To the Hilt (album)

To the Hilt
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	44:11
Label	Polydor (Europe) MCA (U.S.)
Producer	Golden Earring
Golden Earring chronology
Switch (1975) To the Hilt (1976) Contraband (1976)

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To the Hilt is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Hay and 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

Personnel[]

• George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
• Barry Hay - flute, vocals
• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
• Robert Jan Stips - keyboard

Additional personnel

• Chris Mercer - saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Eelco Gelling - guitar
• - saxophone

Production[]

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

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