Nomadness
Nomadness is the ninth studio album by English band Strawbs. It was their last album recorded for A&M Records and their first with no full-time keyboard player since 1970's Dragonfly. Indeed, Strawbs would not feature a full-time keyboard player until 1978 when Andy Richards joined the band. All the tracks are timed at less than five minutes giving the album a lighter, less 'epic' feel in contrast to the previous three studio albums. Rick Wakeman came back to help on electric harpsichord on one song.
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| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June – July 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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Track listing
Side one
- "To Be Free" (Dave Cousins) – 4:17
- "Little Sleepy" (Dave Lambert) – 4:10
- "The Golden Salamander" (Cousins) – 4:57
- "Absent Friend (How I Need You)" (Cousins) – 4:42
- "Back on the Farm" (Cousins) – 2:42
Side two
- "So Shall Our Love Die?" (Cousins) – 3:39
- "Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
- "A Mind of My Own" (Rod Coombes) – 4:33
- "Hanging in the Gallery" (Cousins) – 4:32
- "The Promised Land" (Chas Cronk) – 4:07
Bonus tracks
The 2008 reissue CD also lists the following: -
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
- "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (Side 1: tracks 1, 3, 4. Side 2: 1, 2 4, 5) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals (Side 1: tracks 2, 5. Side 2: 3, 5), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
- Additional personnel
- John Mealing – piano (Side 1 : Track 4 Side 2 : Track 1), organ (Side 1 : Tracks 1, 4, 5 Side 2 : Tracks 4, 5), electric piano (Side 1 : Track 2)
- Tony Carr – congas
- Jack Emblow – accordion (Side 1 : track 5)
- Tommy Eyre – piano (Side 2 : Tracks 3, 5), clavinet (Side 2 : Track 3), synthesizer (Side 2 : track 3)
- John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (Side 2 : Track 4)
- Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (Side 2 : track 2)
- Tom Allom – cymbalum (Side 2 : track 2)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
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| United Kingdom | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68331 | |
| United States | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4544 | |
| September 2008 | A&M | CD | 5302822 | 2 bonus tracks |
References
- Nomadness on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes AMLH 68331 Nomadness
- Sleeve notes 5302822 Nomadness
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