The Man Who Called Himself Jesus

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"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
Single by Strawbs
from the album Strawbs
B-side "Poor Jimmy Wilson"
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968 (1968-11-22)
Genre Progressive folk
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Dave Cousins
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
Strawbs singles chronology
"Oh How She Changed"
(1968)
"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
(1968)
"Forever"
(1970)
Official audio
"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" on YouTube

"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins. It appears on their first album Strawbs . An alternative mix of the song may be found on the 2006 box set A Taste of Strawbs .

Contents

B-Side

The B-side track "Poor Jimmy Wilson" is also taken from the Strawbs album.

Personnel

with

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogComments
United Kingdom November 22, 1968 A&M 7" single AMS738
Denmark 1968Sonet7" singleT 7257
United States 1968A&M7" singleAM 998
Australia A&M7" singleAMK-2719
Argentina 1969A&M7" single1068

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References

  1. "Strawbs website". Strawbsweb.co.uk. 22 November 1968. Retrieved 7 August 2011.