Bursting at the Seams

Bursting at the Seams
Bursting at the Seams
Studio album by Strawbs
Released	26 January 1973
Recorded	October–December 1972
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	40:29
Label	A&M, (UK)
Producer	Strawbs
Strawbs chronology
Singles from Bursting at the Seams
	"Lay Down"; "Part of the Union";

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio album by English band Strawbs, released on 26 January 1973 by A&M Records. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart^[3] and No. 65 in Canada.^[4]

Track listing

Side one

"Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49
"Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 3:59
"Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45
"Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17
"The River" (Cousins) – 2:21

"Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD

Side two

"Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54
"Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
"Tears" (Cousins)

"Pavan" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford)
"The Winter and the Summer" (Dave Lambert) – 4:07
"Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31
"Thank You" (Blue Weaver, Cousins) – 2:11

Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD

"Will You Go"(aka "Wild Mountain Thyme") (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
"Backside" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford, Lambert, Weaver) – 3:49
"Lay Down" (Single version) (Cousins) – 3:33

Personnel

Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Blue Weaver – organ, piano, mellotron
John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
Richard Hudson – backing vocals, drums, sitar

Recording

Strawbs – Producers
Tom Allom – Engineer

Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	64
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	2
US Billboard 200^[7]	121

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	1973 (1973)	A&M	stereo LP	AMLH 68144
United States	1973 (1973)	A&M	stereo LP	SP 4383
Canada	1973 (1973)	A&M	stereo LP & cassette	SP 4383 / CS 4383
Germany, Italy	1973 (1973)	A&M	stereo LP	A&M 86 658
Denmark	1973 (1973)	Sonet/Dansk Grammafon	stereo LP	SLPS 1544
United Kingdom	1973 (1973)	A&M	cassette	ZCAM 68144
West Germany	1988	A&M	CD	394383-2
Worldwide	1998 (1998)	A&M	remastered CD (3 bonus tracks)	540 936-2
Japan	2002 (2002)	A&M	remastered CD (3 bonus tracks)	UICY-9215

References

Bursting at the Seams on Strawbsweb
Sleeve notes CD 540 936-2 Bursting at the Seams

Notes

^ Bursting at the Seams at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ UK Top 40 Hit Database Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine everyHit.com. retrieved on December 16, 2008
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973" (PDF).
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4847". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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[1] Bursting at the Seams at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[3] UK Top 40 Hit Database Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine everyHit.com. retrieved on December 16, 2008

[4] "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1973" (PDF).

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4847". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-6] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Strawbs-7] "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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v t e Strawbs
Dave Cousins Dave Lambert Chas Cronk Tony Fernandez Dave Bainbridge Tony Hooper Ron Chesterman Sandy Denny Rick Wakeman Richard Hudson John Ford Blue Weaver Rod Coombes John Hawken Andy Richards Brian Willoughby Oliver Wakeman Adam Wakeman
Albums	All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) Strawbs Strawberry Sampler Number 1 Dragonfly From the Witchwood Grave New World Bursting at the Seams Hero and Heroine Ghosts Nomadness Deep Cuts Burning for You Deadlines Don't Say Goodbye Heartbreak Hill Ringing Down the Years Blue Angel Déjà Fou The Broken Hearted Bride Dancing to the Devil's Beat Hero & Heroine in Ascencia Prognostic The Ferryman's Curse Settlement
Live albums	Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios Strawbs in Concert Greatest Hits Live Concert Classics The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live) Live at Nearfest Recollection Lay Down with the Strawbs
Compilation albums	Strawbs by Choice The Best of Strawbs Preserves Uncanned A Choice Selection of Strawbs Halcyon Days Sandy Denny and the Strawbs The Collection Tears and Pavan
Box sets	A Taste of Strawbs
DVDs	The Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert
Acoustic Strawbs albums	Baroque & Roll Full Bloom Painted Sky
Singles	"Oh How She Changed" "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" "Forever" "Benedictus" "Here It Comes" "Lay Down" "Part of the Union" "Shine on Silver Sun" "Hero and Heroine" "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)" "Grace Darling" "Lemon Pie" "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" "Charmer"
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