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)1974 Ghosts (1975) Nomadness (1975)Nomadness1975
Singles from Ghosts
"Grace Darling" "Lemon Pie"

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Ghosts is a studio album by English band Strawbs.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Ghosts" (Dave Cousins) – 8:31

   "Sweet Dreams"

   "Night Light"

   "Guardian Angel"

   "Night Light"

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

Side two

1. "The Life Auction" – 6:52

   "Impressions of Southall from the Train" (Cousins, John Hawken)

   "The Auction" (Cousins, Dave Lambert)

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

Bonus track

The A&M remastered CD contains a bonus track.

1. "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