Refugee was the self-titled and only album of Refugee

Refugee (band)

Refugee was a progressive rock group formed by former The Nice members, bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison, with keyboardist Patrick Moraz....

. The album was originally issued on Charisma Records

Charisma Records

Charisma was a record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. Manager for The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator at the time, Stratton-Smith was unable to find a record company willing to release an album by one of his favourite groups so he founded his own...

 in March 1974. It was re-released under the TimeWave

Voiceprint Records

Voiceprint Records is a company and record label based in England, founded in 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialise in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also have new releases, all under the Voiceprint and other imprints....

 label on June 27, 2006.

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.

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Lee Jackson & 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

• Lee Jackson
  Lee Jackson
  Lee Jackson is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. He was a for the Great Britain team, England, Hull , Sheffield, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Newcastle Knights, Leeds, and York....
  
  : Vocals, 12-String Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Electric Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  , Bass
• Patrick Moraz
  Patrick Moraz
  Patrick Philippe Moraz is a progressive rock keyboard player. He is best known as the keyboardist for the progressive rock band Yes, from 1974 to 1976, and the Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991...
  
  : Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer, Mellotron, Clavinet, Marimbaphone, Alpine
  Alps
  The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
  
   Horn
• Brian Davison
  Brian Davison
  Brian Fettes Davison is a former cricketer who played 467 first-class matches for Rhodesia, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire and Tasmania, and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly....
  
  : Drums, Percussion, Tympani

Production

• Arranged By Refugee
• Produced By John Burns & Refugee
• Engineered & Mixed By Patrick Moraz