Ghosts
by Strawbs
- Type: Album
- Released: February 1975
- Label: A&M
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 44:59
- Community rating: 3.68/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Claire Deniz, Rod Coombes, John Hawken, Tom Allom, Chas Cronk, Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Building on their transition from traditional folk roots, the British group delivered a lushly orchestrated, highly melodic piece of symphonic progressive rock with 'Ghosts'. Driven by Dave Cousins' distinctive vocals and John Hawken's extensive use of the Mellotron, the album effectively balances grand, sweeping epics with delicate, pastoral songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive
Tracklist
- Medley: Ghosts (Sweet Dreams/Night Light/Guardian Angel) (8:31)
- Lemon Pie (4:01)
- Starshine / Angel Wine (5:15)
- Where Do You Go (When You Need A Hole To Crawl In) (3:02)
- The Life Auction (6:52)
- Don't Try To Change Me (4:27)
- Remembering (0:54)
- You And I (When We Were Young) (4:04)
- Grace Darling (3:54)
- Changes Arrange Us (3:55)
Credits
- Strawbs - primary artist, arranged by
- Robert Kirby - arranged by [choral arrangements]
- Chas Cronk - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Claire Deniz - cello
- Rod Coombes - drums, congas, percussion, backing vocals
- John Hawken - piano, electric piano, harpsichord, mellotron, synthesizer [moog], organ [hammond organ, pipe organ]
- Dave Lambert - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar