Burning for You
1977 studio album by Strawbs
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Burning for You is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs , with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe .
Recording
The producer of the album Jeffrey Lesser was, according to songwriter/singer Dave Cousins, "...a great engineer but didn't understand the dynamics of the band".[2] The album was intended to be the final one by the band but Cousins was persuaded to carry on when he met with Clive Davis of Arista Records.[3] The final track here "Goodbye" was meant to be his final word on his career leading the band.[4]
Track listing
Side one
"Burning for Me" (Dave Cousins , John Mealing ) – 4:01
"Cut Like a Diamond" (Cousins, Chas Cronk ) – 3:44
"I Feel Your Loving Coming On" (Dave Lambert ) – 2:56
"Barcarole (For the Death of Venice)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:25
"Alexander the Great" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:59
Side two
"Keep on Trying" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:15
"Back in the Old Routine" (Cousins, Cronk, Lambert) – 3:17
"Heartbreaker" (Lambert) – 4:40
"Carry Me Home" (Cronk) – 3:28
"Goodbye (Is Not an Easy Word to Say)" (Cousins) – 3:44
Esoteric expanded edition (released 19 March 2020)
"Joey and Me" (Cousins)
" Goodbye” (Alternate mix)(Cousins)
"Barcarole (Alternate mix)(Cousins & Cronk)
"Heartbreaker” (Dave Cousins and The Intergalactic Touring Band (Cousins)
Personnel
Dave Cousins – vocals (1–10) (lead vocals 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10) acoustic guitar (2–4, 6–8)
Dave Lambert – lead guitar (1–6, 8–10), vocals (3–9) (lead vocals 3, 6, 7, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 8), acoustic lead guitar (7)
Chas Cronk – bass (1–10), vocals (3, 4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (7)
Rod Coombes – drums (1–3, 5–10)
Additional personnel
Robert Kirby – piano (3), synthesizer (3), orchestral arrangement (3, 9), electric piano (4, 6, 9), Mellotron (4–6, 8), clavinet (8), acoustic guitar (7)
John Mealing – piano (1, 7, 9, 10), synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8), Mellotron (3), harpsichord (2), tubular bells (3), organ (4), orchestral arrangement (1, 10)
Jeffrey Lesser – Producer and engineer
assisted by
Recorded and mixed at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek , The Netherlands
Charts
Release history
References
Notes
^ Burning for You at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-06-20.
^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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