Annie Haslam (album)

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Annie Haslam
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Studio album by
Annie Haslam
Released2 October 1989
RecordedHouse of Music, West Orange, New Jersey October-November 1988 and April-May 1989
Cue Studios, Falls Church, Virginia, April 1989
Eden Studios, London, UK, June 1989
Genre Pop
Length46:21
Label Epic
Virgin (Japan)
Producer Larry Fast, Michael Caplan
Annie Haslam chronology
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Annie Haslam is the third solo album by Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam, released in 1989.

Renaissance (band) band

Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a fusion of classical, folk, rock, and jazz influences. Characteristic elements of the Renaissance sound are Annie Haslam's wide vocal range, prominent piano accompaniment, orchestral arrangements, vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser, and versatile drum work. The band created a significant following in the northeast United States in the 1970s, and that region remains their strongest fan base.

Annie Haslam Singer, songwriter, and painter

Annie Haslam is an English vocalist, songwriter, and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal range. From 2002, Haslam has developed a parallel career as a visual artist, producing paintings on canvas, painted musical instruments, and giclées.

Contents

The album consisted mostly of original material and included covers of Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow", which had been a UK number 4 hit in 1983, and Rose Royce's 1978 UK number 3 hit "Wishing on a Star".

Mike Oldfield English musician, multi-instrumentalist

Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

Moonlight Shadow 1983 Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly song

"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number one on a number of charts around Europe.

Rose Royce American soul and R&B group

Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B group. They are best known for several hit singles during the 1970s including "Car Wash", "I Wanna Get Next to You", "I'm Going Down", "Wishing on a Star", and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore".

Track listing

  1. "Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield) - 3:35
  2. "The Angels Cry" (Justin Hayward) - 4:25
  3. "When a Heart Finds Another" (Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf, Martin Page) - 4:43
  4. "Let It Be Me" (Neil Lockwood) - 4:31
  5. "She's the Light" (Annie Haslam, Larry Fast) - 2:17
  6. "Celestine" (Haslam, Fast) - 4:51
  7. "Further from Fantasy" (Kit Hain, John DeNicola) - 4:19
  8. "Wishing on a Star" (Billie Rae Calvin) - 4:32
  9. "Wildest Dreams" (Peter Bliss, Todd Cerney) - 4:56
  10. "One More Arrow" (Jay Gruska, Val Hoebel) - 4:08
  11. "One Love" (Haslam, Bliss) - 4:04

Personnel

Musicians

Larry Fast American composer

Lawrence Roger 'Larry' Fast is a synthesizer expert and composer. He is best known for his 1975–1987 series of synthesizer music albums (Synergy) and for his contributions to a number of popular music acts, including Peter Gabriel, Foreigner, Nektar, and Hall & Oates.

Synthesizer Electronic instrument capable of producing a wide range of sounds

A synthesizer or synthesiser is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals that may be converted to sound. Synthesizers may imitate traditional musical instruments such as piano, flute, vocals, or natural sounds such as ocean waves; or generate novel electronic timbres. They are often played with a musical keyboard, but they can be controlled via a variety of other devices, including music sequencers, instrument controllers, fingerboards, guitar synthesizers, wind controllers, and electronic drums. Synthesizers without built-in controllers are often called sound modules, and are controlled via USB, MIDI or CV/gate using a controller device, often a MIDI keyboard or other controller.

Electronic drum modern electronic musical instrument

An electronic drum, also known as electric drums, digital drums, or electronic percussion, is a modern electronic musical instrument, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit or other percussion instruments. An electronic drum consists of an electronic or digital sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds and one or more electric sensors to trigger the sounds. Like regular drums, the sensors are struck by drum sticks or by the hands and they are played in a similar manner to an acoustic drum kit.

Production

Michael Caplan is a music executive, who has worked for Sony Music Entertainment and Or Music, and signed artists such as Matisyahu, The Allman Brothers Band, Ginuwine, and Keb' Mo'. Caplan attended Clark University and graduated in 1978 with a degree in Psychology. He started his career working for Morris Levy, and then spent over 25 years at Sony, ending as a Senior Vice President for A&R. His artists have sold over 30 million records.

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References

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce. "Annie Haslam - Annie Haslam review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2015-09-23.
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