In October 1973, “Sovereign” label released “Ashes Are Burning”, the fourth  Renaissance studio album. It was recorded April – August, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Dick Plant, Annie Haslam, John Tout, John Camp and Terence Sullivan.

Personnel:

• Annie Haslam– lead and backing vocals
• John Tout – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Camp – bass, co-lead and backing vocals
• Terence Sullivan – drums, backing vocals, percussion
• Michael Dunford – acoustic guitar
• Andy Powell– guitar
• Richard Hewson– strings arrangements
• Dick Plant – engineer
• Richard Goldblatt – assistant engineer
• Hipgnosis– cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Dunford and Betty Thatcher, except where noted.

1. Can You Understand?
2. Let It Grow
3. On the Frontier – Jim McCarty, Betty Thatcher
4. Carpet of the Sun
5. At the Harbour
6. Ashes Are Burning