Dragonfly (Strawbs album)

Dragonfly
Studio album by Strawbs
Released February 1970
Recorded 1969
Genre Folk, folk rock
Length 36:44
Label A&M
Producer Tony Visconti
Strawbs chronology
Strawbs
(1969)		 Dragonfly
(1970)		 Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Uncut[2]

Dragonfly is the second studio album by English band Strawbs. It contains the lengthy and rather progressive ballad "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" describing the hardships of a boatman who encounters and battles all kinds of mystical creatures on a lake, with a sword that was given to him by the lady of the lake. The album marked the first collaboration of Rick Wakeman with the band, he would eventually join them on their next album Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios in 1970.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Cousins, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Weary Song"3:50
2."Dragonfly"5:34
3."I Turned My Face Into the Wind"2:42
4."Josephine for Better or for Worse"3:17
5."Another Day"3:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through" 3:34
7."Young Again"Tony Hooper2:51
8."The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" 10:44
9."Close Your Eyes"Hooper0:56
A&M re-release CD 5302680 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."We'll Meet Again Some Time" (Recorded at Trident Studios, London, June 1969) 3:13
11."Forever" (single release)Cousins, Hooper3:32
12."Another Day" (recorded for John Peel's "Top Gear" BBC Radio 1 show, September 7, 1969) 3:03
13."We'll Meet Again Sometime" (recorded for John Peel's "Top Gear" BBC Radio 1 show, September 7, 1969) 3:09

Personnel

Additional personnel

Recording

Recorded at Rosenberg Lydteknik, Copenhagen with additional work at Morgan Studios, London. Mixed at Trident Studios, London

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue Comments
United Kingdom February 1970 A&M stereo LP AMS 970
Canada 1974 A&M stereo 2-LP set with Strawbs SP9014 set entitled Early Strawbs
South Korea 1999 Si-Wan CD SRMC 0083
Unknown Progressive Line CD PL503 bootleg
United Kingdom September 2008 A&M CD 5302680 includes 4 bonus tracks

References

  1. ↑ Dragonfly at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. ↑ Rob Young Uncut magazine, September 2008.
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