Burning for You is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe.
Recording The producer of the album Jeffrey Lesser was, according to songwriter/singer Dave Cousins, "...a great engineer but didn't understand the dynamics of the band".Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007 The album was intended to be the final one by the band but Cousins was persuaded to carry on when he met with Clive Davis of Arista Records.Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007 The final track here "Goodbye" was meant to be his final word on his career leading the band.Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
Track listing Side one "Burning for Me" (Dave Cousins, John Mealing) – 4:01 "Cut Like a Diamond" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 3:44 "I Feel Your Loving Coming On" (Dave Lambert) – 2:56 "Barcarole (For the Death of Venice)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:25 "Alexander the Great" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:59
Side two "Keep on Trying" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:15 "Back in the Old Routine" (Cousins, Cronk, Lambert) – 3:17 "Heartbreaker" (Lambert) – 4:40 "Carry Me Home" (Cronk) – 3:28 "Goodbye (Is Not an Easy Word to Say)" (Cousins) – 3:44
Esoteric expanded edition (released 19 March 2020) "Joey and Me" (Cousins) " Goodbye” (Alternate mix)(Cousins) "Barcarole (Alternate mix)(Cousins & Cronk) "Heartbreaker” (Dave Cousins and The Intergalactic Touring Band) (Cousins)
Personnel Dave Cousins – vocals (1–10) (lead vocals 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10) acoustic guitar (2–4, 6–8) Dave Lambert – lead guitar (1–6, 8–10), vocals (3–9) (lead vocals 3, 6, 7, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 8), acoustic lead guitar (7) Chas Cronk – bass (1–10), vocals (3, 4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (7) Rod Coombes – drums (1–3, 5–10)
Additional personnel Robert Kirby – piano (3), synthesizer (3), orchestral arrangement (3, 9), electric piano (4, 6, 9), Mellotron (4–6, 8), clavinet (8), acoustic guitar (7) John Mealing – piano (1, 7, 9, 10), synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8), Mellotron (3), harpsichord (2), tubular bells (3), organ (4), orchestral arrangement (1, 10) Jeffrey Lesser – Producer and engineer assisted by Robin Freeman
Recorded and mixed at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands
Charts Chart (1977) Peakposition
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog Comment United Kingdom Oyster stereo LP 2391 287 United States Oyster stereo LP OY-1-1604 United Kingdom Oyster cassette 3177 287 Road Goes on Forever CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Packaged with Deep Cuts Japan Muskrat CD RATCD 4220
References Burning for You on Strawbsweb Sleeve notes CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Deep Cuts/Burning for You
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