To the Hilt (album)

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

To the Hilt
Studio album by Golden Earring
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Hard rock progressive rock art rock[1]
Length	44:11
Label	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[2] "To the Hilt" Released: June 1976[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

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
• Bertus Borgers - 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

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	46
US Billboard 200[7]	156