Nomadness
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.
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| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June – July 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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Track listing
    
Side one
- "To Be Free" (Dave Cousins) – 4:17
 - "Little Sleepy" (Dave Lambert) – 4:10
 - "The Golden Salamander" (Cousins) – 4:57
 - "Absent Friend (How I Need You)" (Cousins) – 4:42
 - "Back on the Farm" (Cousins) – 2:42
 
Side two
- "So Shall Our Love Die?" (Cousins) – 3:39
 - "Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
 - "A Mind of My Own" (Rod Coombes) – 4:33
 - "Hanging in the Gallery" (Cousins) – 4:32
 - "The Promised Land" (Chas Cronk) – 4:07
 
Bonus tracks - 2008 reissue CD
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
 - "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05
 
Personnel
    
    Strawbs
    
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
 - Dave Lambert – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 - Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
 - Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
 
Additional Personnel
    
- John Mealing – piano (tracks 4 and 6), organ (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10), electric piano (track 7)
 - Tony Carr – congas
 - Jack Emblow – accordion (track 5)
 - Tommy Eyre – piano (tracks 8 and 10), clavinet (track 8), synthesizer (track 8)
 - John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (track 9)
 - Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (track 7)
 - Tom Allom – cymbalum (track 7)
 
Release history
    
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment | 
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| United Kingdom | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68331 | |
| United States | 1975 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4544 | |
| September 2008 | A&M | CD | 5302822 | 2 bonus tracks | 
References
    
- Nomadness on Strawbsweb
 - Sleeve notes AMLH 68331 Nomadness
 - Sleeve notes 5302822 Nomadness
 
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