Tuscany (album)

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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]

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.

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.