Released June 1968 Artist Vanilla Fudge Producer Shadow Morton Genre Psychedelic rock | Length 40:59 Release date June 1968 Label Atco Records | |
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Renaissance
(1968) Near the Beginning
(1969) Similar Near the Beginning, The Beat Goes On, Rock & Roll, Best of Vanilla Fudge, Psychedelic Sundae – The Best | ||
Vanilla fudge the sky cried when i was a boy
Renaissance (Atco Records catalog no. [SD] 33-244; originally available in both mono and stereo) is the third album by rock band Vanilla Fudge, released in June 1968. It was their first album to feature mostly original material, with five of its seven tracks penned by band members.
Contents
In addition to the band's original songs, Renaissance also included "The Spell That Comes After" (written by Frank Zappa's and Herb Cohen's protege Essra Mohawk, but erroneously credited on original pressings of the LP to Zappa's art director Cal Schenkel), and a cover version of "Season of the Witch", originally written and performed by Scottish folk singer Donovan. The band also interpolates lyrics from a second Essra Mohawk song, "We Never Learn", into their rendition of "Season of the Witch".
CD reissues of Renaissance include three additional songs that were originally released as non-LP singles concurrently with the album.
Renaissance peaked at #20 on the Billboard album charts in July 1968.
Side 1
- "The Sky Cried/When I Was a Boy" (Mark Stein, Tim Bogert) – 7:36
- "Thoughts" (Vince Martell) – 3:28
- "Paradise" (Stein, Carmine Appice) – 5:59
- "That's What Makes a Man" (Stein) – 4:28
Side 2
- "The Spell That Comes After" (Essra Mohawk) – 4:29
- "Faceless People" (Appice) – 5:55
- "Season of the Witch" (Donovan Leitch; interpolating "We Never Learn" by Essra Mohawk) – 8:40
CD bonus tracks
- "All in Your Mind" (Appice, Bogert, Martell, Stein)
- "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Where Is My Mind" (Stein)
Personnel
Songs
1The Sky Cried / When I Was a Boy7:39
2Thoughts3:28
3Paradise5:59