Track Listing
1. Precious One
2. Ananda
3. Twig
4. Summon the Angels
5. 'Michael' Prince of Angels
6. Lily Lullaby
7. This Is Destiny
8. Thousand Angels, A
9. Running River Runs
10. Angel Blue
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Larry Fast | | Distributor: | Empire Music Group Inc. | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Annie Haslam (vocals); Tony Visconti (various instruments); Larry Fast, Rave Tesar, Mickey Simmonds (keyboards); John Arbo (electric bass); Joe Goldberger (drums).
Producers: Mickey Simmonds, Rave Tesar, Tony Visconti.
Recorded at Studio X, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Personnel: Annie Haslam (vocals); David Biglin (guitar, keyboards); Rave Tesar (piano, keyboards, programming); Michael Dunford (keyboards, programming); Larry Fast, Mickey Simmonds (keyboards); Joe Goldberger, John Arbo (drums); John Cariddi, Tony Visconti (background vocals).
Recording information: ;Synergy Studio, NJ; Secret Studio North; Sidrat Studio, Surrey, England; Studio X, Ridgewoood, NJ., Unites States; Synergy Studio, NJ.
Arrangers: David Biglin; Larry Fast; Michael Dunford; Mickey Simmonds; Rave Tesar; Tony Visconti.
Annie Haslam enters the new millennium as a new age priestess, or so it would seem from this anachronistic record. Drawing alternately from her prog rock roots in early Renaissance and contemporary new age music, Haslam makes a curious metamorphosis in her first new album in nearly five years. Kind of a spiritual concept album, The Dawn of Ananda does not feel like a throwback to the days of early Renaissance as much as a deliberate launch in a new direction, toward a much older audience than that of the pop heaven she created with Blessing in Disguise and Still Life. The record is not without its high points -- "'Michael' Prince of Angels" is a beautiful and haunting tune, comparable to classic Haslam tracks. But for the most part, the album lacks a solid pop base -- and Haslam's best work has always been rooted in pop/rock in some way. An interesting experiment, but -- as a follow-up to Blessing in Disguise and Still Life -- also a bit of a disappointment. ~ Tomas Mureika
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