From the Witchwood

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From the Witchwood
Witchwood.jpg
Studio album by
Strawbs
ReleasedJuly 1971
RecordedFebruary–March 1971
Studio AIR (London, UK)
Genre
Length38:11
Label A&M
Producer Tony Visconti
Strawbs chronology
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios
(1970)		From the Witchwood
(1971)		 Grave New World
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

From the Witchwood is the third album by the English band Strawbs. It was recorded at Air Studios in London during February and March 1971 and reached number 39 in the UK Albums Chart on 17 July 1971. [3]

Contents

It is the third and final album to include Rick Wakeman as an official band member, including his appearance as a session musician on the 1970 album Dragonfly . He would eventually return to help the band as a session musician on the 1975 album Nomadness , on which he played on one track. The sleeve illustration was "The Vision of St. Jerome", a tapestry from the Spanish royal collection.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Cousins, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sheep" 4:14
7."Canon Dale"Hudson3:46
8."The Shepherd's Song" 4:34
9."In Amongst the Roses" 3:48
10."I'll Carry On Beside You" 3:09
Total length:38:11
A&M "Remasterpieces" CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Keep the Devil Outside"Ford3:02

Personnel

Strawbs

with:

Recording

Charts

Chart (1971)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 39

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom July 1971 A&M stereo LP AMLH 64304
United States July 1971A&Mstereo LPSP 4304
Denmark 1971 Sonet stereo LPSLPS 1531
Italy 1971A&Mstereo LPSLAM 64304
Canada 1971A&Mstereo LPSP 4304
New Zealand 1971A&Mstereo LPSAML-934437
Japan 1987A&M/CanyonCDD32Y3578
Russia 1998ArsNovaCDAN99-061
Worldwide1998A&MCD remastered with bonus track540 939-2

References

  1. ↑ From the Witchwood at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  3. ↑ "From the Witchwood". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.


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