The Last Encore

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The Last Encore
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Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedMay – July 1976, at Morgan Studio, Brussels, Belgium
Genre Progressive rock
Length40:52
Label Vertigo
Producer Kayak
Kayak chronology
Royal Bed Bouncer
(1975)
The Last Encore
(1976)
Starlight Dancer
(1977)

The Last Encore is the fourth album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released by Vertigo Records in 1976.

Contents

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. [1] After this album, drummer and founder member Pim Koopman left the band to become a record producer. He returned to Kayak in 1999.

Track listing

  1. "Back To The Front" (Scherpenzeel/Slager) - 4:30
  2. "Nothingness" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:56
  3. "Love Of A Victim" (Koopman) - 2:49
  4. "Land On The Water" (Koopman) - 2:27
  5. "The Last Encore" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:59
  6. "Do You Care" (Koopman) - 2:48
  7. "Still My Heart Cries For You" (Koopman) - 4:32
  8. "Relics From A Distant Age" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:54
  9. "Love Me Tonight / Get On Board" (Scherpenzeel) - 2:40
  10. "Evocation" (Koopman) - 3:49
  11. "Raid Your Own House" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:35
  12. "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 contains songs from the European "The Last Encore" and "Starlight Dancer" albums. It has the sleeve design of "The Last Encore".

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