Bursting at the Seams
1973 studio album by Strawbs
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Studio album by Strawbs | ||||
Released | 26 January 1973 | |||
Recorded | October–December 1972 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
Producer | Strawbs | |||
Strawbs chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bursting at the Seams | ||||
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Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio album by English band Strawbs, released on 26 January 1973 by A&M Records. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart[3] and No. 65 in Canada.[4]
Track listing
Side one
- "Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49
- "Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 3:59
- "Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45
- "Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17
- "The River" (Cousins) – 2:21
"Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD
Side two
- "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54
- "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
- "Tears" (Cousins)
- "Pavan" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford)
- "The Winter and the Summer" (Dave Lambert) – 4:07
- "Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31
- "Thank You" (Blue Weaver, Cousins) – 2:11
Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD
- "Will You Go"(aka "Wild Mountain Thyme") (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
- "Backside" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford, Lambert, Weaver) – 3:49
- "Lay Down" (Single version) (Cousins) – 3:33
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Blue Weaver – organ, piano, mellotron
- John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
- Richard Hudson – backing vocals, drums, sitar
Recording
- Strawbs – Producers
- Tom Allom – Engineer
Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios
Charts
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 64 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 121 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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United Kingdom | 1973 (1973) | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68144 |
United States | 1973 (1973) | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4383 |
Canada | 1973 (1973) | A&M | stereo LP & cassette | SP 4383 / CS 4383 |
Germany, Italy | 1973 (1973) | A&M | stereo LP | A&M 86 658 |
Denmark | 1973 (1973) | Sonet/Dansk Grammafon | stereo LP | SLPS 1544 |
United Kingdom | 1973 (1973) | A&M | cassette | ZCAM 68144 |
West Germany | 1988 | A&M | CD | 394383-2 |
Worldwide | 1998 (1998) | A&M | remastered CD (3 bonus tracks) | 540 936-2 |
Japan | 2002 (2002) | A&M | remastered CD (3 bonus tracks) | UICY-9215 |
References
- Bursting at the Seams on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes CD 540 936-2 Bursting at the Seams
Notes
- ^ Bursting at the Seams at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine everyHit.com. retrieved on December 16, 2008
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973" (PDF).
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4847". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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- Dave Cousins
- Dave Lambert
- Chas Cronk
- Tony Fernandez
- Dave Bainbridge
- Tony Hooper
- Ron Chesterman
- Sandy Denny
- Rick Wakeman
- Richard Hudson
- John Ford
- Blue Weaver
- Rod Coombes
- John Hawken
- Andy Richards
- Brian Willoughby
- Oliver Wakeman
- Adam Wakeman
- 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
- The Broken Hearted Bride
- Dancing to the Devil's Beat
- Hero & Heroine in Ascencia
- Prognostic
- The Ferryman's Curse
- Settlement
- 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
- Lay Down with the Strawbs
- 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
- Baroque & Roll
- Full Bloom
- Painted Sky
- "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"
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