Bursting at the Seams


Bursting at the Seams is the 5th studio album by English band Strawbs. 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 reached number 2 in the UK Album Chart.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Flying" – 4:49
  2. "Lady Fuschia" – 3:59
  3. "Stormy Down" – 2:45
  4. "Down by the Sea" – 6:17
  5. "The River" – 2:21

    Side two

  6. "Part of the Union" – 2:54
  7. "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
  8. :"Tears"
  9. :"Pavan"
  10. "The Winter and the Summer" – 4:07
  11. "Lay Down" – 4:31
  12. "Thank You" – 2:11

    Bonus tracks

The A&M 1998 remastered CD featured the following as bonus tracks:
  1. "Will You Go" -3:54
  2. "Backside" -3:49
  3. "Lay Down" -3:33
Additionally, tracks 4 & 5 are reversed in order "The River" followed by "Down by the Sea."

Personnel

Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios

Release history