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"Charmer" Single by Strawbs from the album Deep Cuts A-side "Charmer" B-side "Beside the Rio Grande" Released 1976 Format 7" Genre progressive rock Label Oyster Writer(s) Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk Strawbs singles chronology "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You"
(1975)"Charmer"
(1976)"Back in the Old Routine"
(1977)Deep Cuts track listing "Simple Visions"
(1)"Charmer"
(2)"(Wasting My Time) Thinking of You"
(3)"Charmer" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Deep Cuts.
The song was written by Dave Cousins and Chas Cronk. The single version has some additional overdubs compared to the version on the album.
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Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalogue Notes United Kingdom 1976 Oyster 7" single 2066 744 B-Side of the single
The B-side track "Beside the Rio Grande" is a Dave Cousins composition also appearing on the album. The lyrics are an allegory of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Lambert – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Chas Cronk – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rod Coombes – drums
with
- Robert Kirby – mellotron
- John Mealing – keyboards
- Rupert Holmes - keyboards
Mellotron can clearly be heard on this track, therefore according to the album credits Robert Kirby is playing on this track. Both the other keyboard players are credited on the album but it is unsure which of them played on this particular track. A synthesizer can be heard in the instrumentation but both Mealing and Holmes are credited with this instrument in the album credits.
References
- "Charmer" at Strawbsweb
- Liner notes to Road Goes on Forever CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Deep Cuts/Burning for You
External links
Categories:- Strawbs songs
- 1976 songs
- Songs written by Dave Cousins
- 1970s rock song stubs
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