Released 1981 Length 45:01 Camera Camera
(1981) Time-Line
(1983) Release date 1981 | Recorded June 1981 Producer Renaissance Artist Renaissance Label I.R.S. Records | |
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Studio Herne Place Studios, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England Genres Progressive rock, New wave Similar Time‑Line, Azure d'Or, A Song for All Seasons, Songs From Renaissa, Turn of the Cards | ||
Renaissance camera camera
Camera Camera is the tenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 1981.
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Renaissance camera camera
Information about the album
After losing two of their five members and being dropped from their label, Renaissance signed on to Miles Copeland's I.R.S. Records. The departed members were replaced by keyboardist/singer Peter Gosling and drummer Peter Barron. Given that the new members were not pictured on the album at all, it's unclear just how official their membership was.
Between the previous Renaissance album and this one, Annie Haslam and Michael Dunford had worked with Gosling as a trio called Nevada, releasing two singles and recording several demos. Nevada's somewhat new wave sound strongly influenced Camera Camera. One of the Camera Camera songs, "Faeries", had previously been recorded (but not released) by Nevada.
This album's attempt to blend Renaissance's signature sound with synthpop is largely considered unsuccessful, due at least in part to the prominence of harsh synthesiser sounds, but its songs are said to have worked very well in concert.
The original 1981 UK release of Camera Camera did not include the single "Bonjour Swansong"; but the song has been included on all releases of the album since 1982.
This was the last Renaissance studio album to include lyrics by the band's longtime lyricist Betty Thatcher. She wrote the words to "Bonjour Swansong" as "a private goodbye to the group."
Renaissance
Production
Songs
1Camera Camera6:04
2Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden)4:02
3Remember4:35