Annie in Wonderland

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Annie in Wonderland is the first solo album by Annie Haslam, vocalist with the 1970s band Renaissance. Produced by the multi-talented Roy Wood, who also wrote some of the material, the album features a range of musical styles enabling Haslam to experiment with vocal styles outside the ethos of Renaissance. The range for which Haslam is well-known is still apparent, however, especially in the showcase number "Rockalise". The album peaked at #167 on the Billboard "pop albums" chart.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Introlise" (0:30)
2. "If I Were Made Of Music" (J. Camp) (4:29)
3. "I Never Believed In Love" (R. Wood) (3:38)
4. "If I Loved You" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) (4:38)
5. "Hunioco" (R. Wood) (7:32)

Side two

1. "Rockalise" (R. Wood) (6:08) - to alison
2. "Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez) (4:53)
3. "Inside My Life" (J. Camp) (4:50)
4. "Going Home" (Antonín Dvořák, W.A. Fisher) (5:06)

The album cover

Annie in Wonderland was originally released in a gatefold sleeve featuring original artwork by Roy Wood. Many of John Tenniel's characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland appear, in particular the Knave of Hearts (as a teddy boy), the March Hare (as a football supporter), and the caterpillar (as Wood himself) - the caricatures are reasonably faithful to the original illustrations. The interior features photographs of the performers, friends and family as well as the track listing and credits.

Personnel

(rendered as on the album sleeve)

*Annie Haslam - lead vocals and backing vocals

• Roy Wood - electric and accoustic [sic] guitars, bass gtr, string bass, cello, balalaikas, saxaphones [sic], drums, bass clarinet, trumpet, african drums, percussion, string ensemble, moog, piano, clavinet, backing vocals
• Jon Camp - bass guitar on 'i never believed in love', 'nature boy' and 'inside my life'. together with bass pedals and accoustic [sic] guitar on 'if i were made of music'. backing vocals on 'inside my life'
• Dave Donovan - drums on 'nature boy' and 'if i were made of music'
• Louis Clark - polymoog on 'rockalise', flute on 'going home', also string arrangements 'rockalise' and brass arrangements and choir arrangements 'going home'
• Dick Plant - engineering and backing vocals