User:Witchwooder/WIP/4
< User:Witchwooder | WIP
| "Back in the Old Routine" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Strawbs | |
| from the album Burning for You | |
| B-side | "Burning for Me" |
| Released | 1977 |
| Genre | progressive rock |
| Label | Oyster |
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk, Dave Lambert |
"Back in the Old Routine" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Burning for You.
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1977 | Oyster | 7" single | 2066 818 |
B-Side of the single
[edit]The B-side track "Burning for Me" is a Dave Cousins and John Mealing composition also appearing on the album.
Personnel
[edit]- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Lambert – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Chas Cronk – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rod Coombes – drums
with
- Robert Kirby – mellotron
- John Mealing – keyboards
- Rupert Holmes - keyboards
Mellotron can clearly be heard on this track, therefore according to the album credits Robert Kirby is playing on this track. Both the other keyboard players are credited on the album but it is unsure which of them played on this particular track. A synthesizer can be heard in the instrumentation but both Mealing and Holmes are credited with this instrument in the album credits.
References
[edit]- "Back in the Old Routine" at Strawbsweb
- Liner notes to Road Goes on Forever CD RGF/WCDCD 027 Deep Cuts/Burning for You