Nomadness
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| Nomadness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June – July 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | A&M (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
| Strawbs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic[1] |   |
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.
Track listing
[edit]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 - 2008 reissue CD
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
- "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05
Personnel
[edit]Strawbs
[edit]- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
Additional Personnel
[edit]- John Mealing – piano (tracks 4 and 6), organ (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10), electric piano (track 7)
- Tony Carr – congas
- Jack Emblow – accordion (track 5)
- Tommy Eyre – piano (tracks 8 and 10), clavinet (track 8), synthesizer (track 8)
- John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (track 9)
- Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (track 7)
- Tom Allom – cymbalum (track 7)
Recording
[edit]- Tom Allom – Producer
- Vic Gamm – Engineer
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 147 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Nomadness on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes AMLH 68331 Nomadness
- Sleeve notes 5302822 Nomadness
Notes
[edit]
 | This 1970s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Nomadness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June – July 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | A&M (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
| Strawbs chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic[1] |   |
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.
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 - 2008 reissue CD
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
- "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05
Personnel
Strawbs
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
Additional Personnel
- John Mealing – piano (tracks 4 and 6), organ (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10), electric piano (track 7)
- Tony Carr – congas
- Jack Emblow – accordion (track 5)
- Tommy Eyre – piano (tracks 8 and 10), clavinet (track 8), synthesizer (track 8)
- John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (track 9)
- Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (track 7)
- Tom Allom – cymbalum (track 7)
Recording
- Tom Allom – Producer
- Vic Gamm – Engineer
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 147 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Notes
 | This 1970s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |