Renaissance - Tuscany (2024 Expanded & Remastered Edition) (2001)

The album saw a reunion of the band with Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford and Terence Sullivan coming together to record this album at Astra Studios in Kent. The sessions also featured an appearance by keyboard player John Tout on ‘Pearls of Wisdom’, ‘Dear Landseer’ and ‘Dolphins Prayer’, the latter two songs also featuring guest Roy Wood (who also appeared on ‘Life in Brazil’). The band was further augmented by keyboard player Mickey Simmonds.

Following the release of the album, in March 2001, Renaissance travelled to Japan to perform three concerts with a band which featured Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, Terence Sullivan along with Rave Tesar (piano and additional keyboards), Mickey Simmonds (keyboards) and David Keyes (bass guitar). A concert in Tokyo on 16th March was recorded and later issued as the double CD set ‘In the Land of the Rising Sun – Live in Japan 2001’.

This new edition of ‘Tuscany’ features both the classic studio album and ‘In the Land of the Rising Sun’.

Tracklist

DISC ONE
Tuscany – Remastered
1 Lady from Tuscany
2 Pearls of Wisdom
3 Eva’s Pond
4 Dear Landseer
5 In the Sunshine
6 In My Life
7 The Race
8 Dolphins Prayer
9 Life in Brazil
10 One Thousand Roses

DISC TWO
In the Land of the Rising Sun – Live in Japan 2001
1 Carpet of the Sun
2 Opening Out
3 Midas Man
4 Lady from Tuscany
5 Pearls of Wisdom
6 Dear Landseer
7 Northern Lights
8 Moonlight Shadow
9 Precious One
10 Ananda

DISC THREE
In the Land of the Rising Sun – Live in Japan 2001
1 Mother Russia
2 Trip to the Fair
3 One Thousand Roses
4 I Think of You
5 Ashes Are Burning