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In the mid-1990s, both Haslam (who had released a self-titled solo album in 1989) and Dunford (who had been working on a proposed musical based on the Scheherazade storyline) formed their own bands, each using the name Renaissance and releasing albums with different line-ups.
The album was reissued 15 April 2014 by Red River Entertainment as Symphony of Light with three additional tracks. [5] These included the remaining two tracks from the 2010 3-song EP The Mystic and the Muse (the title track was already included) and the new song "Renaissance Man" written in honor of Michael Dunford.
Renaissance was initially released in the UK in 1969 by Island Records as catalogue ILPS-9114; it was also released in America on Elektra as EKS-74068, and by Island in Germany as 87 609 ET. In 1998, Renaissance was reissued by Mooncrest Records in the UK as Innocence. This reissue included six bonus tracks, but the packaging included no ...
Dunford co-wrote the theme song for the television show The Paper Lads with Renaissance bassist Jon Camp. [4] Dunford and Camp were the main songwriting duo for the band. In 1994, he formed "Michael Dunford's Renaissance" after meeting jazz singer Stephanie Adlington. [6] They toured for four years, ending when the real Renaissance was reformed.
The suite "Song of Scheherazade", which occupies most of the album's running time, was originally conceived by Renaissance guitarist Michael Dunford as the score for a theatrical musical. He and bassist Jon Camp would work on the musical during lulls in their Renaissance songwriting sessions at Dunford's house in Windlesham. [3]
Haslam and Dunford reformed Renaissance in 1998 with former drummer Sullivan and keyboardist Tout, beginning work on new album Tuscany the next year. [5] [20] After the first recording session, Tout was replaced by Mickey Simmonds, who completed the rest of the album. [21] Bass was recorded by guest contributors Roy Wood and Alex Caird. [21]
Tuscany is the 12th album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 2001. [1] After a lengthy hiatus, former members Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, Terence Sullivan and John Tout came together to record a new album, assisted by Roy Wood; Tout was unavailable for the later sessions and was replaced by Mickey Simmonds.
Time-Line the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in April 1983. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the last album released by Renaissance before they disbanded in 1987. With this album, Renaissance departed from their signature sound and toward 1980s pop, a change which had begun on their previous album, Camera ...