The Collection (Strawbs album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Collection
Type = compilation
Artist = Strawbs

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Released = start date|2002|5|6
Recorded = start date|1968 – start date|1976
Genre = Folk rock, Progressive rock
Length = 62:27
Label = Spectrum
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "The Complete Strawbs"
(2000)
This album = "The Collection"
(2002)
Next album = "Tears and Pavan"
(2002)
Misc =

"The Collection" is a compilation album by English band Strawbs.

Track listing

#"Part of the Union" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 2:54
#"I'll Carry on Beside You" (Cousins) – 3:09
#"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (Cousins) – 3:50
#"Oh How She Changed" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) – 2:52
#"I Turned My Face into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
#"Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins) – 5:28
#"Witchwood" (Cousins) – 3:23
#"Benedictus" (Cousins) – 4:24
#"Heavy Disguise" (Ford) – 2:53
#"Keep the Devil Outside" (Ford) – 3:02
#"Shine on Silver Sun" (Cousins) – 2:46
#"Grace Darling" (Cousins) – 3:55
#"Lemon Pie" (Cousins) – 4:03
#"Martin Luther King's Dream" (Cousins) – 2:53
#"Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
#"Will Ye Go" (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
#"I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 3:00
#"Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31

Personnel

*Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, piano (all tracks except 9)
*Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 2–8,10,14)
*Dave Lambert – vocals, electric guitar (tracks 1,11–13,15–18)
*Ron Chesterman – double bass (tracks 3–5)
*John Ford – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals (tracks 1–2,6–10,14,16,18)
*Chas Cronk – bass guitar, vocals (tracks 11–13,15,17)
*Rick Wakeman – keyboards, clarinet (tracks 2,6–7,10,14–15)
*Blue Weaver – keyboards, accordion (tracks 1,8,16,18)
*John Hawken – keyboards (tracks 11–13)
*Robert Kirby – keyboards (track 17)
*John Mealing – keyboards (track 17)
*Richard Hudson – drums, vocals (tracks 1–2,6–8,10,14,16,18)
*Rod Coombes – drums, vocals (tracks 11–13,15,17)

Release history

References

* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_coll.htm "The Collection" on Strawbsweb]