Refugee (Refugee album)

Refugee
Studio album by Refugee
Released	March 1974[1]
Recorded	February 1974 at Island Studios, Notting Hill, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	51:24
Label	Charisma Records, TimeWave
Producer	John Burns and Refugee
Music sample
"Ritt Mickley"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[2]

Refugee is the self-titled and only album of progressive rock group Refugee. The album was originally issued on Charisma Records in March 1974. It was re-released under the TimeWave label on 27 June 2006.^[3] A live album Refugee Live in Concert. Newcastle City Hall 1974 was issued in 2007, on Voiceprint Records, containing two songs from the era of Lee Jackson and Brian Davison's earlier band The Nice, "The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon" and the Bob Dylan song "She Belongs to Me", as well as songs from this album.

The title of the track "Ritt Mickley" originated from Moraz's strong French Swiss accent when he asked other band members to play the track again but more rhythmically.^[4]

Background

When Keith Emerson left The Nice to form another band, with Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison found themselves on their own, so they went their separate ways, Davison formed Brian Davison's Every Which Way and Lee formed Jackson Heights. After recording their fourth album Bump 'n' Grind, in 1973, Jackson approached Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz and asked him if he would be interested in joining his band. Moraz refused, but proposed instead that they form another band. Jackson then called in his old band-mate from The Nice, Davison to join on drums, and Refugee was born.

Track listing

• All songs written by Lee Jackson and Patrick Moraz, except where noted.

1. "Papillion" (instrumental) – 5:10
2. "Someday" – 5:03
3. "Grand Canyon Suite" – 16:54
   • "The Source" – 2:23
   • "Theme for the Canyon" – 3:16
   • "The Journey" – 3:54
   • "The Rapids" – 2:53
   • "The Mighty Colorado" – 4:30
4. "Gatecrasher" – 1:03
5. "Ritt Mickley" (instrumental) - 5:57
6. "Credo" - 18:08
   • "Prelude" - 3:41
   • "I Believe, Pt. 1" - 2:48
   • "Credo Theme" - 0:39
   • "Credo Toccata & Song (The Lost Cause)" - 3:37 (Jackson, Moraz, Jean Ristori)
   • "Agitato" - 1:36
   • "I Believe, Pt. 2" - 1:10
   • "Variation" - 2:57
   • "Main Theme & Finale" - 1:36

Personnel

• Patrick Moraz: mini-moog, AKS synthesiser, piano, electric piano clavinet, organ, pipe organ, marimbaphone, alpine horn, electronic slinky, mellotron, occasional vocals
• Lee Jackson: bass, electric cello, guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Brian Davison: drums, tympani, gongs, Tibetan temple bells, African drums, kabassa, broken glass

Production

• Arranged: Refugee
• Produced: John Burns and Refugee
• Engineered and mixed: Patrick Moraz

External links

• Discogs Entry

Notes

1. The Famous Charisma Label
2. AllMusic review
3. Prog-Rock/Art Rock - Refugee Refugee / CD / 1974
4. Welch, C. (1999), Close To the Edge – The Story Of Yes, Omnibus Press.