Released February 1970 Length 36:44 Release date February 1970 Label A&M Records | Recorded 1969 Artist Strawbs Producer Tony Visconti Genres Folk rock, Folk music | |
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Dragonfly
(1970) Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios
(1971) Similar Strawbs albums, Folk rock albums | ||
Dragonfly is the third studio album by English band Strawbs, after their first album Strawbs and the second one Strawberry music sampler. It contains the lengthy and rather progressive ballad "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" describing the hardships of a boatman who encounters and battles all kinds of mystical creatures on a lake, with a sword that was given to him by the lady of the lake. The album marked the first collaboration of Rick Wakeman with the band, he would eventually join them on their next album Just a collection of Antiques and Curios in 1970.
Contents
Side one
- "The Weary Song" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
- "Dragonfly" (Cousins) – 5:34
- "I Turned My Face Into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
- "Josephine for Better or for Worse" (Cousins) – 3:17
- "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:16
Side two
- "'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through" (Cousins) – 3:34
- "Young Again" (Tony Hooper) – 2:51
- "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:44
- "Close Your Eyes" (Hooper) – 0:56
Bonus tracks
The A&M re-release CD 5302680 includes the following as bonus tracks: -
- "We'll Meet Again Some Time" (Cousins) – 3:13
- "Forever" (Cousins, Hooper) – 3:32
- "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:03
- "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 3:09
Personnel
Recording
Recorded at Rosenberg Lydteknik, Copenhagen with additional work at Morgan Studios, London. Mixed at Trident Studios, London
Songs
1The Weary Song3:50
2Dragonfly5:35
3I Turned My Face Into the Wind2:37