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.
Track listing
Side one- "To Be Free" – 4:17
- "Little Sleepy" – 4:10
- "The Golden Salamander" – 4:57
- "Absent Friend " – 4:42
- "Back on the Farm" – 2:42
- "So Shall Our Love Die?" – 3:39
- "Tokyo Rosie" – 2:48
- "A Mind of My Own" – 4:33
- "Hanging in the Gallery" – 4:32
- "The Promised Land" – 4:07
- "Still Small Voice" – 2:27
- "It's Good to See the Sun" – 4:05
Personnel
Strawbs
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
Additional Personnel
- John Mealing – piano, organ, electric piano
- Tony Carr – congas
- Jack Emblow – accordion
- Tommy Eyre – piano, clavinet, synthesizer
- John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer
- Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord
- Tom Allom – cymbalum
Recording
- Tom Allom – Producer
- Vic Gamm – Engineer
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
| United Kingdom | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68331 | ||
| United States | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4544 | ||
| A&M | CD | 5302822 | 2 bonus tracks |