Hero and Heroine
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| Studio album by Strawbs | |||||
| Released | 1974 | ||||
| Recorded | November 1973, Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 39:36 | ||||
| Label | A&M, (UK) | ||||
| Producer | Dave Cousins, Tom Allom | ||||
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Hero and Heroine is a studio album by English band Strawbs. After the tour supporting the previous album, Bursting at the Seams, there was an acrimonious split leaving only Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert to rebuild the band. The new line-up gelled very quickly and studio sessions were very productive. The album was released first in the US to a warm reception, and then in the UK where reviews were more negative. The band increasingly began to look to North America for a successful future.
The album, although still recognisably Strawbs, contains tracks with harsh "straight talking" lyrics, in contrast to the more lyrical approach shown on Busting at the Seams. The music too is more Gothic and doom-laden with washes of mellotron and big guitar power chords, especially on the longer tracks.
All band members made writing contributions, notably Chas Cronk with whom Dave Cousins would write many songs on future albums.
Contents |
[edit] Track Listing
Side 1
- "Autumn" – 8:27
- "Heroine's Theme" (John Hawken)
- "Deep Summer Sleep" (Dave Cousins)
- "The Winter Long" (Cousins)
- "Sad Young Man" (Rod Coombes) – 4:09
- "Just Love" (Dave Lambert) – 3:41
- "Shine on Silver Sun" (Cousins) – 2:46
Side 2
- "Hero and Heroine" (Cousins) – 3:29
- "Midnight Sun" (Chas Cronk, Cousins) – 3:06
- "Out in the Cold" (Cousins) – 3:19
- "Round and Round" (Cousins) – 4:44
- "Lay a Little Light on Me" (Cousins) – 3:27
- "Hero's Theme" (Lambert) – 2:28
[edit] Bonus Tracks
The following tracks did not feature on the original vinyl release and were included as bonus tracks on the A&M reissue.
- "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:28
- "Lay a Little Light on Me (early version)" (Cousins) – 2:20
[edit] Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Hawken – organ, piano, electric piano, mellotron, synthesizer
- Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer
- Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, percussion
with
- Claire Deniz – cello on "Midnight Sun"
[edit] Recording
- Dave Cousins, Tom Allom – Producers
- Tom Allom, Freddy Hansson – Engineers
Recorded at Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen.
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Comment |
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| United Kingdom | April 1974 | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 63607 | |
| United States | February 1974 | A&M | stereo LP | SP 3607 | |
| Canada | A&M | CD | VPCD 3607 | ||
| Worldwide | 1998 | A&M | CD | 540 935-2 | Remastered with bonus tracks |
| Japan | 2002 | A&M | CD | UICY-9216 |
[edit] References
- Hero and Heroine on Strawbsweb
- Sleeve notes CD 540 935-2 Hero and Heroine
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