Deadlines (Strawbs album)

Deadlines
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Studio album by Strawbs
Released	1977
Recorded	July – October 1977
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	37:51
Label	Arista (UK)
Producer	Jeffrey Lesser
Strawbs chronology
Burning for You (1977)1977 Deadlines (1977) The Best of Strawbs (1978)The Best of Strawbs1978
Singles from Deadlines
"Joey and Me" "New Beginnings" "I Don't Want to Talk About It"

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Deadlines is a studio album by English band Strawbs.

Track listing

Side one

1. "No Return" (Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert) – 4:57
2. "Joey and Me" (Cousins, Chas Cronk, Lambert) – 3:52
3. "Sealed With a Traitor's Kiss" (Cousins) – 3:21
4. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Cousins, Cronk) – 3:56
5. "The Last Resort" (Cousins, Cronk, Lambert) – 4:10

Side two

1. "Time and Life" (Cousins, Cronk) – 4:11
2. "New Beginnings" (Cousins, Lambert) – 3:40
3. "Deadly Nightshade" (Cousins) – 3:56
4. "Words of Wisdom" (Cousins) – 5:48

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
• Tony Fernandez – drums, tambourine, tympani, bells

Additional personnel

• Robert Kirby – piano, electric piano, mellotron, organ, autoharp
• John Mealing – piano, polymoog, Minimoog, harpsichord

Recording

• Jeffrey Lesser – Producer and engineer

assisted by

• Denny Bridges
• Patrick Morley
• Andrew Brook Jackson
• Peter Wolsey
• James Guthrie

Recorded at Dublin Sound and Utopia Studios

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Comment
United Kingdom	1977 (1977)	Arista	stereo LP	SPART 1036
United States	1977 (1977)	Arista	stereo LP	AB 4172
United Kingdom	1977 (1977)	Arista	cassette	TCART 1036
	1996 (1996)	One Way	CD	OW34499

References

• Deadlines on Strawbsweb
• Sleeve notes CD OW34499 Deadlines