BLUE ANGEL, 2003
Blue Angel was the first new material full band Strawbs release featuring the full band for over 10 years, since 1991's Ringing Down The Years, with two distinctive electric line-ups - the UK 90s line-up (Cousins, Demick, Hudson, Weaver, Willoughby) and a more or less re-created US (Hero And Heroine /Ghosts) line up (apart from John Hawken).
Musicians
Dave Cousins - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano (11)
Brian Willoughby - guitar
Blue Weaver - keyboards except (11,13), programming track (4), orchestration (10)
Rod Demick - bass, (1,4,5,12), harmonica (5), vocals (1,5)
Richard Hudson - drums, (1,5,12), vocals (1,4,5,12)
Tony Fernandez - drums (3,10,13) tom-toms (7)
Dave Lambert - guitar (2,9)
Chas Cronk - bass (2,3,6,9,10,13), vocals (4,9,13), bass pedals (7), programming (7,8)
Rod Coombes - drums (2,9)
Andy Richards - keyboards (13)
Mary Hopkin - vocals (1,3,4,6,8,10,12)
Cathryn Craig - vocals (4)
Terry Cassidy - vocals (4)
Roy Hill - vocals (9)
Jana Heller - vocals (9)
Tommy Lundy - vocals (9)
Maddy Prior - vocals (13)
Rick Kemp - vocals (13)
Track listing
- Blue Angel (Cousins)
(i) Divided
(ii) Half Worlds Apart
(iii) At Rest - Oh So Sleepy (Cousins)
- Further Down The Road (Cousins)
- There Will Come The Day (Cousins/Airey)
- Strange Day Over The Hill (Cousins)
- Cry No More (Cousins/Willoughby)
- The Plain (Cousins)
- Do You Remember (Cousins/Willoughby)
- Rhythm Of The Night (Cousins)
- Morning Glory (Cousins)
- Sealed With A Traitor's Kiss(Cousins)
- Lay Down (Cousins)
- The King (Cousins)
"Bonus Track"
Sleeve Notes
Produced by Dave Cousins, Brian Willoughby and Chas Cronk
Blue Angel/Lay Down – Produced and mixed by Brad Davis
There Will Come The Day – Produced by Blue Weaver
Mastering by Roger Wake of Bourbery Wake
Mixed by Dave Cousins and Kenny Denton at KD's Studio Chiswick October 2002
Strange Day Over The Hill – Remix by Brad Davis
Sleeve design
Design Rod Green
Artwork Rod Green
Photograph "Bella" by Geraldine Parkinson
