Bursting at the Seams
| Bursting at the Seams | ||||
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| Released | 26 January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October–December 1972 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
| Producer | Strawbs | |||
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| Singles from Bursting at the Seams | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic[1] |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
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 |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 64 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 2 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 121 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68144 |
| United States | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4383 |
| Canada | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP & cassette | SP 4383 / CS 4383 |
| Germany, Italy | 1973 | A&M | stereo LP | A&M 86 658 |
| Denmark | 1973 | Sonet/Dansk Grammafon | stereo LP | SLPS 1544 |
| United Kingdom | 1973 | A&M | cassette | ZCAM 68144 |
| West Germany | 1988 | A&M | CD | 394383-2 |
| Worldwide | 1998 | A&M | remastered CD (3 bonus tracks) | 540 936-2 |
| Japan | 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 16 December 2008
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973" (PDF).
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4847". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
