Bursting at the Seams


Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio album by the English band Strawbs, released on 26 January 1973 by A&M Records. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart and No. 65 in Canada.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Flying" – 4:49
  2. "Lady Fuschia" – 3:59
  3. "Stormy Down" – 2:45
  4. "Down by the Sea" – 6:17
  5. "The River" – 2:21
"Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD
Side two
  1. "Part of the Union" – 2:54
  2. "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
  3. :"Tears"
  4. :"Pavan"
  5. "The Winter and the Summer" – 4:07
  6. "Lay Down" – 4:31
  7. "Thank You" – 2:11
Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD
  1. "Will You Go" – 3:54
  2. "Backside" – 3:49
  3. "Lay Down" – 3:33

Personnel

Recording

Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios