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Annie in Wonderland

 
Album Review: Annie in Wonderland

  • Artist: Annie Haslam
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1977
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

While Renaissance started to veer from prog rock to new wave pop, Annie Haslam and Roy Wood concocted this little gem to hold over the prog fans. Annie in Wonderland is whimsical, fanciful, and verging on precious. One of the highlights is the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic "If I Loved You" (which acts as a precursor for Haslam's One Enchanted Evening album). It is interesting to compare the version of "Nature Boy" on this CD with her post-Moulin Rouge interpretation of the song on One Enchanted Evening. In both versions, Haslam gets right to the heart of this beautifully soulful song. Haslam brings the pipes, Wood makes sure to keep it weird -- and the result is something for early Renaissance fans who missed the band's far more interesting swing toward the mainstream. Interestingly, it would be 22 years before Haslam would release another solo album. ~ Tomas Mureika, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Introlise/If I Were Made of Music Annie Haslam (4:46)
I Never Believed in Love Roy Wood Annie Haslam (3:39)
If I Loved You Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II Annie Haslam (4:39)
Hunioco Annie Haslam (7:33)
Rockalise -- To Alison Roy Wood Annie Haslam (6:08)
Nature Boy Eden Ahbez Annie Haslam (4:56)
Inside My Life Annie Haslam (4:51)
Going Home Annie Haslam (5:01)

Credits

Roy Wood (Balalaika), Louis Clark (Choir Arrangement), Linda Hennrick (Transcription), Annie Haslam (Title), Roy Wood (Guitar (Acoustic)), Annie Haslam (Vocals (Background)), Annie Haslam (Photography), Kaz Akaiwa (Liner Notes), Roy Wood (Saxophone), Roy Wood (Arranger), Jon Camp (Bass), Jon Camp (Bass Pedals), Roy Wood (String Bass), Jon Camp (Guitar), Louis Clark (String Arrangements), Barry Kidd (Assistant Engineer), Jon Camp (Guitar (Acoustic)), Roy Wood (Keyboards), Roy Wood (Drums), Roy Wood (Bass), Roy Wood (Guitar), Roy Wood (Guitar (Electric)), Annie Haslam (Booklet Design), Michael Dakota (Photography), Louis Clark (Brass Arrangement), Dick Plant (Vocals (Background)), Roy Wood (Wind), Jon Camp (Vocals (Background)), Louis Clark (Flute), Roy Wood (Cello), Dave Donovan (Drums), Annie Haslam (Vocals), Dick Plant (Engineer), Roy Wood (Producer), Louis Clark (Polymoog), Louis Clark (Synthesizer)
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Annie in Wonderland
Studio album by Annie Haslam
Released 1978
Genre Symphonic rock
Length 41:06
Label Warner Bros. Records K56453 (UK)
Sire SP 6046 (US)
Producer Roy Wood
Annie Haslam chronology
Annie In Wonderland
(1978)
Still Life
(1985)

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.[1]

Contents

Track listing

(rendered as on the album sleeve)

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"[2] (Rodgers and Hammerstein) (4:38)
  5. "Hunioco" (R. Wood) (7:32)

Side two

  1. "Rockalise" (R. Wood) (6:08) - to alison
  2. "Nature Boy" (E. Ahbez) (4:53)
  3. "Inside My Life" (J. Camp) (4:50)
  4. "Going Home"[3] (dvorjak/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

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