Chas Cronk
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Strawbs
- Hero and HeroineHero and HeroineHero 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...
(1974) - GhostsGhosts (Strawbs album)Ghosts is a studio album by English band Strawbs.-Side one:#"Ghosts" – 8:31#:"Sweet Dreams"#:"Night Light"#:"Guardian Angel"#:"Night Light"#"Lemon Pie" – 4:03#"Starshine/Angel Wine" – 5:15...
(1974) - NomadnessNomadnessNomadness is a 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...
(1975) - Deep CutsDeep Cuts (Strawbs album)Deep Cuts is a studio album by English band Strawbs.-Side one:#"I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" – 3:00#"Turn Me Round" – 3:42#"Hard Hard Winter" – 2:54...
(1976) - Burning for YouBurning for YouBurning for You is a studio album by English band Strawbs.-Side one:#"Burning for Me" – 4:01#"Cut Like a Diamond" – 3:44#"I Feel Your Loving Coming On" – 2:56...
(1977) - Deadlines (1978)
- Heartbreak HillHeartbreak Hill (album)Heartbreak Hill is a studio album by English band Strawbs. The album was recorded in 1978 but, due to record deal and management difficulties, was not released until 1995...
(1978) - Blue AngelBlue Angel (Strawbs album)Blue Angel is a studio album by English band Strawbs. It was the first Strawbs album to contain new material for 12 years and featured several different line-ups of musicians from past Strawbs eras...
(2003) - Déjà FouDéjà FouDéjà Fou is a studio album by English band Strawbs. The title is a play on the phrase déjà vu, French for "already seen", as the band line-up had been seen 30 years before on the Hero and Heroine album...
(2004) - Strawbs Live at Nearfest 2004Live at NearfestLive at NEARFest is a live album by Strawbs. It was recorded at NEARFest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on July 11 2004 and featured the line-up which played together on the albums Hero and Heroine and Ghosts...
(2005) - A Taste of StrawbsA Taste of StrawbsA Taste of Strawbs is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers have attempted to present alternative versions of some well known songs plus some previously unreleased material....
(2006) (box with 4 CDs, recordings 1967–2006) - Strawbs NY '75 (2007) (live recording of a 1975 show)
- Lay Down with the StrawbsLay Down with the StrawbsLay Down with the Strawbs is a live album by English band Strawbs. It was recorded at The Robin in Bilston and features the "Hero and Heroine line-up" of the band with a guest appearance of former member John Ford.-Disc one:#"Lay Down"...
(2008) (double CD recorded live at The Robin in Bilston 5 March 2006) - The Broken Hearted BrideThe Broken Hearted BrideThe Broken Hearted Bride is a studio album by English band Strawbs.-Track listing:#"The Call to Action" – 7:38#"Christmas Cheer " – 4:39#"Too Many Angels" – 5:55...
(2008) (with the Hero and Heroine line-up) - Dancing to the Devil's BeatDancing to the Devil's BeatDancing to the Devil's Beat is a studio album by English band Strawbs.-Track listing:#"Revenge " – 5:18#"Beneath the Angry Sky" – 4:29#"Copenhagen" – 4:46...
(2009)
Steve Hackett
- Time Lapse (2001)
- Live Archive 70/80/90s (2001)
Cronk toured as part of Hackett's band in the 1980s.
Strawbs
- "Shine on Silver SunShine on Silver Sun"Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split...
"/"And Wherefore" (1973) - "Hero and HeroineHero and Heroine (song)"Hero and Heroine" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album of the same name. It is written by Dave Cousins and has obvious drug allusions, the main reason it didn't get much airplay on BBC radio...
"/"Why" (1974) - "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)"/"Where do You Go" (1974)
- "Round and Round"/"Heroine's Theme" (1974) (US and Italy only)
- "Grace DarlingGrace Darling (song)"Grace Darling" is a song by English band Strawbs, featured on their album Ghosts . The track was recorded at in the chapel of the Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, which the members of the band Genesis had attended in the 1960s, and which Strawbs' producer at the time, Tom Allom, had also...
"/"Changes Arranges" (1974) - "Angel Wine"/"Grace DarlingGrace Darling (song)"Grace Darling" is a song by English band Strawbs, featured on their album Ghosts . The track was recorded at in the chapel of the Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, which the members of the band Genesis had attended in the 1960s, and which Strawbs' producer at the time, Tom Allom, had also...
" (1975) (Japan only) - "Lemon PieLemon Pie (song)"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 off the album...
"/"Don't Try to Change Me" (1975) - "Little Sleepy" (1975) (US and Portugal only)
- "I Only Want My Love to Grow in YouI Only Want My Love to Grow in You"I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Deep Cuts.The song was written by Dave Cousins and Chas Cronk and was the first single to be released under their new deal with Oyster Records. This was the first single to be written by the...
"/"Wasting My Time (Thinking of You)" (1976) - "So Close and Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale" (1976) (US only)
- "CharmerCharmer (Strawbs song)"Charmer" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Deep Cuts.The song was written by Dave Cousins and Chas Cronk. The single version has some additional overdubs compared to the version on the album.-Release history:...
"/"Beside the Rio Grande" (1976) - "Back in the Old Routine"/"Burning for You" (1977)
- "Keep on Trying"/"Simple Visions" (1977)
- "Heartbreaker" (1977) (US and South Africa only)
- "Joey and Me"/"Deadly Nightshade" (1978)
- "New Beginnings"/"Words of Wisdom" (1978)
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The Last Resort" (1978) (US only)
Strawbs
- Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House ConcertThe Complete StrawbsThe Complete Strawbs is a live album by English band Strawbs. It was recorded in 1998 at their 30th anniversary concert at Chiswick House. The concert was also filmed and later was released on DVD. More than four different incarnations of the band performed. Wherever possible, the tracks were...
(2002) - Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie (2003)