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JAN AKKERMAN & KAZ LUX: ELI

TEli is the fourth solo album by the Dutch guitarist Jan Akkerman. It appeared under the name "Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux". The track "Strindberg" was written as a tribute to August Strindberg's works. A departure from the progressive rock that Focus produced, "Eli" is a concept album with elements of jazz, pop, and funk intermixed. It won the Netherlands' Edison Award in 1976 for Best Album.

Tracklist:

1.Eli 2.Guardian Angel 3.Tranquillizer 4.Can't Fake A Good Time 5.There He Still Goes 6.Strindberg 7.Wings Of Strings 8.Naked Actress 9.Fairytale

Lineup:

Jan Akkerman - guitars, bass guitar, Kaz Lux - vocals, Jasper van 't Hof - keyboards, Rick van der Linden - keyboards, Warwick Reading - bass guitar, Pierre van der Linden - drums, Richard DeBois - drums, Nippy Noya - percussion, Margriet Eshuis, Maggie MacNeal, Patricia Paay - backing vocals

Release date: April 21, 1976