The Collection (Strawbs album)

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The Collection
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Compilation album by
Strawbs
Released6 May 2002 (2002-05-06)
Recorded1968 (1968) – 1976 (1976)
Genre Folk rock, Progressive rock
Length62:27
Label Spectrum
Strawbs chronology
Strawberry Sampler Number 1
(2001)		The Collection
(2002)		 Tears and Pavan
(2002)

The Collection is a compilation album by English band Strawbs.

Contents

Track listing

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

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom May 6, 2002Spectrum 2-CD set 5447062

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