Dragonfly (Strawbs album)

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Dragonfly is the third studio album by English band Strawbs, after their first album Strawbs and the second one Strawberry music sampler. It contains the lengthy and rather progressive ballad "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" describing the hardships of a boatman who encounters and battles all kinds of mystical creatures on a lake, with a sword that was given to him by the lady of the lake. The album marked the first collaboration of Rick Wakeman with the band, he would eventually join them on their next album Just a collection of Antiques and Curios in 1970.

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Weary Song" (Dave Cousins) – 3:50
2. "Dragonfly" (Cousins) – 5:34
3. "I Turned My Face Into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
4. "Josephine for Better or for Worse" (Cousins) – 3:17
5. "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:16

Side two

1. "'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through" (Cousins) – 3:34
2. "Young Again" (Tony Hooper) – 2:51
3. "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" (Cousins) – 10:44
4. "Close Your Eyes" (Hooper) – 0:56

Bonus tracks

The A&M re-release CD 5302680 includes the following as bonus tracks: -

1. "We'll Meet Again Some Time" (Cousins) – 3:13

   Recorded at Trident Stdios, London June 1969

2. "Forever" (Cousins, Hooper) – 3:32

   Single release

3. "Another Day" (Cousins) – 3:03
4. "We'll Meet Again Sometime" (Cousins) – 3:09

   Bonus tracks 3 & 4 recorded for John Peel's "Top Gear" BBC Radio 1 show September 7, 1969 (1969-09-07)

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, Chinese piano, percussion
• Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, tambourine
• Claire Deniz – cello
• Ron Chesterman – double bass

Additional personnel

• Rick Wakeman – piano
• Tony Visconti – recorder
• Bjarne Rostvold – drums
• Paul Brett – lead guitar

Recording

Recorded at Rosenberg Lydteknik, Copenhagen with additional work at Morgan Studios, London. Mixed at Trident Studios, London

• Tony Visconti – producer
• Roger Quested – engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue	Comments
United Kingdom	February 1970 (1970-02)	A&M	stereo LP	AMS 970
Canada	1974 (1974)	A&M	stereo 2-LP set with Strawbs	SP9014	set entitled Early Strawbs
South Korea	1999 (1999)	Si-Wan	CD	SRMC 0083
	Unknown	Progressive Line	CD	PL503	bootleg
United Kingdom	September 2008 (2008-09)	A&M	CD	5302680	includes 4 bonus tracks

References

• Dragonfly on Strawbsweb
• Sleeve notes AMS 970 Dragonfly
• Sleeve notes 5302680 Dragonfly