A Song for All Seasons
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A Song For All Seasons was a 1978 album by progressive rock band Renaissance
. It marked the return of electric guitars to the band's music after several years of absence.
A shortened recording of "Back Home Once Again" was used as the theme song for the short-lived 1977 British TV series The Paper Lads
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Drummer Terry Sullivan had his first songwriting credit with the band on the title track. He was responsible for the basic tune to the song's extended instrumental intro. This was based on a song he wrote on guitar in 1971.
Renaissance (band)
Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, most notable for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia" and "Ashes Are Burning".-Original incarnation :...
. It marked the return of electric guitars to the band's music after several years of absence.
Information about the album
"Northern Lights", which became a Top 10 hit on the U.K. charts, was the band's best selling single.A shortened recording of "Back Home Once Again" was used as the theme song for the short-lived 1977 British TV series The Paper Lads
The Paper Lads
The Paper Lads was a children's television series made by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were only two series made; each of seven episodes...
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Drummer Terry Sullivan had his first songwriting credit with the band on the title track. He was responsible for the basic tune to the song's extended instrumental intro. This was based on a song he wrote on guitar in 1971.
Track listing
- "Opening Out" (Camp-Dunford) – 4:14
- "Day of the Dreamer" (Camp-Dunford) – 9:43
- "Closer than Yesterday" (Camp-Dunford) – 3:18
- "Kindness (At the End)" (Camp) – 4:51
- "Back Home Once Again" (Camp-Dunford) – 3:15
- "She Is Love" (Dunford-Thatcher) – 4:11
- "Northern Lights" (Dunford-Thatcher) – 4:06
- "A Song for All Seasons" (Camp-Dunford-Sullivan-Thatcher-Tout) – 10:53
Personnel
- Annie HaslamAnnie HaslamAnnie Haslam is an English progressive rock vocalist and songwriter.Originally a fashion student, she began studying under opera singer Sybil Knight in 1970 and developed her five-octave vocal range...
– lead & backing vocals - Jon Camp – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Kindness" & "She Is Love"
- Michael Dunford – guitars
- John Tout – keyboards
- Terence Sullivan – drums, percussion
- HipgnosisHipgnosisHipgnosis was a British art design group that specialized in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T.Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO and XTC...
– album cover design