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 concertsAccording to Jon Camp's introductions to the Scheherazade songs) 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. Side A "Prologue" (Dunford) - 7:35 "Ocean Gypsy" - 7:48 "Can You Understand?" - 10:41
Side B "Carpet of the Sun" - 4:15 "Running Hard" - 9:43 "Mother Russia" - 10:48
Side C "Song of Scheherazade" - 28:50 a. "Fanfare" (John Tout) b. "The Betrayal" (Jon Camp, Tout, Dunford) c. "The Sultan" d. "Love Theme" (Camp) e. "The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade" f. "Festival Preparations" (Camp, Tout, Dunford) g. "Fugue for the Sultan" (Tout) h. "The Festival" i. "Finale" (Camp, Tout, Dunford)
Side D "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
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