Renaissance (The Association album)

Renaissance
Studio album by
the Association
ReleasedNovember 1966[1]
RecordedOctober–November 1966[2]
StudioUnited Western, Hollywood
GenreFolk-rock,[3] psychedelic pop[3]
Length29:18
LabelValiant, Warner Bros.
ProducerJerry Yester
The Association chronology
And Then... Along Comes the Association
(1966) 		Renaissance
(1966) 		Insight Out
(1967)
Singles from Renaissance
  1. "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies"
    Released: November 1966[4]
  2. "No Fair at All"
    Released: Early 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Renaissance is the second album by the Association. This was their last album recorded for the Valiant Records label, and was reissued by Warner Bros. Records after the company acquired Valiant. The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top LPs albums chart.

Although it had no chart toppers like the LPs that came before and after it, two singles reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" reached #35 in late 1966 and "No Fair at All" peaked at #51 in early 1967.[5]

The single version of "No Fair at All" featured overdubbed vocals by Jim Yester, while early pressings of the LP featured the same track with re-recorded vocals and no overdubs. This was replaced on later copies with the single version.

In 1967, Warner Bros. absorbed the Valiant label and reissued this album along with the group's first album, And Then...Along Comes The Association. However, unlike the first album's reissue, all known Warner Bros. copies of Renaissance were issued in original, unaltered album covers in which all Valiant identifications were kept intact.

  1. ^ "The Association--Anthology: Just The Right Sound". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-31. Credits are given in liner notes of CD release--see 41st image.
  2. ^ "Renaissance: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information". Cherry Red. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  4. ^ Savage, Jon (2015). 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded. London: Faber & Faber. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-571-27762-9.
  5. ^ The Association USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.