To the Hilt (album)

To the Hilt
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Genres	Hard rock progressive rock art rock
Length	44:11
Labels	Polydor (Europe) MCA (U.S.)
Producer	Golden Earring
Golden Earring chronology
Switch (1975) To the Hilt (1976) Contraband (1976)
Singles from To the Hilt
"Sleepwalkin'" Released: January 1976 "To the Hilt" Released: June 1976

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay, except "Why Me?" by Kooymans, Hay, John Fenton.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Why Me?"	7:13
2.	"Facedancer"	4:09
3.	"To the Hilt"	3:07
4.	"Nomad"	7:06
Total length:		21:44

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Sleepwalkin'"	5:00
6.	"Latin Lightning"	7:15
7.	"Violins"	10:21
Total length:		22:41

Personnel

Golden Earring

• Barry Hay – vocals
• George Kooymans – guitar, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion
• Robert Jan Stips – keyboards, ARP and Mood synthesizers, string arrangement on "Violins"

Additional musician

• Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone on "Sleepwalkin'" and "Latin Lightning"

Production

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

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	46
US Billboard 200	156