Renaissance (Renaissance album)

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All tracks are written by Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, with themes by John Hawken and Louis Cennamo, except where noted.

Renaissance
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1969 [1]
Recorded1969
Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK
Genre Progressive rock
Length39:21
Label Island (Europe)
Elektra (US)
Producer Paul Samwell-Smith
Renaissance chronology
Renaissance
(1969)
Illusion
(1971)
Singles from Renaissance
  1. "Island"
    Released: January 1970 [2]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Kings and Queens"10:55
2."Innocence"7:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Island [nb 1] " 5:57
4."Wanderer" John Hawken, McCarty4:00
5."Bullet" 11:24
Bonus tracks on CD
No.TitleLength
6."The Sea"3:00
7."Island (single version)"3:37

Personnel

Renaissance

Production

Releases

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 explanation of what they were. Besides "Island" (single version) and "The Sea" (see above), there were the following: [4] [5]

On 29 November 2010, Esoteric Recordings released a remastered and expanded edition (including both sides of the band’s first single). [6]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. This track borrows heavily from Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata (Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor Op.13, 'Pathétique' : I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio and III. Rondo. Allegro)
References
  1. "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 29 November 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. "Renaissance singles".
  3. Eder, Bruce. "Renaissance - Renaissance review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. "Renaissance Discography". Nlightsweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. "The History Of Renaissance". Nlightsweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. "Renaissance 'Renaissance' Esoteric Recordings". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.