Burning for You

For the song by Blue Öyster Cult, see Burnin' for You.

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Burning for You is a studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Burning for Me" (Dave Cousins, John Mealing) – 4:01
2. "Cut Like a Diamond" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 3:44
3. "I Feel Your Loving Coming On" (Dave Lambert) – 2:56
4. "Barcarole (For the Death of Venice)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:25
5. "Alexander the Great" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:59

Side two

1. "Keep on Trying" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:15
2. "Back in the Old Routine" (Cousins, Cronk, Lambert) – 3:17
3. "Heartbreaker" (Lambert) – 4:40
4. "Carry Me Home" (Cronk) – 3:28
5. "Goodbye (Is Not an Easy Word to Say)" (Cousins) – 3:44

Bonus track

The Japanese re-issue CD included the following track: -

1. "Joey and Me" (Cousins)

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – vocals (1-10) (lead vocals 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10) acoustic guitar (2-4, 6-8)
• Dave Lambert – lead guitar (1-6, 8-10), vocals (3-9) (lead vocals 3, 6, 7, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 8), acoustic lead guitar (7)
• Chas Cronk – bass (1-10), vocals (3, 4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (7)
• Rod Coombes – drums (1-3, 5-10)

Additional personnel

• Robert Kirby – piano (1-3), synthesizer (1-3), orchestral arrangement (1-3, 9), electric piano (4, 6, 9), Mellotron (4-6, 8), clavinet (8), acoustic guitar (7)
• John Mealing – piano (7, 9, 10), synthesizer (3-5, 8), Mellotron (3), harpsichord (1, 2), tubular bells (3), organ (4), orchestral arrangement (10)

Recording

• Jeffrey Lesser – Producer and engineer

assisted by

• Robin Freeman

Recorded and mixed at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Comment
United Kingdom	1977 (1977)	Oyster	stereo LP	2391 287
United States	1977 (1977)	Oyster	stereo LP	OY-1-1604
United Kingdom	1977 (1977)	Oyster	cassette	3177 287
	1996 (1996)	Road Goes on Forever	CD	RGF/WCDCD 027	Packaged with Deep Cuts
Japan	2003 (2003)	Muskrat	CD	RATCD 4220
United Kingdom	2006 (2006)	Witchwood Media	CD

References

• Burning for You on Strawbsweb
• Sleeve notes CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Deep Cuts/Burning for You