Lemon Pie

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"Lemon Pie"
Single by Strawbs
from the album Ghosts
B-side "Don't Try to Change Me"
ReleasedApril 4, 1975 (1975-04-04)
Genre Progressive rock
Length4:03
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Dave Cousins
Strawbs singles chronology
"Grace Darling"
(1974)
"Lemon Pie"
(1975)
"I Only Want My Love to Grow in You"
(1976)
Official Audio
"Lemon Pie" on YouTube

"Lemon Pie" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Ghosts.

Contents

Lyrical and musical content

The song was written by Dave Cousins and was the second single to be released off the album. It was written about and for Cousins's girlfriend at the time, who later became his wife.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogueNotes
United Kingdom April 4, 1975 A&M 7" single AMS7161
United States, Canada 1975A&M7" single1687-SB-side "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)"
New Zealand, Australia 1975A&M7" singleK-5924

B-Side of the single

The B-side track "Don't Try to Change Me" is a Dave Lambert composition, also appearing on the album.

The B-side of the 1975 United States release is "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)", another Dave Cousins composition.

Personnel

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