01	Forever Bound						03:54
	02	Still Life						03:00
	03	One Day						02:58
	04	Ave Verum						02:43
	05	Shine						03:22
	06	Careless Love						03:31
	07	Glitter and Dust						03:17
	08	The Day You Strayed						03:48
	09	Save Us All						03:49
	10	Skaila						02:35
	11	Bitter Sweet						02:29
	12	Chains and Threads						03:39

Annie Haslam & Louis Clark with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Skaila Kanga - harp
Trevor Bastow - piano
Andy Pask - bass guitar
Barry De Souza - drums

Arranged and conducted by Louis Clark
Original concept by Annie Haslam, lyrics by Betty Thatcher (except Ave Verum)
Produced by Louis Clark
Recorded at Abbey Road CTS, Wembley



Haslam, Annie - Still Life

Track Listing
1) Forever Bound (Tchaikovsky)
2) Still Life (Bach)
3) One Day (Faure)
4) Ave Verum (Mozart)
5) Shine (Satie)
6) Careless Love (Chopin)
7) Glitter and Dust (Tchaikovsky)
8) The Day You Strayed (Faure)
9) Save Us All (Giazotto)
10) Skaila (Delius)
11) Bitter Sweet (Saint Saens)
12) Chains and Threads (Wagner)

Member: progfellow

For the most part Annie's solo efforts wouldn't really qualify in the "progressive rock" category (nor should one expect them to really, after all she was one of the performing greats of the band Renaissance, not one of the creative/composing members). This release is a bit different. It's basically Annie singing new lyrics to previously instrumental classical pieces (with the exception of Ave Verum, on which she sings the original words) backed by an orchestra.

For those fans of the symphonic orchestra-backed songs of Renaissance's middle years, this is a great addition as it not only showcases Annie's heart-stopping voice but also features Renaissance lyricist Betty Thatcher at the quill. The lyrics are very nice and fit the mood of the pieces, and Annie's voice is in perfect form.

My big complaint is that in addition to the orchestra, most of the tracks also have a very plain drum beat and bass part added onto them. This give a sort of adult contemporary feel sometimes, which is very unfortunate as the album is otherwise so great. During my first listen this stuck out like a sore thumb, but I was soon able to appreciate and enjoy the music despite this, and I do think the rest of the features are worth the blind eye. Some songs also have some choir arrangements, which for the most part aren't very good. The first track exhibits these faults the most and is easily my least favorite (I'd reccomend skipping it on first listen!)

Overall fans of Renaissance, Classical music (though some purists may find it basphemy) and Annie Haslam's voice will find this a real treat.