The sweet clear voice of "Annie" lead vocal in the group "Renaisance" this is one L/P that is a great one !!....Roy Wood produced it and also did all the artwork on the covers....And "Rockalise" is a great track !!!
Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1947 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English vocalist, songwriter, and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal range. From 2002, Haslam has developed a parallel career as a visual artist, producing paintings on canvas, painted musical instruments, and giclées...Originally a fashion student in Cornwall, she worked for a Savile Row tailor in London, and then began studying under opera singer Sybil Knight in 1970.
In February 1971, she became the new lead singer of Renaissance, after answering an advertisement in the British periodical Melody Maker, and auditioning for the band in Surrey. Charles Snider stated "Annie Haslam's voice, soaring high along with the melody, is the big news. Far more West End than Carnaby Street, it would come to define the band.
In 1977, she began her solo career with her album Annie in Wonderland, produced by Roy Wood, who played most of the musical instruments, duetted with her on one track, and performed on the Intergalactic Touring Band album. Haslam and Wood were engaged to be married for four years. She has since released eight studio albums, three of which were released through her own record label, White Dove. She has also collaborated with Steve Howe on a number of projects. Her 2006 Live Studio Concert, was also released as her first solo DVD. Haslam released an EP called Night and Day, her first solo recording for some years, with Welsh rock band Magenta in 2006.
( Info edited from Wikipedia ).
1. Introlise / If I Were Made Of Music
2. I Never Believed In Love
3. If I Loved You
4. Hunioco
1. Rockalise
2. Nature Boy
3. Inside My Life
4. Going Home
1. Rockalise
😉 !
ReplyDelete