1978 studio album by Renaissance
A Song for All Seasons |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/RenSeason.jpg/220px-RenSeason.jpg) Cover design by Hipgnosis |
Studio album by Renaissance |
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Released | 3 March 1978 (UK)[1] |
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Recorded | November 1977 – January 1978 |
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Studio | Advision, CTS and Trident Studios, London |
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Genre | Progressive rock |
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Length | 44:31 |
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Label | Warner Bros. (UK) Sire (North America) |
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Producer | David Hentschel |
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Renaissance chronology |
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Novella (1977) | A Song for All Seasons (1978) | Azure d'Or (1979) | |
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Singles from A Song for All Seasons |
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- "Back Home Once Again"
Released: 16 September 1977[2] - "Northern Lights"
Released: 26 May 1978[3] |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [4] |
A Song for All Seasons is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 1978. It marked the return of electric guitars to the band's music after several years of absence.[5] "Northern Lights" from the album reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart and is the band's only UK chart single.[6]
Overview
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.
"She Is Love", sung by Jon Camp, was meant to be sung by Annie Haslam, but the orchestral backing track turned out to have been recorded in the wrong key for her.[7]
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.[8]
Expanded 2019 edition
In 2019 Esoteric Recordings announced a re-mastered and 3 CD expanded edition of the album which was released on 29 March 2019.[9]
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening Out" | Jon Camp, Michael Dunford | 4:14 |
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2. | "Day of the Dreamer" | Camp, Dunford | 9:43 |
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3. | "Closer than Yesterday" | Camp, Dunford | 3:18 |
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4. | "Kindness (At the End)" | Camp | 4:51 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Back Home Once Again" | Camp, Dunford | 3:15 |
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6. | "She Is Love" | Dunford, Betty Thatcher | 4:11 |
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7. | "Northern Lights" | Dunford, Thatcher | 4:06 |
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8. | "A Song for All Seasons" | Camp, Dunford, Terence Sullivan, Thatcher, John Tout | 10:53 |
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Bonus Tracks for 2019 re-mastered & expanded editionNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Northern Lights" (Promotional single edit - previously unreleased on CD) | Dunford, Thatcher | |
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10. | "Day of the Dreamer" (BBC Radio One session - 19 August 1978) | Camp, Dunford | |
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11. | "Midas Man" (BBC Radio One session - 19 August 1978) | | |
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12. | "The Vultures Fly High" (BBC Radio One session - 19 August 1978) | | |
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13. | "Northern Lights" (Top of the Pops version - previously unreleased) | Dunford, Thatcher | |
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2019 re-issue Disc two - Live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, 12 April 1978No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Can You Hear Me" | |
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2. | "Carpet of the Sun" | |
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3. | "Things I Don't Understand" | |
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4. | "Opening Out" (Previously unreleased) | |
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5. | "Day of the Dreamer" | |
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6. | "Midas Man" | |
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2019 re-issue Disc three - Live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, 12 April 1978No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Northern Lights" | |
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2. | "A Song for All Seasons" (Previously unreleased) | |
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3. | "Touching Once is So Hard to Keep" (Previously unreleased) | |
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4. | "Ashes Are Burning" (Previously unreleased) | |
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Personnel
Renaissance
- Annie Haslam – lead vocals on tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8
- Michael Dunford – 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitar
- John Tout – keyboards
- Jon Camp – bass, bass pedals, electric guitar, lead vocals on tracks 4 and 6
- Terence Sullivan – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Production
- David Hentschel – producer, engineer
- Barry Kidd, Declan O'Doherty, Dick Plant, Steve Short – assistant engineers
- Hipgnosis – album cover design
Charts
Certifications
Country | Organization | Year | Sales |
UK | BPI | 1979 | Silver (+ 60,000)[12] |
References
- ^ "Brit Certifications for Renaissance".
- ^ "Renaissance singles".
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 68.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "A Song for All Seasons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Liner notes from the Tales of 1001 Nights compilations
- ^ a b c "Renaissance Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Jon Camp Interview 2012". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Discussion with Terry Sullivan on the (now retired) Northern Lights message board.
- ^ "Esoteric New Releases". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 29, No. 12, June 17 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 17 June 1978. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "A Song for All Seasons Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Search for Artist Renaissance". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
Renaissance
- Annie Haslam
- Rave Tesar
- Mark Lamberts
- Frank Pagano
- Leo Traversa
- Geoffrey Langley
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Studio albums | |
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Live albums | - Live at Carnegie Hall (1976)
- In the Land of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan 2001 (2002)
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Songs | - "Mother Russia" (1974)
- "Northern Lights" (1978)
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