Night Vision is a studio album by Dutch progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Kayak

Kayak (band)

Kayak are 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 3 hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit reaching #6 on the Dutch charts in...

, released in 2001. It was the first studio album with singer Bert Heerink. Heerink had joined Kayak in 1999, to help original singer Max Werner

Max Werner

Max Werner was lead singer, drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager and drummer Pim Koopman in 1972....

 on songs from the past that were originally sung by Kayak's second lead singer, Edward Reekers

Edward Reekers

Edward Reekers is a Dutch singer. 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 Max Werner, who became the band's drummer. With Reekers as the new lead singer, Kayak immediately...

. When Werner left Kayak in 2000, Heerink stayed as their sole leadsinger, and recorded the double live album Chance For A Livetime

Chance for a Live Time (Kayak album)

Chance For A Live Time is a live album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, released in 2001. It was the first real live album of the band. In 1981 they had released a live album called Eyewitness. But that album was recorded in a recording studio, without audience.This album was the first with...

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During their tour of 2000, Kayak introduced a new member: guitarist/vocalist Rob Vunderink. Not a complete stranger to the band, as he had worked with Pim Koopman

Pim Koopman

Wilhelmus Frederikus Koopman was the drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band, Kayak.-Biography:...

 in the band Diesel

Diesel (band)

Diesel was a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the few Dutch acts to chart in the U.S. when their song "Sausalito Summernight" entered the U.S. Top 40 in 1981.-Biography:Diesel was created in October 1978 by ex-Kayak drummer Pim Koopman...

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After the "Night Vision"-tour, guitarist Rob Winter had to leave Kayak. He was (and still is) also the guitarist in the band of Dutch singer Marco Borsato

Marco Borsato

Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...

, and he was unable to combine work in two bands.

Track listing

1. "Icarus" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 8:24
2. "Miracle Man" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:54
3. "Cassandra" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:24
4. "A Million Years" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:36
5. "Water For Guns" - 4:08 (Koopman)
6. "The Way Of The World" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:35
7. "Hold Me Forever" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 3:27
8. "Tradition" (Koopman) - 7:59
9. "All Over Again" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 5:05
10. "Life Without Parole" (Koopman) - 4:11
11. "How" - (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 3:34
12. "Carry On Boy" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:03
13. "Good Riddance" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 4:13
14. "Rings Of Saturn" (Scherpenzeel/Linders) - 3:40

Bonus track on Japanese CD release:

1. "Never Before" (Scherpenzeel/Linders/Koopman) - 3:40

Members

• Ton Scherpenzeel
  Ton Scherpenzeel
  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 ....
  
   - keyboards, backing vocals, accordion
• Pim Koopman
  Pim Koopman
  Wilhelmus Frederikus Koopman was the drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band, Kayak.-Biography:...
  
   - drums, backing vocals
• Bert Heerink - lead and backing vocals, percussion
• Bert Veldkamp - bass guitar
• Rob Winter - guitars, mandoline
• Rob Vunderink - guitars, vocals (Lead vocal on "Life Without Parole")

Guest musicians

• Lorre Trytten - violin, viola
• Arlia de Ruiter - violin
• Pauline Terlouw - violin
• Jel Jongen - trombone
• Serge Plume - trumpet
• Allard Buwalda - saxophone
• Anne Nobel, Charlotte Magnée, Eric Magnée, Hanneke Last, Chantal v/d Klugt- choir on "Carry On Boy"