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Burning for You

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For the song by Blue Öyster Cult, see Burnin' for You.

Burning for You
Studio album by
Strawbs
Released1977
RecordedMarch 1977 (1977-03)
GenreProgressive rock
Length36:29
LabelOyster/Polydor
ProducerJeffrey Lesser
Strawbs chronology
Deep Cuts
(1976) 		Burning for You
(1977) 		Deadlines
(1978)
Singles from Burning for You
  1. "Back in the Old Routine"
    Released: 27 May 1977[1]
  2. "Keep on Trying"
    Released: 19 August 1977[2]
  3. "Heartbreaker"
Alternative Album Cover
2 CD set cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Burning for You is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe.

Recording

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The producer of the album Jeffrey Lesser was, according to songwriter/singer Dave Cousins, "...a great engineer but didn't understand the dynamics of the band".[4] The album was intended to be the final one by the band but Cousins was persuaded to carry on when he met with Clive Davis of Arista Records.[5] The final track here "Goodbye" was meant to be his final word on his career leading the band.[6]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "Burning for Me" (Dave Cousins, John Mealing) – 4:01
  2. "Cut Like a Diamond" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 3:44
  3. "I Feel Your Loving Coming On" (Dave Lambert) – 2:56
  4. "Barcarole (For the Death of Venice)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:25
  5. "Alexander the Great" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:59

Side two

  1. "Keep on Trying" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:15
  2. "Back in the Old Routine" (Cousins, Cronk, Lambert) – 3:17
  3. "Heartbreaker" (Lambert) – 4:40
  4. "Carry Me Home" (Cronk) – 3:28
  5. "Goodbye (Is Not an Easy Word to Say)" (Cousins) – 3:44

Esoteric expanded edition (released 19 March 2020)

  1. "Joey and Me" (Cousins)
  2. " Goodbye” (Alternate mix)(Cousins)
  3. "Barcarole (Alternate mix)(Cousins & Cronk)
  4. "Heartbreaker” (Dave Cousins and The Intergalactic Touring Band) (Cousins)

Personnel

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  • Dave Cousins – vocals (1–10) (lead vocals 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10) acoustic guitar (2–4, 6–8)
  • Dave Lambert – lead guitar (1–6, 8–10), vocals (3–9) (lead vocals 3, 6, 7, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 8), acoustic lead guitar (7)
  • Chas Cronk – bass (1–10), vocals (3, 4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (7)
  • Rod Coombes – drums (1–3, 5–10)
Additional personnel
  • Robert Kirby – piano (3), synthesizer (3), orchestral arrangement (3, 9), electric piano (4, 6, 9), Mellotron (4–6, 8), clavinet (8), acoustic guitar (7)
  • John Mealing – piano (1, 7, 9, 10), synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8), Mellotron (3), harpsichord (2), tubular bells (3), organ (4), orchestral arrangement (1, 10)
  • Jeffrey Lesser – Producer and engineer

assisted by

  • Robin Freeman

Recorded and mixed at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 175

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog Comment
United Kingdom 1977 (1977) Oyster stereo LP 2391 287
United States 1977 (1977) Oyster stereo LP OY-1-1604
United Kingdom 1977 (1977) Oyster cassette 3177 287
1996 (1996) Road Goes on Forever CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Packaged with Deep Cuts
Japan 2003 (2003) Muskrat CD RATCD 4220

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
  3. ^ Burning for You at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  4. ^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
  5. ^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
  6. ^ Cousins, David "Deadlines" CD production notes, Witchworks Media, 2007
  7. ^ "Strawbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.


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