Ghosts (Strawbs album)

Ghosts

Studio album by Strawbs

Released

January,1975

Recorded

July - September 1974

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

41:04

Label

A&M, (UK)

Producer

Tom Allom

Strawbs chronology

Strawbs by Choice
(1974)

Ghosts
(1975)

Nomadness
(1975)

Singles from Ghosts

"Grace Darling"
"Lemon Pie"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic^[1]

Ghosts is a studio album by English band Strawbs.

Track listing

Side one

"Ghosts" (Dave Cousins) – 8:31
"Sweet Dreams"

"Night Light"

"Guardian Angel"

"Night Light"
"Lemon Pie" (Cousins) – 4:03
"Starshine/Angel Wine" (Chas Cronk) – 5:15
"Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)" (Cousins) – 3:02

Side two

"The Life Auction" – 6:52
"Impressions of Southall from the Train" (Cousins, John Hawken)

"The Auction" (Cousins, Dave Lambert)
"Don't Try to Change Me" (Lambert) – 4:28
"Remembering" (Hawken) – 0:54
"You and I (When We Were Young)" (Cousins) – 4:04
"Grace Darling" (Cousins) – 3:55

Bonus track

The A&M remastered CD contains a bonus track.

"Changes Arrange Us" (Rod Coombes) – 3:55

Unusually, Rod Coombes sings lead vocals on this track and plays guitar.

Personnel

Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recorder
Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
John Hawken – piano, electric piano, harpsichord, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, Hammond organ, pipe organ
Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, congas, percussion

Additional personnel

Claire Deniz – cello on "Starshine/Angel Wine"

Recording

Tom Allom – Producer and Engineer

Recorded at The Manor, Kidlington, Oxfordshire; Sound Techniques, London; TPA, London and the chapel of Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Comment
United Kingdom	1975 (1975)	A&M	stereo LP	AMLH 68277
United States	1975 (1975)	A&M	stereo LP	SP 4506
Canada	1975 (1975)	A&M	stereo LP	SP 4544
Germany	1975 (1975)	A&M	stereo LP	88564
United Kingdom	1975 (1975)	A&M	Cassette	CAM 68277
South Korea	1998 (1998)	Si-Wan	CD	SRMC 0085
	1998 (1998)	A&M	CD	540 937-2	Remastered with bonus track.

References

Ghosts on Strawbsweb
Sleeve notes CD 540 937-2 Ghosts

Notes

↑ Ghosts (Strawbs album) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

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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