Running Hard (track)
by Renaissance
Year: 1974
From the album Turn Of The Cards (track #1)
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Running Hard appears on the following album(s) by Renaissance:
- Live At Carnegie Hall (track #5) (1976)
- Turn Of The Cards (track #1) (this album) (1974)
- BBC Sessions (track #11) (1999)
- Tales Of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 (track #4) (compilation) (1990)
- 'Unplugged' 'Live' At The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia USA (track #12) (2000)
- 50th Anniversary - Ashes Are Burning (An Anthology - Live In Concert) (track #3) (2021)
- At The Royal Albert Hall Part 2 (track #1) (1997)
- Day Of The Dreamer (track #9) (2000)
- British Tour '76 (track #2) (2006)
- Live At The BBC Sight & Sound (track #6) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/18/2026 09:09 | przemool112008 | 161 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 14:33 |  Ilolahti | 2,165 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 11:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,697 | 71/100 |
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Very whimsical song, more so than anything on Ashes Are Burning. Perhaps a little melodramatic, but still a fine song that highlights Renaissance's best in tandem—Haslam's voice, Tout's keys, and string arrangements. (Edited)
