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Ghosts is the eighth 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 - A&M remastered CD
- "Changes Arrange Us" (Rod Coombes) – 3:55
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 & 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"
- Robert Kirby - choral arrangements
Recording
- Tom Allom – Producer and Engineer
- Mick Glossop - assistant engineer
Recorded at The Manor, Kidlington, Oxfordshire; Sound Techniques, London; TPA, London and the chapel of Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 47 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68277 | |
| United States | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4506 | |
| Canada | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4506 | Highest chart placement #12 on RPM chart April 1975[4] |
| Germany | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | 88564 | |
| United Kingdom | 1975 | A&M | Cassette | CAM 68277 | |
| South Korea | 1998 | Si-Wan | CD | SRMC 0085 | |
| 1998 | A&M | CD | 540 937-2 | Remastered with bonus track. |
References
- Ghosts on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes CD 540 937-2 Ghosts
Notes
- ^ Ghosts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3959a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 19, 1975" (PDF).
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