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.

Phantom of the Night
Studio album by
Released1978 (CD: 2010)
GenreProgressive rock
LabelEurope: Vertigo/Phonogram
United States: Janus Records
ProducerDennis MacKay & Kayak
Kayak chronology
Starlight Dancer
(1977)
Phantom of the Night
(1978)
Periscope Life
(1980)
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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

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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

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Dutch Charts - Kayak albums chart positions
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kayak – Phantom Of The Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 March 2021.