Strawbs - Bursting at the Seams (1973)
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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
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
"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
Additionally, tracks 4 & 5 are reversed in order (4) "The River" followed by (5) "Down by the Sea."
Strawbs Band Members / Musicians
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
Strawbs – Producers
Tom Allom – Engineer
Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios
Bursting at the Seams is the 5th studio album by English band Strawbs. 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 reached number 2 in the UK Album Chart.
