The Best of Strawbs

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The Best of Strawbs
Compilation album by Strawbs
Released	1978 (1978)
Recorded	1971 - 1975
Genre	folk rock, progressive folk, progressive rock
Label	A&M records
Strawbs chronology
Deadlines (1978) The Best of Strawbs (1978) Don't Say Goodbye (1987)

The Best of Strawbs is a compilation album of songs by Strawbs.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 1.3 Side three 1.4 Side four 2 Personnel 3 Recording history 4 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Hero and Heroine" (Dave Cousins)
2. "Tears and Pavan"

   "Tears" (Cousins)

   "Pavan" (Richard Hudson, John Ford, Cousins)

3. "A Glimpse of Heaven" (Cousins)
4. "Round and Round" (Cousins)
5. "New World" (Cousins)

[edit] Side two

1. "Benedictus" (Cousins)
2. "Shine on Silver Sun" (Cousins)
3. "To Be Free" (Cousins)
4. "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)" (Cousins)
5. "Autumn"

   "Heroine's Theme" (John Hawken)

   "Deep Summer's Sleep" (Cousins)

   "The Winter Long" (Cousins)

[edit] Side three

1. "Don't Try to Change Me" (Dave Lambert)
2. "Little Sleepy" (Lambert)
3. "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford)
4. "Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins)
5. "Down by the Sea" (Cousins)

[edit] Side four

1. "Lay Down" (Cousins)
2. "Heavy Disguise" (Ford)
3. "Lemon Pie" (Cousins)
4. "Blue Angel" (Cousins)

   "Divided"

   "Half Worlds Apart"

   "At Rest"

[edit] Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, guitar, dulcimer
• Tony Hooper - backing vocals, guitar
• Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
• John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
• Roger Glover – bass guitar
• Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Richard Hudson - backing vocals, drums, percussion
• Rod Coombes – drums
• Jon Hiseman – drums
• Rick Wakeman – keyboards
• Blue Weaver – keyboards
• John Hawken – keyboards

[edit] Recording history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Comment
United Kingdom	1978 (1978)	A&M	stereo 2LP	AMLM 66005
United States	1978 (1978)	A&M	stereo 2LP	SP 6005
Canada	1978 (1978)	A&M	stereo 2LP	SP 96005

[edit] References

• The Best of Strawbs on Strawbsweb

v • d • e Strawbs Dave Cousins · Dave Lambert · Chas Cronk  · Rod Coombes · John Hawken Tony Hooper · Ron Chesterman · Rick Wakeman · Blue Weaver · Richard Hudson · John Ford · Brian Willoughby · Tony Fernandez · Andy Richards Albums All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) · Strawbs · Strawberry Sampler Number 1 · Dragonfly · From the Witchwood · Grave New World · Bursting at the Seams · Hero and Heroine · Ghosts · Nomadness · Deep Cuts · Burning for You · Deadlines · Don't Say Goodbye · Heartbreak Hill · Ringing Down the Years · Blue Angel · Déjà Fou Live albums Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios · Strawbs in Concert · Greatest Hits Live · Concert Classics · The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live) · Live at Nearfest · Recollection · Strawbs:NY '75 Compilation albums Strawbs by Choice · The Best of Strawbs · Preserves Uncanned · A Choice Selection of Strawbs · Halcyon Days · Sandy Denny and the Strawbs · The Collection · Tears and Pavan · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs Box sets A Taste of Strawbs DVDs Acoustic Strawbs Live in Toronto · Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie · The Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert Acoustic Strawbs albums Baroque & Roll · Full Bloom · Painted Sky Singles (UK) "Oh How She Changed" · "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" · "Forever" · "Benedictus" · "Here It Comes" · "Lay Down" · "Part of the Union" · "Shine on Silver Sun" · "Hero and Heroine" · "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)" · "Grace Darling" · "Lemon Pie" · "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" · "Charmer" · "Back in the Old Routine" · "Keep on Trying" · "Heartbreaker" · "Joey and Me" · "New Beginnings" · "I Don't Want to Talk About It" · "The King" · "Alice's Song"

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