanded in 1982 after releasing nine albums.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Alienation" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 3:55
  2. "Man In The Cocoon" (Koopman/Oudshoorn)- 2:53
  3. "Time Stand Still" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 3:21
  4. "Freezing" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 3:50
  5. "Medea" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 3:47
  6. "Daughter Of The Moon" (Koopman)- 3:41
  7. "Undecided" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 4:09
  8. "Sad State Of Affairs" (Koopman)- 4:23
  9. "About You Without You" (Koopman)- 3:16
  10. "The Mask And The Mirror" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 4:45
  11. "Selfmade Castle" (Koopman/Oudshoorn)- 3:33
  12. "What I'm About To Say" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 4:24
  13. "Wonderful Day" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 3:44
  14. "Broken White" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 4:25
  15. "Coming Up For Air" (Scherpenzeel/Linders)- 6:12

Lineup

Ton Scherpenzeel Dutch musician

Ton Scherpenzeel is a keyboardist and a founding member of the Dutch rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum.

Pim Koopman Dutch musician and actor

Wilhelmus Frederikus (Pim) Koopman was the drummer and percussionist of the Dutch progressive rock band, Kayak.

Edward Reekers Dutch actor

Edward Reekers is a Dutch singer and voice actor. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.

Guest musicians

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