Excerpts from Nostradamus – The Fate of Man

Excerpts From Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man is a studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It is a shorter version of their double album Nostradamus - The Fate Of Man. The single CD contains 11 songs, plus "The Story Behind Nostradamus" in Dutch and English. The latter is a piece of spoken word, also used as voice-over at Nostradamus-concerts.

Track listing

(All lyrics by Irene Linders and Ton Scherpenzeel)

1. "Friend Of The Stars" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:17
2. "Celestial Science" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:50
3. "Seekers Of Truth" (Koopman) - 4:14
4. "Save My Wife" (Scherpenzeel) - 5:24
5. "Pagan's Paradise" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:23
6. "The Wandering Years" (Koopman) - 4:41
7. "A Man With Remarkable Talents" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:30
8. "Settle Down" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:21
9. "Tell Me All" (Scherpenzeel) - 3:27
10. "Living In Two Realities" (Scherpenzeel) - 4:11
11. "Act Of Despair" (Koopman) - 4:22

Bonus tracks

1. "The Story Behind Nostradamus" (English) - 13:16
2. "Het Verhaal Achter Nostradamus" (Dutch) - 11:58

Members

• Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, bass guitar, accordion, backing vocals
• Pim Koopman - drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Bert Heerink - lead and backing vocals ("The Astrologer")
• Cindy Oudshoorn - lead and backing vocals ("The Astrologer's Second Wife")
• Joost Vergoossen - guitars
• Rob Vunderink - guitars, lead and backing vocals ("The Opposition")
• Edward Reekers - lead and backing vocals, voice-over ("The Monk")
• Monique van der Ster - lead and backing vocals ("The Queen")
• Syb van der Ploeg - lead and backing vocals ("The Scientist")

Guests

• Marjolein Teepen - vocals ("The Flying Squadron")
• Eddy Koopman - percussion
• Rens van der Zalm - fiddle
• The Nostradamus Choir - vocals ("The People")
• Valentijn Achterberg - voice ("The Boy")