Time-Line
{{other uses|Timeline (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Time-Line
| type = Studio
| artist = Renaissance
| cover = RenTime.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 1983
| recorded = July–August 1982
| venue =
| studio = Herne Place Studios, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 41:54
| producer = Renaissance
| prev_title = Camera Camera
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Tuscany
| next_year = 2001
}}
Time-Line the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in April 1983.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/684/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=684 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }} It was the last album released by Renaissance before they disbanded in 1987.
With this album, Renaissance departed from their signature sound and toward 1980s pop, a change which had begun on their previous album, Camera Camera. It was a commercial failure and received the worst reviews of the band's career.{{cite web |last=Elliot |first=Russell W. |title=The History of Renaissance |url=http://www.nlightsweb.com/lib/renhist.htm |website=Northern Lights: The Renaissance Fan Site |accessdate=5 March 2019 |date=November 10, 2002}} It was followed by a band hiatus of 11 years.
While Camera Camera's sound was influenced by the band members who had played as Nevada (Annie Haslam and Michael Dunford, along with keyboardist Peter Gosling), on Time-Line Jon Camp took charge of the musical tone and direction. He wrote all the lyrics, strongly influenced the musical style, and went so far as to call this the band's "best album."Liner notes from the Tales Of 1,001 Nights compilations
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-line-mw0001989801#review |title=Time-Line - Renaissance | AllMusic |first=Tomas |last=Mureika |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=6 July 2011}}
| noprose = yes
}}
In a retrospective review, Allmusic called Time-Line "the same kind of new wave-prog hybrid as Camera Camera, with anachronistic -- but irresistible -- little numbers like 'Richard the IX'" and "An enjoyably peppy record."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| all_writing = Jon Camp and Michael Dunford, except where noted
| title1 = Flight
| extra1 = Annie Haslam and Camp
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Missing Persons
| note2 = Camp
| extra2 = Haslam
| length2 = 3:36
| title3 = Chagrin Boulevard
| extra3 = Haslam and Camp
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Richard IX
| note4 = Camp
| extra4 = Haslam
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = The Entertainer
| extra5 = Haslam
| length5 = 4:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title6 = Electric Avenue
| extra6 = Haslam and Camp
| length6 = 4:57
| title7 = Majik
| extra7 = Haslam
| length7 = 3:10
| title8 = Distant Horizons
| note8 = Camp
| extra8 = Haslam
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Orient Express
| note9 = Camp
| extra9 = Haslam
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Auto-Tech
| | extra10 = Camp
| length10 = 5:21
}}
Personnel
=Renaissance=
- Annie Haslam - lead and backing vocals
- Jon Camp - bass, backing, co-lead and lead vocals, guitars
- Michael Dunford - guitars, backing vocals
=Additional musicians=
- Peter Gosling, Nick Magnus, Eddie Hardin - keyboards
- Peter Barron, Ian Mosley - drums
- Bimbo Acock - saxophone
- Dave Thomson - trumpet
=Production=
- John Acock - engineer
- Kevin Metcalfe - mastering at Utopia Studios, London
References
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Category:Renaissance (band) albums