Live at Carnegie Hall (Renaissance album)
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Live at Carnegie Hall was a 1976 live double album by progressive rock band Renaissance
. It presented songs from all of the band's Annie Haslam
-era studio albums thus far, including the forthcoming (at the time of the concerts) Scheherazade and Other Stories
.
orchestral arrangements: Tony Cox
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 presented songs from all of the band's Annie Haslam
Annie Haslam
Annie 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...
-era studio albums thus far, including the forthcoming (at the time of the concerts) Scheherazade and Other Stories
Scheherazade and Other Stories
Scheherazade and Other Stories is a 1975 album by progressive rock band Renaissance. It has often been considered their overall best album....
.
Side A
- "Prologue" (Dunford) - 8:10 [Time on vinyl album 7:35 ] (incorrectly credited to Dunford-Thatcher) (Actual album credits "Dunford/Thatcher")
- "Ocean Gypsy" - 7:13 [Time on vinyl album 7:55 ]
- "Can You Understand?" - 10:44 [Time on vinyl album 10:20 ]
Side B
- "Carpet of the Sun" - 3:47 [Time on vinyl album 4:15 ]
- "Running Hard" - 10:03 [Time on vinyl album 9:43 ]
- "Mother RussiaMother Russia (Renaissance song)Mother Russia is the closing song on Renaissance's 1974 album Turn of the Cards. It also appears on the 1976 live album Live at Carnegie Hall, the compilation Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol...
" - 10:30 [Time on vinyl album 10:48 ]
Side C
- "Song of Scheherazade" (Camp-Dunford-Thatcher-Tout) - 29:20 [Time on vinyl album 28:50 ]
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...
- vocals - Jon Camp - bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on "The Sultan" section of Scheherazade
- Michael Dunford - acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- John Tout - keyboards, backing vocals
- Terence Sullivan - drums, percussion, backing vocals
orchestral arrangements: Tony Cox