The Best of Strawbs

Track listing

Side one

1. "Hero and Heroine"
2. "Tears and Pavan"
3. :"Tears"
4. :"Pavan"
5. "A Glimpse of Heaven"
6. "Round and Round"
7. "New World"

   Side two

8. "Benedictus"
9. "Shine on Silver Sun"
10. "To Be Free"
11. "Where Do You Go "
12. "Autumn"
13. :"Heroine's Theme"
14. :"Deep Summer's Sleep"
15. :"The Winter Long"

    Side three

16. "Don't Try to Change Me"
17. "Little Sleepy"
18. "Part of the Union"
19. "Song of a Sad Little Girl"
20. "Down by the Sea"

    Side four

21. "Lay Down"
22. "Heavy Disguise"
23. "Lemon Pie"
24. "Blue Angel"
25. :"Divided"
26. :"Half Worlds Apart"
27. :"At Rest"

    Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, guitar, dulcimer
• Tony Hooper - backing vocals, guitar
• Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
• John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
• Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Blue Weaver – keyboards
• John Hawken – keyboards
• Richard Hudson - backing vocals, drums, percussion
• Rod Coombes – drums
• Jon Hiseman – drums

  Guest musicians

• Roger Glover – bass guitar

  Recording history