See see the sun is the first album by the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 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...

. It was originally released in 1973 and reissued with two bonus tracks (which were originally singles b-sides) in 1995.

The song 'Mammoth' is one of the very few pop singles to feature a barrel organ (or street organ

Street organ

A street organ is a mechanical organ designed to play in the street. The operator of a street organ is called an organ grinder. The two main types are the smaller German street organ and the larger Dutch street organ....

). The organ, The Flamingo, was too big to get through the studio entrance. Therefore the melody was recorded outside. Being a manually operated organ, the pace varied all the time, making it very hard to fit the piece into the rest of the song.

Track listing

1. "Reason for it All" (Scherpenzeel) - 6:29
2. "Lyrics" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:42
3. "Mouldy Wood" (Slager/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) - 5:16
4. "Lovely Luna" (Koopman) - 8:19
5. "Hope for a Life" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) - 6:49
6. "Ballet of the Cripple" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) - 4:39
7. "Forever is a Lonely Thought" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel)- 5:26
8. "Mammoth" (Koopman/Scherpenzeel) - 2:57
9. "See See the Sun" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel)- 4:13

Bonus tracks (1995 reissue)

1. "Still Try to Write a Book" (Koopman) - 2:01
2. "Give it a Name" (Van Leeuwen/Koopman/Scherpenzeel) - 2:44

Lineup

• 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, vocals
• Pim Koopman
  Pim Koopman
  Wilhelmus Frederikus Koopman was the drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive rock band, Kayak.-Biography:...
  
   - drums, synthesizer, marimba, vocals
• 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....
  
   - lead vocals, percussion, mellotron
• Cees van Leeuwen - bass, harmonica, vocals
• Johan Slager
  Johan Slager
  Johan Slager is the original guitar player of the Dutch Progressive Rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman and Max Werner in 1972. He left the band in 1982 after 9 albums, and returned briefly for a couple of performances in the 1990s...
  
  - guitars, vocals

Guest appearances

• Giny Bush and Martine Koeman - violins on "Lyrics"
• Ernst Reijseger - cello on "Lyrics"
• Gerrit-Jan Leenders - vocals, percussion on "Hope for a Life"
• Rijn Peter de Klerk - percussion on "Hope for a Life"
• G. Perlee - barrel organ "Flamingo" Amsterdam on "Mammoth"