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Renaissance
Studio album by
The Association
ReleasedNovember 1966[1]
RecordedOctober–November 1966[2]
StudioUnited Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA
GenreSunshine pop, baroque pop
Length29:18
LabelValiant, Warner Bros.
ProducerJerry Yester
The Association chronology
And Then... Along Comes the Association
(1966) 		Renaissance
(1966) 		Insight Out
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Renaissance is the second album by The Association. This was their last album recorded for the Valiant Records label, and was reissued by Warner Bros. Records after the company acquired Valiant. The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Although it had no chart toppers like the LPs that came before and after it, two singles reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" reached #35 in late 1966 and "No Fair At All" peaked at #51 in early 1967.[4]

The single version of "No Fair at All" featured overdubbed vocals by Jim Yester, while early pressings of the LP featured the same track with re-recorded vocals and no overdubs. This was replaced on later copies with the single version.

In 1967, Warner Bros. absorbed the Valiant label and reissued this album along with the group's first album, And Then...Along Comes The Association. However, unlike the first album's reissue, all known Warner Bros. copies of Renaissance were issued in original, unaltered album covers in which all Valiant identifications were kept intact.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."I'm the One" (Russ Giguere)Giguere2:30
2."Memories of You" (Jim Yester)Yester2:20
3."All Is Mine" (Terry Kirkman)Kirkman3:16
4."Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" (Jules Alexander)Alexander2:49
5."Angeline" (Alexander, Kirkman)Kirkman3:10
6."Songs in the Wind" (Ted Bluechel)Bluechel2:41
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."You May Think" (Alexander, Kirkman)Alexander1:55
2."Looking Glass" (Alexander)Giguere2:13
3."Come to Me" (Alexander, Yester)Yester, Alexander2:17
4."No Fair at All" (Yester)Yester2:37
5."You Hear Me Call Your Name" (Alexander, Kirkman)Group2:24
6."Another Time, Another Place" (Alexander)Giguere1:51

Musicians

According to the 2011 deluxe expanded mono edition:

  • Jules Alexander – lead and grunt guitar, koto
  • Ted Bluechel Jr. – drums (pig skins), door slam, percussive afterthoughts (bells, maracas, cash register)
  • Brian Cole – lower tonal concepts and bass honk, background vocal
  • Russ Giguere – guitar, noise and rhythm things
  • Terry Kirkman – recorder, flugelhorn, tambourine, piano, and other percussive embellishments
  • Jim Yester – guitar, piano, harpsichord, bells

Charts

Year Chart Position
1967 US Billboard 200 34

References

  1. ^ "The Association--Anthology: Just The Right Sound". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-31. Credits are given in liner notes of CD release--see 41st image.
  2. ^ "Renaissance: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information". Cherry Red. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ The Association USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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