Tuscany is the 12th album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 2001.[1] After a lengthy hiatus, original 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.

Tuscany
Studio album by
Released25 October 2000 (Japan)
2001 (UK)
Recorded1987, 1999
StudioAstra Studio, Monks Horton, Kent, England
GenreProgressive rock
Length49:23
LabelEMI Music Japan
Giant Electric Pea (UK)
Producer
Renaissance chronology
Time-Line
(1983)
Tuscany
(2000)
In the Land of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan 2001
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

Although the album led to one London date on 9 March 2001 followed by a short tour of Japan,[3] with Haslam, Dunford, Sullivan and Simmonds augmented by Rave Tesar (keyboards) and David J. Keyes (bass, vocals), Annie Haslam subsequently announced that the band was again disbanding.[citation needed]

Track listing

edit

All tracks are written by Michael Dunford and Annie Haslam

No.TitleLength
1."Lady from Tuscany"6:41
2."Pearls of Wisdom"4:25
3."Eva's Pond"3:42
4."Dear Landseer"5:21
5."In the Sunshine"4:25
6."In My Life"5:26
7."The Race"5:00
8."Dolphin's Prayer"3:22
9."Life in Brazil"3:43
10."One Thousand Roses"7:12

Personnel

edit

Renaissance

edit

Guest musicians

edit
  • John Tout - piano on tracks 2 and 4, harpsichord on track 4, keyboards on track 8
  • Roy Wood - bass on tracks 4 and 5, keyboards and orchestral arrangements on track 5, backing vocals on track 8, percussion on track 9, producer on track 5
  • Alex Caird - bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 and 10

Production

edit
  • Rob Williams, David Woolgar - engineers and mixing
  • David Ivory & Cheek - mastering at Sigma Sound Services, Philadelphia, PA
  • Hal Jay Greene, Jim Wood - executive producers

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Tuscany - Renaissance | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ Fielder, Hugh (March 2012). "Renaissance - Reissues". Classic Rock (168): 106.
  3. ^ "RENAISSANCE In The Land Of The Rising Sun music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 14 April 2009.