Lemon Pie

{{for|the pie|lemon pie}} {{Infobox song | name = Lemon Pie | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Strawbs | album = Ghosts | B-side = Don't Try to Change Me | released = {{Start date|1975|4|4|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Progressive rock | length = 4:03 | label = A&M | writer = Dave Cousins | producer = | prev_title = Grace Darling | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = I Only Want My Love to Grow in You | next_year = 1976 | misc = {{External music video|header=Official Audio|{{YouTube|hmTazco6mo8|"Lemon Pie"}}}} }}

"'''Lemon Pie'''" is a song by English band Strawbs. featured on their 1974 album ''Ghosts.''

==Lyrical and musical content==

The song was written by Dave Cousins and was the second single to be released from the album. It was written about and for Cousins's girlfriend at the time, who later became his wife.

==Release history==

{|class="wikitable" ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalogue ! Notes |- | United Kingdom | {{start date|1975|4|4|df=yes}} | A&M | 7" single | AMS7161 | |- | United States, Canada | {{start date|1975}} | A&M | 7" single | 1687-S | B-side "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)" |- | New Zealand, Australia | {{start date|1975}} | A&M | 7" single | K-5924 | |}

==B-Side of the single==

The B-side track "Don't Try to Change Me" is a Dave Lambert composition, also appearing on the album.

The B-side of the 1975 United States release is "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)", another Dave Cousins composition.

==Personnel==

*Dave Cousins – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *Dave Lambert – electric guitar, backing vocals *Chas Cronk – bass guitar, backing vocals *John Hawken – harpsichord, synthesizer, piano *Rod Coombes – drums

==References== *[http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_lemon.htm "Lemon Pie" at Strawbsweb] *Liner notes to A&M CD 540 937-2 ''Ghosts''

==External links== *[http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#lemonpie Lyrics to "Lemon Pie" at Strawbsweb] *[http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#donttrytochangeme Lyrics to "Don't Try to Change Me" at Strawbsweb] *[http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#wheredoyougowhenyouneedaholetocrawlin Lyrics to "Where Do You Go" at Strawbsweb] {{strawbs}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemon Pie}} Category:1975 singles Category:Strawbs songs Category:1975 songs Category:Songs written by Dave Cousins Category:A&M Records singles