Nomadness

{{about|the album|Nomadness Travel Tribe and Nomadness TV|Evita Robinson}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Nomadness | type = studio | artist = Strawbs | cover = nomadness.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|1975|11}} | recorded = June – July 1975 | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock | length = 40:27 | label = A&M <small>(UK)</small> | producer = Tom Allom | prev_title = Ghosts | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = Deep Cuts | next_year = 1976 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r19210|accessdate=2011-06-20}}</ref> | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} }} '''''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" (Dave Cousins) – 4:17 #"Little Sleepy" (Dave Lambert) – 4:10 #"The Golden Salamander" (Cousins) – 4:57 #"Absent Friend (How I Need You)" (Cousins) – 4:42 #"Back on the Farm" (Cousins) – 2:42

Side two #"So Shall Our Love Die?" (Cousins) – 3:39 #"Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48 #"A Mind of My Own" (Rod Coombes) – 4:33 #"Hanging in the Gallery" (Cousins) – 4:32 #"The Promised Land" (Chas Cronk) – 4:07

Bonus tracks - 2008 reissue CD #"Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27 #"It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05

==Personnel== ===Strawbs=== *Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo *Dave Lambert – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar *Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar

===Additional Personnel=== *John Mealing – piano (tracks 4 and 6), organ (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10), electric piano (track 7) *Tony Carr – congas *Jack Emblow – accordion (track 5) *Tommy Eyre – piano (tracks 8 and 10), clavinet (track 8), synthesizer (track 8) *John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (track 9) *Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (track 7) *Tom Allom – cymbalum (track 7)

==Recording==

*Tom Allom – Producer *Vic Gamm – Engineer

Recorded at Sound Techniques, London

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (1975) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|147|artist=Strawbs|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 20, 2024}} |}

==Release history==

{|class="wikitable" ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog ! Comment |- | United Kingdom | {{start date|1975}} | A&M | stereo LP | AMLH 68331 | |- | United States | {{start date|1975}} | A&M | stereo LP | SP 4544 | |- | | {{start date|2008|9}} | A&M | CD | 5302822 | 2 bonus tracks |}

==References==

*[http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_nomad.htm ''Nomadness'' on Strawbsweb] *Sleeve notes AMLH 68331 ''Nomadness'' *Sleeve notes 5302822 ''Nomadness''

==Notes== {{Reflist}} {{Strawbs}}

Category:Strawbs albums Category:1975 albums Category:Albums produced by Tom Allom Category:A&M Records albums