Nomadness

Nomadness
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1975 (1975-11)
RecordedJune – July 1975
GenreRock
Length40:27
LabelA&M, (UK)
ProducerTom Allom
Strawbs chronology
Ghosts
(1975)
Nomadness
(1975)
Deep Cuts
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Nomadness is the ninth studio album by English band Strawbs. It was their last album recorded for A&M Records and their first with no full-time keyboard player since 1970's Dragonfly. Indeed, Strawbs would not feature a full-time keyboard player until 1978 when Andy Richards joined the band. All the tracks are timed at less than five minutes giving the album a lighter, less 'epic' feel in contrast to the previous three studio albums. Rick Wakeman came back to help on electric harpsichord on one song.

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "To Be Free" (Dave Cousins) – 4:17
  2. "Little Sleepy" (Dave Lambert) – 4:10
  3. "The Golden Salamander" (Cousins) – 4:57
  4. "Absent Friend (How I Need You)" (Cousins) – 4:42
  5. "Back on the Farm" (Cousins) – 2:42

Side two

  1. "So Shall Our Love Die?" (Cousins) – 3:39
  2. "Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
  3. "A Mind of My Own" (Rod Coombes) – 4:33
  4. "Hanging in the Gallery" (Cousins) – 4:32
  5. "The Promised Land" (Chas Cronk) – 4:07

Bonus tracks - 2008 reissue CD

  1. "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
  2. "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05

Personnel

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Strawbs

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Additional Personnel

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Recording

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Recorded at Sound Techniques, London

Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 147

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog Comment
United Kingdom 1975 (1975) A&M stereo LP AMLH 68331
United States 1975 (1975) A&M stereo LP SP 4544
September 2008 (2008-09) A&M CD 5302822 2 bonus tracks

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nomadness at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. ^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.