Max Werner (musician)

Max Werner (left) with Pim Koopman, Johan Slager, Ton Scherpenzeel and Bert Veldkamp, ​​1974

Max Werner (born December 29, 1953 in Hilversum , North Holland ), known at times under the nickname Max Werlerofzoiets , is a Dutch singer and drummer .

biography

Max Werner was singer and drummer for the Dutch progressive rock group Kayak for eight years before releasing his first solo album Rainbows End in 1979 . In 1981 the album Seasons was released . The uncoupled pop single Rain in May became his most popular song. It reached number 2 in the German charts in the fall of 1981 and stayed in the charts for a total of 23 weeks. 1983 Roadrunner was another minor hit of his. In 1995 he released his last solo album, Not the Opera .

In 2000, Max Werner returned to the reformed group Kayak, which had disbanded in 1981, to record the CD Close to the Fire . In the autumn of the same year, however, he had to leave the group again for health reasons.

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Seasons   DE 30th 10/12/1981 (7 weeks)   NL 22nd 06/20/1981 (5 weeks)

Singles

Rain in May   DE 2 08/31/1981 (23 weeks)   CH 10 04/10/1981 (5 weeks)   US 74 05/16/1981 (6 weeks)   NL 3 05/09/1981 (11 weeks) Like an Autumn Leaf   DE 60 12/28/1981 (2 weeks) Roadrunner   DE 21st 07/11/1983 (12 weeks)

Solo albums

• 1979: Rainbows End
• 1981: Seasons
• 1988: How Can It Be… Like This?
• 1995: Not the Opera

Singles

• 1979: Rainbows End
• 1981: Rain in May
• 1981: Like an Autumn-Leaf
• 1981: Summer in the City
• 1982: Stop and Start
• 1983: Roadrunner
• 1984: Throw the Dice
• 1985: Dim the Light
• 1986: And the Rain
• 1995: Fortissimo

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1. ↑ Chart sources albums: DE NL
2. ↑ Chart sources singles: DE, CH, US NL

Web links

• Max Werner at Allmusic (English)
• Max Werner at Discogs (English)
• Discography ( Memento from March 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• Further information and photos from Bayerischer Rundfunk ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )