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'''Illusion''' were a British [[progressive rock]] band formed in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetmellotron.com/revi2.htm|title=Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: I2|website=www.PlanetMellotron.com|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> They released two albums, ''Out of the Mist'' (1977) and ''Illusion'' (1978) on [[Island Records]], before folding in 1979. A third release titled ''Enchanted Caress'' (made up of demos for a proposed 3rd album, from the late 1970s) was released in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1199948-Illusion-24|title=Illusion discography, album releases & credits|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jtl.us/nlightsweb/lib/renhist.htm|title=The History of Renaissance|website=www.jtl.us|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>
'''Illusion''' was a British band formed in 1977 comprised by [[Jane Relf]] (vocals), [[Jim McCarty]] (vocals, acoustic guitar and percussion), [[John Hawken]] (keyboards), [[Louis Cennamo]] (bass), [[John Knightsbridge]] (guitars) and [[Eddie McNeill]] (drums). They released two albums, ''Out of the Mist'' and ''Illusion'' on Island Records. Their music was classically-inspired, sophisticated, and polished.


Illusion was intended to be a reunion of the original line-up of [[Renaissance (band)|Renaissance]] (whose second album was titled ''Illusion''), but singer and guitarist [[Keith Relf]] died before the project was realised. McCarty moved from drums to play acoustic guitar and share vocal chores with Jane Relf; the drum chair was taken over by McNeill, and Knightsbridge took over the guitarist's role.
Illusion were intended to be a reunion of the original line-up of [[Renaissance (band)|Renaissance]] (whose second 1971 album was titled ''[[Illusion (Renaissance album)|Illusion]]''), but singer and guitarist [[Keith Relf]] died before the project was realised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesmccarty.com/bio/renaissance-illusion/|title=Renaissance & Illusion biography by Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds, Renaissance & Illusion|last=|website=www.JamesMcCarty.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> Thereafter, the band's new lineup featured [[Louis Cennamo]] on bass, [[John Hawken]] on keyboards, [[Jim McCarty]] moved from drums to play acoustic guitar and share vocals with [[Jane Relf]], while Eddie McNeill replaced him on drums and John Knightsbridge (from Third World War, and later of Ruthless Blues) played lead guitar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-mist-mw0000365788|title=Illusion - ''Out of the Mist'' (1977) {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>

In 2001, McCarty, Cennamo, Hawken and Jane Relf reunited once again to record ''Through the Fire'', an album of new material, under the bandname '''Renaissance Illusion'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/through-the-fire-mw0000455130|title=Renaissance Illusion - ''Through the Fire'' (2001) {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>

==Members==
* [[Jane Relf]] – vocals
* [[Jim McCarty]] – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
* John Knightsbridge – guitars
* [[John Hawken]] – keyboards
* [[Louis Cennamo]] – bass
* Eddie McNeill – drums


==Discography==
==Discography==
*OUT OF THE MIST
**Isadora
**Roads To Freedom
**Beautiful Country
**Solo Flight
**Everywhere You Go
**Face of Yesterday /note: A remake of a song from Renaissance's ILLUSION album (1971)
**Candles are Burning


===''Out of the Mist'' (1977)===
*ILLUSION
[[File:OutoftheMist.jpg|thumb|right]]
**Madonna Blue
{{Track listing
**Never Be The Same
| total_length = 35:55
**Louis' Theme
| title1 = Isadora
**Wings Across The Sea
| writer1 = [[Jim McCarty]]
**Cruising Nowhere
| length1 = 6:56
**Man Of Miracles /note: posthumously uses lyrics written by Keith Relf
| title2 = Roads to Freedom
**The Revolutionary
| writer2 = McCarty, [[John Hawken]]
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Beautiful Country
| writer3 = McCarty, Hawken
| length3 = 4:21
| title4 = Solo Flight
| writer4 = McCarty, Hawken
| length4 = 4:23
| title5 = Everywhere You Go
| writer5 = McCarty
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Face of Yesterday
| writer6 = McCarty
| length6 = 5:45
| title7 = Candles Are Burning
| writer7 = McCarty
| length7 = 7:10
}}


;Personnel
*ENCHANTED CARESS (recorded 1979, released 1990) /note: These are demos for a planned third album, plus a 1976 Keith Relf demo and a John Knightsbridge solo instrumental.
* Jane Relf – vocals
**Nights in Paris
* Jim McCarty – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
**Walking Space
* John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitar
**The Man Who Loved the Trees
* John Hawken – piano, synthesizers, [[Mellotron]], [[Hammond organ]], [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes electric piano]], harpsichord
**Getting Into Love Again
* Louis Cennamo – bass guitar
**As Long as We're Together
* Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion
**Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (John Knightsbridge)
**Living Above Your Head
**Crossed Lines
**You Are The One
**All The Falling Angels (Keith Relf)


;Notes
*THROUGH THE FIRE (by [[Renaissance Illusion]], featuring McCarty,Cennamo,Hawken & Jane Relf)
*"Face of Yesterday" was a remake of a song from Renaissance's ''[[Illusion (Renaissance album)|Illusion]]'' album (1971)
**One More Turn of the Wheel
**Good Heart
**Glorious One
**Through The Fire
**Blowing Away
**Mystery Of Being
**Beat Of The Earth
**Beyond The Day
**My Old Friend
**Through The Fire (Reprise)


===''Illusion'' (1978)===
==External links==
[[File:Illusion - Same.jpg|thumb|right]]


{{Track listing
=== Interview links===
| total_length = 37:28
*[http://www.trilogyrock.com/historial-descarregues.php Interview with Jim McCarty on Trilogy Rock (Spain)]
| title1 = Madonna Blue
| writer1 = McCarty
| length1 = 6:46
| title2 = Never Be the Same
| writer2 = McCarty
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Louis' Theme
| writer3 = Louis Cennamo, Jane Relf
| length3 = 7:41
| title4 = Wings Across the Sea
| writer4 = McCarty
| length4 = 4:49
| title5 = Cruising Nowhere
| writer5 = McCarty
| length5 = 5:01
| title6 = Man of Miracles
| writer6 = Keith Relf,<ref>Posthumously uses lyrics written by Keith Relf</ref> McCarty, Hawken
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = The Revolutionary
| writer7 = McCarty, Hawken
| length7 = 6:15
}}


;Personnel
* Jane Relf – vocal
* Jim McCarty – vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion
* John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitar
* John Hawken – piano, synthesizers, Mellotron, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord
* Louis Cennamo – bass guitar
* Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion


===''Enchanted Caress'' (1979)===
[[Category:Progressive rock groups]]
{{Track listing
[[Category:British rock music groups]]
| title1 = Nights in Paris
[[Category:1970s music groups]]
| writer1 = McCarty
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1977]]
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Walking Space
| writer2 = McCarty
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = The Man Who Loved the Trees
| writer3 = McCarty
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Getting into Love Again
| writer4 = McCarty
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = As Long as We're Together
| writer5 = McCarty
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
| writer6 = [[Richard Rodgers]]
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Living Above Your Head
| writer7 = McCarty
| length7 = 2:53
| title8 = Crossed Lines
| writer8 = McCarty
| length8 = 3:18
| title9 = You Are the One
| writer9 = McCarty
| length9 = 4:00
| title10 = All the Falling Angels
| writer10 = K. Relf
| length10 = 5:27
}}


;Personnel
{{UK-rock-band-stub}}
* Jane Relf – vocal, percussion
* Jim McCarty – vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion
* John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitars
* John Hawken – piano, analogue synthesizers (Moog/ARP), Mellotron (original), Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord
* Louis Cennamo – bass guitar (1–5), (7–10)
* Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion (1–5), (7–9)
* Keith Relf – vocals, acoustic guitar (10) (See Notes below)


;Session personnel
[[it:Illusion (gruppo musicale)]]
* Chas Cronk – bass (6)
* Tony Fernandez – drums (6)

;Notes
* Recorded in 1979 but was released as an album in 1990. Contains demos for a planned third album, plus a 1976 Keith Relf demo and a John Knightsbridge solo instrumental.
* "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" features John Knightsbridge, with [[Chas Cronk]] on bass and Tony Fernandez on drums.
* "All the Falling Angels" features Keith Relf, with other musicians including Louis Cennamo on bass. It was Keith's last recording before his death (May 1976).
* See YouTube video (JimMcCarty and Co) for original Home Demo version of "All the Falling Angels".

===''Through the Fire'' (2001)===
{{Track listing
| title1 = One More Turn of the Wheel
| writer1 = McCarty
| title2 = Good Heart
| writer2 = McCarty
| title3 = Glorious One
| writer3 = McCarty
| title4 = Through the Fire
| writer4 = McCarty
| title5 = Blowing Away
| writer5 = McCarty
| title6 = Mystery of Being
| writer6 = McCarty
| title7 = Beat of the Earth
| writer7 = McCarty
| title8 = Beyond the Day
| writer8 = McCarty
| title9 = My Old Friend
| writer9 = McCarty
| title10 = Through the Fire (reprise)
| writer10 = McCarty
}}
<br>
'''Personnel'''
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Jane Relf – vocals
* Jim McCarty – lead vocals, drums, percussion
* John Idan – acoustic guitar
* John Hawken – piano, keyboards
* Louis Cennamo – bass
* Ravi – percussion
* Jackie Rawe – vocals
{{col-2}}
* Mandy Bell – vocals
* Emily Burridge – cello
* Dzal Martin – acoustic guitar
* Gary Le Port – acoustic guitar
* Jonathan Digby – acoustic guitar
* Danny Relf – synthesizer programming
* [[Ron Korb]] – vocals, flute
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080101030734/http://www.nlightsweb.com/ Northern Lights Renaissance website; includes Illusion discography etc.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080720005756/http://www.johnhawken.com/illusion.html John Hawken website]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44968/biography|pure_url=yes}} Illusion biography by Bradley Torreano, discography and album reviews, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic]]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1199948-Illusion-24 Illusion discography, album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/4knqQjBe5ymjoz7dSDCd4w Illusion albums to be listened] as stream on [[Spotify]]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Illusion}}
[[Category:Island Records artists]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1977]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1979]]
[[Category:English progressive rock groups]]
[[Category:Female-fronted musical groups]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1979 disestablishments in England]]

Latest revision as of 21:13, 6 August 2024

For the American band, see The Illusion (band).

Illusion
OriginLondon, England
GenresProgressive rock
Years active1977–1979
LabelsIsland Records
Edsel Records
Brisk Production
Promised Land
Past membersJane Relf
Jim McCarty
John Hawken
Louis Cennamo
John Knightsbridge
Eddie McNeill

Illusion were a British progressive rock band formed in 1977.[1] They released two albums, Out of the Mist (1977) and Illusion (1978) on Island Records, before folding in 1979. A third release titled Enchanted Caress (made up of demos for a proposed 3rd album, from the late 1970s) was released in 1990.[2][3]

Illusion were intended to be a reunion of the original line-up of Renaissance (whose second 1971 album was titled Illusion), but singer and guitarist Keith Relf died before the project was realised.[4] Thereafter, the band's new lineup featured Louis Cennamo on bass, John Hawken on keyboards, Jim McCarty moved from drums to play acoustic guitar and share vocals with Jane Relf, while Eddie McNeill replaced him on drums and John Knightsbridge (from Third World War, and later of Ruthless Blues) played lead guitar.[5]

In 2001, McCarty, Cennamo, Hawken and Jane Relf reunited once again to record Through the Fire, an album of new material, under the bandname Renaissance Illusion.[6]

Members

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Discography

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Out of the Mist (1977)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isadora"Jim McCarty6:56
2."Roads to Freedom"McCarty, John Hawken3:53
3."Beautiful Country"McCarty, Hawken4:21
4."Solo Flight"McCarty, Hawken4:23
5."Everywhere You Go"McCarty3:18
6."Face of Yesterday"McCarty5:45
7."Candles Are Burning"McCarty7:10
Total length:35:55
Personnel
  • Jane Relf – vocals
  • Jim McCarty – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitar
  • John Hawken – piano, synthesizers, Mellotron, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord
  • Louis Cennamo – bass guitar
  • Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion
Notes
  • "Face of Yesterday" was a remake of a song from Renaissance's Illusion album (1971)

Illusion (1978)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Madonna Blue"McCarty6:46
2."Never Be the Same"McCarty3:18
3."Louis' Theme"Louis Cennamo, Jane Relf7:41
4."Wings Across the Sea"McCarty4:49
5."Cruising Nowhere"McCarty5:01
6."Man of Miracles"Keith Relf,[7] McCarty, Hawken3:27
7."The Revolutionary"McCarty, Hawken6:15
Total length:37:28
Personnel
  • Jane Relf – vocal
  • Jim McCarty – vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitar
  • John Hawken – piano, synthesizers, Mellotron, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord
  • Louis Cennamo – bass guitar
  • Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion

Enchanted Caress (1979)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nights in Paris"McCarty3:13
2."Walking Space"McCarty3:58
3."The Man Who Loved the Trees"McCarty3:28
4."Getting into Love Again"McCarty3:32
5."As Long as We're Together"McCarty3:41
6."Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"Richard Rodgers3:30
7."Living Above Your Head"McCarty2:53
8."Crossed Lines"McCarty3:18
9."You Are the One"McCarty4:00
10."All the Falling Angels"K. Relf5:27
Personnel
  • Jane Relf – vocal, percussion
  • Jim McCarty – vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • John Knightsbridge – electric and acoustic guitars
  • John Hawken – piano, analogue synthesizers (Moog/ARP), Mellotron (original), Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord
  • Louis Cennamo – bass guitar (1–5), (7–10)
  • Eddie McNeil – drums, percussion (1–5), (7–9)
  • Keith Relf – vocals, acoustic guitar (10) (See Notes below)
Session personnel
  • Chas Cronk – bass (6)
  • Tony Fernandez – drums (6)
Notes
  • Recorded in 1979 but was released as an album in 1990. Contains demos for a planned third album, plus a 1976 Keith Relf demo and a John Knightsbridge solo instrumental.
  • "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" features John Knightsbridge, with Chas Cronk on bass and Tony Fernandez on drums.
  • "All the Falling Angels" features Keith Relf, with other musicians including Louis Cennamo on bass. It was Keith's last recording before his death (May 1976).
  • See YouTube video (JimMcCarty and Co) for original Home Demo version of "All the Falling Angels".

Through the Fire (2001)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One More Turn of the Wheel"McCarty 
2."Good Heart"McCarty 
3."Glorious One"McCarty 
4."Through the Fire"McCarty 
5."Blowing Away"McCarty 
6."Mystery of Being"McCarty 
7."Beat of the Earth"McCarty 
8."Beyond the Day"McCarty 
9."My Old Friend"McCarty 
10."Through the Fire (reprise)"McCarty 


Personnel

References

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  1. ^ "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: I2". www.PlanetMellotron.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Illusion discography, album releases & credits". Discogs. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "The History of Renaissance". www.jtl.us. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Renaissance & Illusion biography by Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds, Renaissance & Illusion". www.JamesMcCarty.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Illusion - Out of the Mist (1977) | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Renaissance Illusion - Through the Fire (2001) | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ^ Posthumously uses lyrics written by Keith Relf
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