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mistake during a concert and walked offstage. After this it was mutually decided that he should leave the band. Terry Sullivan, a longtime friend of Tout's, then left the band as well on principle. On top of all this, the band's label, Warner Brothers/Sire, dropped the group due to disappointing sales of
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Following this album's release, Renaissance underwent major changes that left it with a very uncertain future. In 1980, following a short tour of Israel, both John Tout and Terry Sullivan left the band. Tout (who was dealing with some personal stress due to the death of his sister) had made a major
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A pre-release track listing, published in the Renaissance Appreciation Society newsletter, included the song "Island of Avalon". This song ended up being omitted from the album; the band members weren't sufficiently pleased with it, having not invested their usual amount of time in it. It was
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With this album the band stopped using an orchestra, choosing instead to overdub multiple instruments themselves in an attempt to emulate an orchestral sound. It was also the band's first album to exclusively feature short songs with no long "epic" pieces.
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Terence Sullivan – drums (1–2, 4–10), percussion (1–2, 4, 6–9), timpani (5–6, 10), glockenspiel (5), gong (6), chimes (6, 10), xylophone (10), backing vocals (4)
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to "The Winter Tree" in April 1979; it was the only such B-side of the Haslam era of the band. It was released on CD in 1997 on the compilation
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Jon Camp – backing and lead (3) vocals, bass (1–2, 4–10), bass pedals (4–10), cello (1), 12 string acoustic guitar (5), electric guitar (6–8)
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Index


Studio album
Renaissance
London
Genre
Progressive rock
Label
Warner Bros.
Sire
Producer
David Hentschel
Renaissance
A Song for All Seasons
Camera Camera
Singles
AllMusic
progressive rock
Renaissance
A Song for All Seasons
B-side
Betty Thatcher
Michael Dunford
Annie Haslam
Michael Dunford
12 string acoustic guitar
mandolin
autoharp
Yamaha CS-80
Yamaha CS30
ARP String Ensemble

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