Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories
Side one
"Trip to the Fair" (Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher, John Tout) - 10:50
"The Vultures Fly High" (Dunford, Thatcher) - 3:07
"Ocean Gypsy" (Dunford, Thatcher) - 7:06
Side two
"Song of Scheherazade" - 24:38
a. Fanfare (Tout) - 0:38
b. The Betrayal (Jon Camp, Dunford, Tout) - 2:05
c. The Sultan (Dunford, Thatcher) - 4:45
d. Love Theme (Camp) - 2:42
e. The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade (Dunford, Thatcher) - 2:29
f. Festival Preparations (Camp, Dunford, Tout) - 5:10
g. Fugue for the Sultan (Tout) - 2:10
h. The Festival (Dunford, Thatcher) - 2:10
i. Finale (Camp, Dunford, Tout) - 2:29
Renaissance Band Members / Musicians
Annie Haslam – lead (except on track 4c) and backing vocals
Michael Dunford – acoustic guitars, backing vocals
John Tout – keyboards, backing vocals
Jon Camp – bass, bass pedals, lead vocals on track 4c, backing vocals
Terence Sullivan – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Tony Cox – orchestral arrangements
Scheherazade and Other Stories is the 6th studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in 1975. Some critics consider it their best album, although others prefer earlier albums. This is the first album in which Renaissance (Annie Haslam's version) did not use quotes from actual classical pieces and the first not to feature any songwriting credits from the original members. Contrary to popular belief, "Song of Scheherazade" is not based on Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, but does have a brief recurring motif that alludes to that work.
