Live at Carnegie Hall (Renaissance album)

Live at Carnegie Hall is a 1976 live double album by the English 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.

Expanded 2019 edition

In 2019 Esoteric Recordings announced a re-mastered and 3 CD expanded edition of the album which was released on 31 May 2019.

Track listing

All songs by Michael Dunford and Betty Thatcher, except where noted.

1. "Prologue" (Dunford) - 7:35
2. "Ocean Gypsy" - 7:48
3. "Can You Understand?" - 10:41

1. <li value="4">"Carpet of the Sun" - 4:15
2. "Running Hard" - 9:43
3. "Mother Russia" - 10:48

1. <li value="7">"Song of Scheherazade" - 28:50
2. :a. "Fanfare" (John Tout)
3. :b. "The Betrayal" (Jon Camp, Tout, Dunford)
4. :c. "The Sultan"
5. :d. "Love Theme" (Camp)
6. :e. "The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade"
7. :f. "Festival Preparations" (Camp, Tout, Dunford)
8. :g. "Fugue for the Sultan" (Tout)
9. :h. "The Festival"
10. :i. "Finale" (Camp, Tout, Dunford)

1. <li value="8">"Ashes Are Burning" - 23:50

Expanded edition

Personnel

Renaissance

• Annie Haslam – lead and backing vocals
• Michael Dunford – acoustic guitars, electric guitar, backing vocals
• John Tout – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jon Camp – bass, lead vocals on "The Sultan" and "Kiev", backing vocals
• Terence Sullivan – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

• New York Philharmonic and choir with Tony Cox, orchestra conductor

Production

• Carmine Rubino - recording engineer
• Dick Plant - mixing at De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley, UK
• Barry Kidd - mixing assistant

Notes

References