Time-Line

by Renaissance

Released: April 10, 1983

Pop rock

The Album

"Time-Line" is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in April 1983. With this album, Renaissance moved away from their signature sound toward a more 1980s pop style, a shift that had begun with their previous album, Camera Camera. It was the last album the band released before disbanding in 1987.

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Following its release, the band entered a hiatus…

Following its release, the band entered a hiatus that lasted nearly 20 years.

While the sound of Camera Camera was influenced…

While the sound of Camera Camera was influenced by band members who had played as Nevada, on Time-Line, Jon Camp took charge of the musical direction.

He wrote all the lyrics and significantly influenced…

He wrote all the lyrics and significantly influenced the album's musical style, describing it as the band's "best album.".

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Time-Line was a commercial failure and received some of the worst reviews of the band's career.

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"Time-Line" is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Renaissance, released in April 1983. It was the last album the band released before disbanding in 1987.

With this album, Renaissance moved away from their signature sound toward a more 1980s pop style, a shift that had begun with their previous album, Camera Camera. Time-Line was a commercial failure and received some of the worst reviews of the band's career. Following its release, the band entered a hiatus that lasted nearly 20 years.

While the sound of Camera Camera was influenced by band members who had played as Nevada, on Time-Line, Jon Camp took charge of the musical direction. He wrote all the lyrics and significantly influenced the album's musical style, describing it as the band's "best album."