The Broken Hearted Bride

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The Broken Hearted Bride
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2008 (2008-09)
Recorded2008 (2008)
Genre Progressive rock
Length59:25
Label Witchwood
Producer Chris Tsangarides
Strawbs chronology
Lay Down with the Strawbs
(2008)
The Broken Hearted Bride
(2008)
Dancing to the Devil's Beat
(2009)
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The Broken Hearted Bride is the 17th studio album by English band Strawbs.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Call to Action" (Dave Cousins) – 7:38
  2. "Christmas Cheer (Everything's Going to be Alright)" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 4:39
  3. "Too Many Angels" (Cousins, Cronk) – 5:55
  4. "The Broken Hearted Bride" (Cousins) – 5:11
  5. "Shadowland" (Dave Lambert) – 4:48
  6. "Through Aphrodite's Eyes" (Cousins, Cronk) – 7:26
  7. "Deep in the Darkest Night" (Cousins) – 4:38
  8. "You Know as Well as I" (Lambert) – 3:44
  9. "Everybody Knows" (Cronk) – 4:30
  10. "Action Replay" (Cousins) – 4:54
  11. "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 6:02

Personnel

Additional personnel
Steve Grant
Vince Martyn
Gordon May
Chris Tophill
Howard Werth
Sophie Morish
Charlotte Tophill
Elizabeth Tophill
Frances Tophill

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom September 2008Witchwood CD WMCD2044

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