From the Witchwood is the third studio 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.
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
Personnel Strawbs Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, banjo, recorder Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, tambourine Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, celeste, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, harpsichord John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar Richard Hudson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, sitar with: The Choir and Congregation of Air Strawb - choir on "A Glimpse of Heaven"
Recording Tony Visconti – producer Bill Price – engineer Alan Harris – engineer John Punter – engineer Chris Michie – engineer
Charts Chart (1971) Peakposition
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United Kingdom A&M stereo LP AMLH 64304 United States A&M stereo LP SP 4304 Denmark 1971 Sonet stereo LP SLPS 1531 Italy 1971 A&M stereo LP SLAM 64304 Canada 1971 A&M stereo LP SP 4304 New Zealand 1971 A&M stereo LP SAML-934437 Japan A&M/Canyon CD D32Y3578 Russia 1998 ArsNova CD AN99-061 Worldwide A&M CD remastered with bonus track 540
References
External links From the Witchwood on Strawbsweb