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Dragonfly (Strawbs album)

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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

  1. "The Weary Song" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
  2. "Dragonfly" (Cousins) – 5:34
  3. "I Turned My Face Into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
  4. "Josephine for Better or for Worse" (Cousins) – 3:17
  5. "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:16

Side two

  1. "'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through" (Cousins) – 3:34
  2. "Young Again" (Tony Hooper) – 2:51
  3. "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:44
  4. "Close Your Eyes" (Hooper) – 0:56

Bonus tracks

The A&M re-release CD 5302680 includes the following as bonus tracks: -

  1. "We'll Meet Again Some Time" (Cousins) – 3:13
  2. "Forever" (Cousins, Hooper) – 3:32
  3. "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:03
  4. "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 3:09

Personnel

  • Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, Chinese piano, percussion
  • Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, tambourine
  • Claire Deniz – cello
  • Ron Chesterman – double bass
    • Additional personnel
  • Rick Wakeman – piano
  • Tony Visconti – recorder
  • Bjarne Rostvold – drums
  • Paul Brett – lead guitar

    • Recording

    Recorded at Rosenberg Lydteknik, Copenhagen with additional work at Morgan Studios, London. Mixed at Trident Studios, London

  • Tony Visconti – producer
  • Roger Quested – engineer

    • Songs

    1The Weary Song3:50
    2Dragonfly5:35
    3I Turned My Face Into the Wind2:37

    References

    Dragonfly (Strawbs album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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