| Time-Line | ||||
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| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1982 | |||
| Studio | Herne Place Studios,Sunningdale,Berkshire, England | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:54 | |||
| Label | Illegal /I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Renaissance | |||
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Time-Line the eleventhstudio album by the Englishprogressive rock bandRenaissance, released in April 1983.[1][2] It was the last album released by Renaissance before they disbanded in 1987.
With this album, Renaissance departed from their signature sound and toward 1980s pop, a change which had begun on their previous album,Camera Camera. It was a commercial failure and received the worst reviews of the band's career.[3] It was followed by a band hiatus of 11 years.
WhileCamera Camera's sound was influenced by the band members who had played asNevada (Annie Haslam and Michael Dunford, along with keyboardist Peter Gosling), onTime-Line Jon Camp took charge of the musical tone and direction.[2] He wrote all the lyrics, strongly influenced the musical style, and went so far as to call this the band's "best album."[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
In a retrospective review,Allmusic calledTime-Line "the same kind of new wave-prog hybrid asCamera Camera, with anachronistic -- but irresistible -- little numbers like 'Richard the IX'" and "An enjoyably peppy record."[2]
All tracks are written by Jon Camp and Michael Dunford, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flight" | Annie Haslam and Camp | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Missing Persons" (Camp) | Haslam | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Chagrin Boulevard" | Haslam and Camp | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Richard IX" (Camp) | Haslam | 3:40 |
| 5. | "The Entertainer" | Haslam | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Electric Avenue" | Haslam and Camp | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Majik" | Haslam | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Distant Horizons" (Camp) | Haslam | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Orient Express" (Camp) | Haslam | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Auto-Tech" | Camp | 5:21 |
