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Released
  
March 1974

Length
  
51:24

Artist
  
Refugee

Label
  
Charisma Records

Recorded
  
February 1974

Producer
  
John Burns, Refugee

Release date
  
March 1974

Genre
  
Progressive rock

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Studio
  
Island Studios, Notting Hill, London

Similar
  
The Story of I, Relayer, Not Available, Deep Purple in Concert, Enigmatic

Refugee full album 1974


Refugee is the only studio album from the progressive rock band Refugee, released in March 1974 on Charisma Records. It was re-released under the TimeWave label on 27 June 2006. A live album Refugee Live in Concert. Newcastle City Hall 1974 was issued in 2007, on Voiceprint Records, containing two songs from the era of Lee Jackson and Brian Davison's earlier band The Nice, "The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon" and the Bob Dylan song "She Belongs to Me", as well as songs from this album.

Contents

The title of the track "Ritt Mickley" originated from Moraz's strong French Swiss accent when he asked other band members to play the track again but more rhythmically.

Background

When Keith Emerson left The Nice to form another band, with Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison found themselves on their own, so they went their separate ways, Davison formed Brian Davison's Every Which Way and Lee formed Jackson Heights. After recording their fourth album Bump 'n' Grind, in 1973, Jackson approached Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz and asked him if he would be interested in joining his band. Moraz refused, but proposed instead that they form another band. Jackson then called in his old band-mate from The Nice, Davison to join on drums, and Refugee was born.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Lee Jackson and Patrick Moraz, except where noted.
    1. "Papillion" (instrumental) – 5:10
    2. "Someday" – 5:03
    3. "Grand Canyon Suite" – 16:54
    4. "The Source" – 2:23
    5. "Theme for the Canyon" – 3:16
    6. "The Journey" – 3:54
    7. "The Rapids" – 2:53
    8. "The Mighty Colorado" – 4:30
    9. "Gatecrasher" – 1:03
    10. "Ritt Mickley" (instrumental) - 5:57
    11. "Credo" - 18:08
    12. "Prelude" - 3:41
    13. "I Believe, Pt. 1" - 2:48
    14. "Credo Theme" - 0:39
    15. "Credo Toccata & Song (The Lost Cause)" - 3:37 (Jackson, Moraz, Jean Ristori)
    16. "Agitato" - 1:36
    17. "I Believe, Pt. 2" - 1:10
    18. "Variation" - 2:57
    19. "Main Theme & Finale" - 1:36

    Personnel

    Refugee
  • Patrick Moraz - mini-moog, AKS synthesiser, piano, electric piano clavinet, organ, pipe organ, marimbaphone, alpine horn, electronic slinky, mellotron, occasional vocals
  • Lee Jackson - bass, electric cello, guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, lead vocals
  • Brian Davison - drums, tympani, gongs, Tibetan temple bells, African drums, kabassa, broken glass

    • Production

  • Arranged: Refugee
  • Produced: John Burns and Refugee
  • Engineered and mixed: Patrick Moraz

    • Songs

    1Papillon (instrumental)5:12
    2Someday5:04
    3Grand Canyon16:58

    References

    Refugee (Refugee album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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