Strangers in the Wind

Infobox Album |
Name = Strangers in the Wind
Type = Album
Artist = Bay City Rollers


Released = Fall 1978
Recorded = 1978
Genre = Pop, Rock
Length =
Label = Arista Records
Producer = Harry Maslin
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5
*"Billboard" [http://members.shaw.ca/therollers/reviews/strangersinthewind.htm link]
Last album = "It's a Game"
(1977)
This album = "Strangers in the Wind"
(1978)
Next album = "Elevator"
(1979)

"Strangers in the Wind" is a 1978 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. It was the group's sixth original studio album, and second consecutive disc to feature the production work of Harry Maslin.

Early 1978 had seen a reunion of the Rollers' most successful line-up as guitarist Alan Longmuir, a founding member, re-joined the band after a two-year hiatus. The group would time the release of their new album to coincide with their very own network television series, "The Krofft Superstar Hour Starring the Bay City Rollers", a Saturday morning NBC show.

Unfortunately, the kiddie format did little to push record sales for the Rollers, who were over two years removed from their phenomenon stage. The lush, mature soft-rock of "Strangers in the Wind" did not find an audience, and each of three singles failed to hit the charts.

The band would regroup again with another new line-up and a name change for 1979's "Elevator".

Track listing

ide One

#"Another Rainy Day In New York City" (Faulkner/Wood)
#"All Of the World Is Falling In Love" (Faulkner/Wood)
#"Where Will I Be Now" (Chris East)
#"Back On The Street" (Faulkner/Wood)
#"Strangers In The Wind" (Faulkner/Wood)

ide Two

#"Love Brought Me Such A Magical Thing" (Barry Kirsch/Charlie Spencer)
#"If You Were My Woman" (Faulkner/Wood)
#"Every Tear I Cry" (Iain Sutherland)
#"Shoorah Shoorah For Hollywood" (Faulkner/Wood)
#"When I Say I Love You (The Pie)" (Iain Sutherland)

Personnel

Group members

*Eric Faulkner - Lead guitars, acoustic guitars, vocoder, Roland synth-guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocal on "Back On The Street"
*Alan Longmuir - Rhythm & acoustic guitars, synthesizer, harmony vocals
*Derek Longmuir - Drums, vocals
*Les McKeown - Lead vocals, harmonies
*Stuart "Woody" Wood - Bass, saxophone, harmony vocals, lead vocal on "Magical Thing"

Other personnel

*Harry Maslin - producer
*David Richards - engineer
*Martin Pearson - assistant engineer
*Barry Fasman - strings and brass arrangements
*Richard Belis - vocal arrangements
*Nicky Hopkins - keyboards
*Neal Preston - photography
*Bob Iwanicki - sleeve illustrator

Other info

*Recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
*Given its first wide CD release in 2008 on the 7Ts label

Charts

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