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- "Flying" – 4:49
- "Lady Fuschia" – 3:59
- "Stormy Down" – 2:45
- "Down by the Sea" – 6:17
- "The River" – 2:21
Side two
- "Part of the Union" – 2:54
- "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
- :"Tears"
- :"Pavan"
- "The Winter and the Summer" – 4:07
- "Lay Down" – 4:31
- "Thank You" – 2:11
- "Will You Go" – 3:54
- "Backside" – 3:49
- "Lay Down" – 3:33
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Blue Weaver – organ, piano, mellotron
- John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
- Richard Hudson – backing vocals, drums, sitar