From the Witchwood

From the Witchwood
Studio album by Strawbs
Released	July 1971
Recorded	February-March 1971, Air Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, folk rock
Length	38:11
Label	A&M
Producer	Tony Visconti
Strawbs chronology
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970) From the Witchwood (1971) Grave New World (1972)

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From the Witchwood is the fourth album by English band Strawbs. It was recorded at Air Studios, London during February and March 1971 and reached number 39 in the UK Album Charts.^[2]

The album is the third and final album to include Rick Wakeman, including his appearance as a session musician on the 1970 album Dragonfly.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Cousins unless otherwise stated

Side one

1. "A Glimpse of Heaven" – 3:50
2. "Witchwood" – 3:23
3. "Thirty Days" (John Ford) – 2:52
4. "Flight" (Richard Hudson) – 4:24
5. "The Hangman and the Papist" – 4:11

Side two

1. "Sheep" – 4:14
2. "Canon Dale" (Hudson) – 3:46
3. "The Shepherd's Song" – 4:34
4. "In Amongst the Roses" – 3:48
5. "I'll Carry On Beside You" – 3:09

Bonus track

The A&M "Remasterpieces" CD re-release included the following as a bonus track

1. "Keep the Devil Outside" (Ford) – 3:02

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, banjo, recorder
• Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, tambourine
• Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, celeste, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, harpsichord
• John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
• Richard Hudson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, sitar

Recording

• Tony Visconti – Producer
• Bill Price – Engineer
• Alan Harris – Engineer
• John Punter – Engineer
• Chris Michie – Engineer

Release history

References

External links

• From the Witchwood on Strawbsweb