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Renaissance - Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 (1990)
	Album details
	Label: Sire / London/Rhino    Ref#: ?-0291 Date: 3/16/1990   Category:   Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
Like a prog-rock Pentangle, Renaissance served up a pleasing melange of classical, Celtic, pop, and rock influences that reached its peak during the mid-'70s recordings anthologized here. Live renditions of "Can You Understand" and "Carpet of the Sun" prove the band was as technically proficient (and long-winded!) on stage as they were in the studio. Annie Haslam's sweetly operatic vocals are complemented by orchestral-strength rock arrangements, including that obligatory Rickenbacker bass sound. With the inclusion of "Running Hard" and "Mother Russia," this collection features most of the band's best-known songs, although "Ashes Are Burning" is conspicuously absent. (Had to save something for volume two.) --Billy Grenier
Songs/Tracks
1.   Prologue   2.   Can You Understand   3.   Carpet Of The Sun   4.   Running Hard   5.   I Think Of You   6.   Black Flame   7.   Mother Russia   8.   Ocean Gypsy   9.   Trip To The Fair   10.   The Vultures Fly High   11.   The Young Prince And Princess As Told By Scheherazade
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