From the Witchwood is the third album by the English band Strawbs. It was recorded at Air Studios in London during February and March 1971 and reached number 39 in the UK Albums Chart on 17 July 1971.

It is the third and final album to include Rick Wakeman as an official band member, including his appearance as a session musician on the 1970 album Dragonfly. He would eventually return to help the band as a session musician on the 1975 album ''Nomadness, on which he played on one track. The sleeve illustration was "The Vision of St. Jerome", a tapestry from the Spanish royal collection.

From the Witchwood

Track listing

Personnel

Strawbs

Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, banjo, recorder Tony Hooper – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp, tambourine Rick Wakeman – piano, organ, celeste, mellotron, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, harpsichord John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar Richard Hudson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, sitar with: The Choir and Congregation of Air Strawb - choir on "A Glimpse of Heaven"

From the Witchwood

Recording

Tony Visconti – producer

Bill Price – engineer

Alan Harris – engineer

John Punter – engineer

Chris Michie – engineer

Release history

References

External links

From the Witchwood on Strawbsweb

Strawbs albums

1971 albums

Albums produced by Tony Visconti

A&M Records albums

Albums recorded at AIR Studios

From the Witchwood