Novella (remastered & expanded edition)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Can You Hear Me? bass guitar [bass] and bass pedals: Jon Camp guitar [Acoustic guitars]: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) keyboard: John Tout membranophone and percussion: Terry Sullivan lead vocals: Annie Haslam vocals: Jon Camp, Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance), Terry Sullivan and John Tout recording of: Can You Hear Me? orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		13:39
2	The Sisters bass guitar [bass] and bass pedals: Jon Camp guitar [Acoustic guitars]: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) keyboard: John Tout lead vocals: Annie Haslam vocals: Jon Camp recording of: The Sisters orchestrator: Richard Hewson lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and John Tout		7:13
3	Midas Man bass guitar [bass] and bass pedals: Jon Camp guitar [Acoustic guitars]: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) keyboard: John Tout lead vocals: Annie Haslam vocals: Jon Camp recording of: Midas Man orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		5:46
4	The Captive Heart bass guitar [bass] and bass pedals: Jon Camp guitar [Acoustic guitars]: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) keyboard: John Tout lead vocals: Annie Haslam vocals: Jon Camp recording of: The Captive Heart orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		4:16
5	Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep) bass guitar [bass] and bass pedals: Jon Camp guitar [Acoustic guitars]: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) keyboard: John Tout lead vocals: Annie Haslam vocals: Jon Camp recording of: Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep) orchestrator: Richard Hewson composer: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		9:32
6	Can You Hear Me? (single edit)		8:08
7	Midas Man (single edit)		3:32
8	Prologue (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) live recording of: Prologue writer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) arranger: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and John Tout		8:14
9	Can You Understand (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) live recording of: Can You Understand? lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		11:43
10	Carpet of the Sun (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) recording of: Carpet of the Sun lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		4:02
11	Can You Hear Me? (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) recording of: Can You Hear Me? orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Jon Camp and Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		14:02
12	Song of Scheherazade: Fanfare / The Betrayal / The Sultan / Love Theme / The Young Prince and Princess as Told by Scheherazade / Festival Preparation / Fugue for the Sultan / The Festival / Finale (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) recording of: Song of Scheherazade lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance), John Tout and Jon Camp		25:29
13	Running Hard (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) live recording of: Running Hard lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and Betty Thatcher		10:27
14	Midas Man (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) live recording of: Midas Man orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) recording of: Midas Man orchestrator: Richard Hewson writer: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance)		4:32
15	Mother Russia (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977) live recording of: Mother Russia (Renaissance song) lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and Betty Thatcher recording of: Mother Russia (Renaissance song) lyricist: Betty Thatcher composer: Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and Betty Thatcher		10:01
16	Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep) (live, The Royal Albert Hall, 14 October 1977)		10:14

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Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Cherry Red Records Ltd (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only) (in 2019)

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1772322065 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/novella-renaissance/oqorf6i8c02ac [info]
stream for free:	https://www.deezer.com/album/101508702 [info] (ended) https://open.spotify.com/album/31M6FjnirzGaGR3jGcYERz [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/652112951 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1469908323 [info] (ended) https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1772322065 [info] https://tidal.com/album/391343489 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/novella-renaissance/oqorf6i8c02ac [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Midas Man
included in:	Opening Out: The Albums 1977–1979

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/25021 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Renaissance/Novella [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/renaissance/novella/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/90552/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3025 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Novella/33852 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000005760 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1893485 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5037300011790
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 2:30:51

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

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Release events

[Worldwide]
2019

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