Illusion (UK band)

For the American band, see The Illusion (band).
Illusion
Origin London, England
Genres Progressive rock
Years active 1977–1979
Labels Island Records
Edsel Records
Brisk Production
Promised Land
Associated acts Renaissance
Past members Jane Relf
Jim McCarty
John Hawken
Louis Cennamo
John Knightsbridge
Eddie McNeill

Illusion were a British band formed in 1977. They released two albums, Out of the Mist and Illusion on Island Records. Their music was classically inspired, sophisticated, and polished. The band undertook a number of tour dates but found their style of music out of fashion with the rise of punk rock and disbanded.

Illusion were intended to be a reunion of the original line-up of Renaissance (whose second album was titled Illusion), but singer and guitarist Keith Relf died before the project was realised. Jim McCarty moved from drums to play acoustic guitar and share vocals with Jane Relf, while Eddie McNeill replaced him on drums and John Knightsbridge took Keith Relf's place as guitarist following his death.

In 2001 the four core members issued Through the Fire, an album of new material under the name Renaissance Illusion, but did not play any concerts in support of the album.

Members

Discography

Out of the Mist (1977)

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Isadora"  Jim McCarty 6:56
2. "Roads to Freedom"  McCarty, John Hawken 3:53
3. "Beautiful Country"  McCarty, Hawken 4:21
4. "Solo Flight"  McCarty, Hawken 4:23
5. "Everywhere You Go"  McCarty 3:18
6. "Face of Yesterday[1]"  McCarty 5:45
7. "Candles Are Burning"  McCarty 7:10
Total length:
35:55
Personnel

Illusion (1978)

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Madonna Blue"  McCarty 6:46
2. "Never Be the Same"  McCarty 3:18
3. "Louis' Theme"  Louis Cennamo, Jane Relf 7:41
4. "Wings Across the Sea"  McCarty 4:49
5. "Cruising Nowhere"  McCarty 5:01
6. "Man of Miracles"  Keith Relf,[2] McCarty, Hawken 3:27
7. "The Revolutionary"  McCarty, Hawken 6:15
Total length:
37:28
Personnel

Enchanted Caress (1979)

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Nights in Paris"  McCarty  
2. "Walking Space"  McCarty  
3. "The Man Who Loved the Trees"  McCarty  
4. "Getting into Love Again"  McCarty  
5. "As Long as We're Together"  McCarty  
6. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"  Richard Rodgers  
7. "Living Above Your Head"  McCarty  
8. "Crossed Lines"  McCarty  
9. "You Are the One"  McCarty  
10. "All the Falling Angels"  K. Relf  
11. "Roads to Freedom"  McCarty, Hawken  
12. "Face of Yesterday"  McCarty  
Personnel
Session Personnel
Notes

Through the Fire (2001)

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "One More Turn of the Wheel"  McCarty  
2. "Good Heart"  McCarty  
3. "Glorious One"  McCarty  
4. "Through the Fire"  McCarty  
5. "Blowing Away"  McCarty  
6. "Mystery of Being"  McCarty  
7. "Beat of the Earth"  McCarty  
8. "Beyond the Day"  McCarty  
9. "My Old Friend"  McCarty  
10. "Through the Fire (reprise)"  McCarty  


Personnel

  • Jim McCarty - vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jane Relf - vocals
  • John Hawken - piano, keyboards
  • Louis Cennamo - bass
  • John Idan - acoustic guitar
  • Ravi - percussion
  • Jackie Rawe - vocals

  • Mandy Bell - vocals
  • Emily Burridge - cello
  • Dzal Martin - acoustic guitar
  • Gary Le Port - acoustic guitar
  • Jonathan Digby - acoustic guitar
  • Danny Relf - synthesizer programming
  • Ron Korb - vocals, flute

References

  1. remake of a song from Renaissance's Illusion album (1971)
  2. posthumously uses lyrics written by Keith Relf

External links

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