Phantom of the Night explained

Phantom of the Night
Type:studio
Artist:Kayak
Cover:cover_-_phantom_of_the_night.jpg
Released:1978 (CD: 2010)
Genre:Progressive rock
Label:Europe: Vertigo/Phonogram
United States: Janus Records
Producer:Dennis MacKay & Kayak
Prev Title:Starlight Dancer
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Periscope Life
Next Year:1980

Phantom of the Night is the sixth studio album by Dutch Progressive rock band Kayak.[1] "Ruthless Queen" was released as a single, becoming the band's biggest hit, nearing the top of the charts in the Netherlands.

In the United States, the LP (with a different sleeve design) was also released as a picture disc, in a limited edition of 3,000 copies.

The album was Kayak's biggest commercial success, but it was only in August 2010 that it was released on CD in its own right. Until that date, the album was only available as part of the "3 Originals" 2 CD boxed set with two other Kayak albums which were "Starlight Dancer" and "Periscope Life".

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Keep the Change" – 3:38 (T. Scherpenzeel)
  2. "Winning Ways" – 3:35 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)
  3. "Daphne (Laurel Tree)" – 5:06 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)
  4. "Journey Through Time" – 3:24 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)
  5. "Phantom of the Night" – 5:02 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)

Side 2

  1. "Crime of Passion" – 3:30 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)
  2. "The Poet and the One Man Band" – 4:10 (T. Scherpenzeel)
  3. "Ruthless Queen" – 4:47 (I. Linders/T. Scherpenzeel)
  4. "No Man's Land" – 4:00 (T. Scherpenzeel)
  5. "First Signs of Spring" – 3:39 (T. Scherpenzeel)

Band members

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kayak&titel=Close+To+The+Fire&cat=a Dutch Charts - Kayak albums chart positions
  2. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979. dutchcharts.nl. 4 March 2021.