Déjà Fou

Studio album by Strawbs

Released

August 30, 2004

Recorded

May 2004

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

57:15

Label

Witchwood

Producer

Dave Cousins

Strawbs chronology

Blue Angel
(2003)

Déjà Fou
(2004)

Live at Nearfest
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic^[1]

Déjà Fou is a studio album by English band Strawbs. The title is a play on the phrase déjà vu, French for "already seen", as the band line-up had been seen 30 years before on the Hero and Heroine album. The phrase déjà fou literally means "already mad".

Track listing

"Riviera dei Fiori" (Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert) – 1:43
"Under a Cloudless Sky" (Cousins) – 5:16
"Face Down in the Well" (Cousins) – 5:55
"Further Down the Road" (Cousins) – 3:25
"On a Night Like This" (Cousins) – 2:27
"If" (Cousins) – 5:07
"Cold Steel" (Lambert)) – 5:07
"Sunday Morning" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:24
"This Barren Land" (Cousins, Lambert) – 4:47
"When the Lights Came On" (Lambert) – 5:43
"Russian Front" (Cousins, Chas Cronk, John Hawken, Lambert) – 5:40
"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Cousins) – 4:14
"NRG" (Cousins) – 4:09

Personnel

Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, chromaharp
Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar
John Hawken – keyboards
Rod Coombes – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Chris While – vocals
Julie Matthews – vocals
Adam Wakeman - piano
Robert Kirby – French horn, string arrangements
Michael Humphrey – violin
Paul Robson – violin
Jonathan Welch – viola
Rebecca Gilliver – cello
Nick Worters – double bass

Recording

Recorded at KD's Studio, Chiswick, London

Dave Cousins – producer
Kenny Denton, Chas Cronk – engineers
Roger Wake – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30)	Witchwood	CD	WMCD2020

References

Déjà Fou on Strawbsweb
Sleeve notes to DC WMCD 2020 Déjà Fou

Notes

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r702100

Strawbs

Dave Cousins Dave Lambert Chas Cronk Rod Coombes Oliver Wakeman Tony Hooper Ron Chesterman Rick Wakeman Blue Weaver John Hawken Richard Hudson John Ford Brian Willoughby Tony Fernandez Andy Richards

Albums	All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) Strawbs Strawberry Sampler Number 1 Dragonfly From the Witchwood Grave New World Bursting at the Seams Hero and Heroine Ghosts Nomadness Deep Cuts Burning for You Deadlines Don't Say Goodbye Heartbreak Hill Ringing Down the Years Blue Angel Déjà Fou The Broken Hearted Bride Dancing to the Devil's Beat

Live albums	Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios Strawbs in Concert Greatest Hits Live Concert Classics The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live) Live at Nearfest Recollection Strawbs:NY '75 Lay Down with the Strawbs

Compilation albums	Strawbs by Choice The Best of Strawbs Preserves Uncanned A Choice Selection of Strawbs Halcyon Days Sandy Denny and the Strawbs The Collection Tears and Pavan 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs

Box sets	A Taste of Strawbs

DVDs	Acoustic Strawbs Live in Toronto Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie The Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert

Acoustic Strawbs albums	Baroque & Roll Full Bloom Painted Sky

Singles (UK)	"Oh How She Changed" "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" "Forever" "Benedictus" "Here It Comes" "Lay Down" "Part of the Union" "Shine on Silver Sun" "Hero and Heroine" "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)" "Grace Darling" "Lemon Pie" "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" "Charmer" "Back in the Old Routine" "Keep on Trying" "Heartbreaker" "Joey and Me" "New Beginnings" "I Don't Want to Talk About It" "The King" "Alice's Song"

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