Ghosts (Strawbs album)
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| Ghosts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1975 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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| Singles from Ghosts | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic[1] | |
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 and plays guitar on this track)
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 between 16 July and 13 September 1974. "Where Do You Go" was recorded at Island Studios, London, on 30 July 1973.
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 47 |