Scheherazade and Other Stories is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 1975. Some critics consider it their best album, although others prefer earlier albums.[2][3] This is the first album in which Renaissance (Annie Haslam's version) did not use quotes from actual classical pieces and the first not to feature any songwriting credits from the original members. Contrary to popular belief, "Song of Scheherazade" is not based on Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, but does have a brief recurring motif that alludes to that work.[2]
There is confusion over where the sections of "Song of Scheherazade" begin and end. This was caused by the fact that "Fanfare" and "The Betrayal" together sound like a single section, while "Festival Preparations" has two distinct parts of its own (4:00 and 1:11 in length). This confusion was reflected in the packaging and labels of original LP copies of this album, and in the mis-titling of "Festival Preparations" (part 1) as "The Young Prince and Princess" on the 1990 Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume I compilation.[4]
Also, as has been admitted by the administrators of the official Renaissance site, Northern Lights, assigning exact composing credits to the individual sections is difficult, since the composers borrowed themes from each other. For example, based on the official credits, which differ slightly between the actual album package and the official Renaissance site, a particular melodic phrase ends up being attributed to both Dunford ("The Sultan") and Tout ("Fugue for the Sultan"); lyricist Betty Thatcher is not credited for her lyrics on "Finale" (which are repeated from "The Sultan").
"Trip to the Fair" was about Annie Haslam's first date with Roy Wood.[5]
^Official songwriting credits for "Trip to the Fair" are inconsistent. The back cover and label of the original album both credit Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher, and John Tout, but the inner sleeve and BMI records (see BMI Work #2014030) both credit only Dunford and Thatcher.
References
^Eder, Bruce. "Renaissance - Scheherazade & Other Stories review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^ abLiner notes from the Tales of 1001 Nights compilations
^"Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^Elliot, Russell W. (10 November 2002). "The History Of Renaissance - Distant Horizons: 1984–198e". Northern Lights. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
scheherazade, other, stories, sixth, studio, album, english, progressive, rock, band, renaissance, released, 1975, some, critics, consider, their, best, album, although, others, prefer, earlier, albums, this, first, album, which, renaissance, annie, haslam, ve. Scheherazade and Other Stories is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance released in 1975 Some critics consider it their best album although others prefer earlier albums 2 3 This is the first album in which Renaissance Annie Haslam s version did not use quotes from actual classical pieces and the first not to feature any songwriting credits from the original members Contrary to popular belief Song of Scheherazade is not based on Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov s Scheherazade but does have a brief recurring motif that alludes to that work 2 Scheherazade and Other StoriesCover design by HipgnosisStudio album by RenaissanceReleasedJuly 1975RecordedMay 1975StudioAbbey Road Studios London UKGenreProgressive rockLength45 39LabelBTM UK Sire North America RCA Europe and Japan ProducerDavid Hitchcock and RenaissanceRenaissance chronologyTurn of the Cards 1974 Scheherazade and Other Stories 1975 Live at Carnegie Hall 1976 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Renaissance 3 2 Additional musicians 3 3 Production 4 Notes 5 ReferencesHistory EditThere is confusion over where the sections of Song of Scheherazade begin and end This was caused by the fact that Fanfare and The Betrayal together sound like a single section while Festival Preparations has two distinct parts of its own 4 00 and 1 11 in length This confusion was reflected in the packaging and labels of original LP copies of this album and in the mis titling of Festival Preparations part 1 as The Young Prince and Princess on the 1990 Tales of 1001 Nights Volume I compilation 4 Also as has been admitted by the administrators of the official Renaissance site Northern Lights assigning exact composing credits to the individual sections is difficult since the composers borrowed themes from each other For example based on the official credits which differ slightly between the actual album package and the official Renaissance site a particular melodic phrase ends up being attributed to both Dunford The Sultan and Tout Fugue for the Sultan lyricist Betty Thatcher is not credited for her lyrics on Finale which are repeated from The Sultan Trip to the Fair was about Annie Haslam s first date with Roy Wood 5 Ocean Gypsy has since been covered by Blackmore s Night Track listing EditSide one Trip to the Fair Michael Dunford Betty Thatcher John Tout a 10 50 The Vultures Fly High Dunford Thatcher 3 07 Ocean Gypsy Dunford Thatcher 7 06Side two Song of Scheherazade 24 38 a Fanfare Tout 0 38 b The Betrayal Jon Camp Dunford Tout 2 05 c The Sultan Dunford Thatcher 4 45 d Love Theme Camp 2 42 e The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade Dunford Thatcher 2 29 f Festival Preparations Camp Dunford Tout 5 10 g Fugue for the Sultan Tout 2 10 h The Festival Dunford Thatcher 2 10 i Finale Camp Dunford Tout 2 29Personnel EditRenaissance Edit Annie Haslam lead and backing vocals Michael Dunford acoustic guitars backing vocals John Tout piano organ backing vocals Jon Camp bass bass pedals lead vocals on track 4c backing vocals Terence Sullivan drums percussion backing vocalsAdditional musicians Edit Tony Cox orchestral arrangements London Symphony Orchestra orchestrationsProduction Edit David Hitchcock producer John Kurlander engineer Patrick Stapley assistant engineer Hipgnosis cover design W T Terry Penman keyboards stage managerNotes Edit Official songwriting credits for Trip to the Fair are inconsistent The back cover and label of the original album both credit Michael Dunford Betty Thatcher and John Tout but the inner sleeve and BMI records see BMI Work 2014030 both credit only Dunford and Thatcher References Edit Eder Bruce Renaissance Scheherazade amp Other Stories review AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 6 July 2011 a b Liner notes from the Tales of 1001 Nights compilations Ashes Are Burning Renaissance Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 8 June 2013 Elliot Russell W 10 November 2002 The History Of Renaissance Distant Horizons 1984 198e Northern Lights Retrieved 5 August 2022 Liner notes from the Da Capo compilation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scheherazade and Other Stories amp oldid 1102588020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
