From the Witchwood

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From the Witchwood is a studio album by English band Strawbs.

It was recorded at Air Studios, London during February and March 1971.

The album is the first and last studio album to feature Rick Wakeman in the band line-up although he had featured on their previous live release Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios.

Track Listing

1. "A Glimpse of Heaven" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
2. "Witchwood" (Cousins) – 3:23
3. "Thirty Days" (John Ford) – 2:52
4. "Flight" (Richard Hudson) – 4:24
5. "The Hangman and the Papist" (Cousins) – 4:11
6. "Sheep" (Cousins) – 4:14
7. "Canon Dale" (Hudson) – 3:46
8. "The Shepherd's Song" (Cousins) – 4:34
9. "In Amongst the Roses" (Cousins) – 3:48
10. "I'll Carry On Beside You" (Cousins) – 3:09

Bonus Track

The A&M "Remasterpieces" CD re-release included the following as a bonus track

1. "Keep the Devil Outside" (Ford) – 3:02

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, banjo, recorder
• Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, tambourine
• Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, celeste, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, clarinet
• John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
• Richard Hudson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, sitar

Recording

• Tony Visconti – Producer
• Bill Price – Engineer
• Alan Harris – Engineer
• John Punter – Engineer
• Chris Michie – Engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	July 1971 (1971-07)	A&M Records	stereo LP	AMLH 64304
United States	July 1971 (1971-07)	A&M Records	stereo LP
Denmark		Sonet	stereo LP	D32Y3524
Japan	1987 (1987)	A&M Japan / Canyon Records	CD	D32Y3578
Worldwide	1998 (1998)	A&M Records	CD remastered with bonus track	540 939-2

References

• From the Witchwood on Strawbsweb
• Sleeve Notes CD 540 939-2 From The Witchwood