Novella (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Annie Haslam
- Keyboards, background vocals John Tout
- Bass, vocals Jon Camp
- Drums, percussion: Terence Sullivan
- Acoustic guitar, backing vocals Michael Dunford
Novella is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock group Renaissance. It was published in 1977.
Background
To prepare for the recording of Novella, the band went back into the house of a parish in Surrey, where the pieces were rehearsed extensively. Because of the collapse of BTM Records Renaissance changed to Warner Bros. Records in North America Sire Records was responsible. As a result, Novella was why, but released in the U.S. in January worldwide in August 1977 - then even with different covers. In the U.S., Midas was Man / The Captive Heart released as a single. In the UK, was chosen as the A-side Back Home Once Again, a song that was written as a soundtrack for the TV series "The Paper Lads ". This piece was used only on the next LP A Song for All Seasons.
The orchestral arrangements used on the album are those of Richard Hewson.
Title list
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Reviews
"For some ' Proggies ' may be almost too smooth already, I like the music of this plate extremely well. She exudes an atmosphere of the highest quality and feeling of lifted musical loosely to the highest level, the finest art rock. "
"All in all, " Novella "is business as splendorous as usual, full of musical intelligence; and so, Despite The factthat the band 's musical ideology does not feel as fresh as it did in previous albums, it deserves a very good rating - somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 stars. "
" Even today, this plate must be on a par with the previous successful albums, but combine the five songs everything RENAISSANCE has made it unique in the scene. Also here is symphonic prog finest expression, combined with elements of folk and pop, commanded. "
"The music is far removed from all standard progressive rock clichés, or rather, of ever all pop / rock clichés. Michael Dunfords acoustic guitar and piano John Touts create an atmosphere that seems to come from a world behind our world. "