To the Hilt
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To the Hilt is an album
Album
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 by Dutch
Netherlands
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 rock
Rock music
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 band Golden Earring
Golden Earring
Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...

, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....

).

Track listing

All songs were written by Barry Hay and George Kooymans, except where noted.
  1. "Why Me?" (John Fenton, Hay, Kooymans) – 7:13
  2. "Facedancer" – 4:09
  3. "To the Hilt" – 3:07
  4. "Nomad" – 7:06
  5. "Sleepwalkin'" – 5:00
  6. "Latin Lightning" – 7:15
  7. "Violins" – 10:21

Credits

  • Bertus Borgers - saxophone
    Saxophone
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  • Rinus Gerritsen - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , keyboard
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Barry Hay - flute
    Flute
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    , vocals
    Singing
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  • George Kooymans - guitar
    Guitar
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    , vocals
  • Robert Jan Stips - synthesizer
    Synthesizer
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    , keyboard
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk - percussion
    Percussion instrument
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    , drums
    Drum kit
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  • Chris Mercer - saxophone, tenor saxophone
    Tenor saxophone
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Production

  • Producer: Golden Earring
  • Executive producer: Fred Haayen
  • Engineer: John Kreik, John Kriek
  • Assistant engineer: Robert Ash
  • String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
  • Concept: George Hardie
  • Photography: Richard Manning

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1976 Pop Albums 156
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