The Collection (Strawbs album)
# The Collection (Strawbs album)

The Collection is a compilation album by English band Strawbs.

## Track listing

* "Part of the Union" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 2:54
* "I'll Carry on Beside You" (Cousins) – 3:09
* "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (Cousins) – 3:50
* "Oh How She Changed" (Cousins, Tony Hooper) – 2:52
* "I Turned My Face into the Wind" (Cousins) – 2:42
* "Song of a Sad Little Girl" (Cousins) – 5:28
* "Witchwood" (Cousins) – 3:23
* "Benedictus" (Cousins) – 4:24
* "Heavy Disguise" (Ford) – 2:53
* "Keep the Devil Outside" (Ford) – 3:02
* "Shine on Silver Sun" (Cousins) – 2:46
* "Grace Darling" (Cousins) – 3:55
* "Lemon Pie" (Cousins) – 4:03
* "Martin Luther King's Dream" (Cousins) – 2:53
* "Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
* "Will Ye Go" (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
* "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 3:00
* "Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31

## Personnel

* Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, piano (all tracks except 9)
* Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 2–8,10,14)
* Dave Lambert – vocals, electric guitar (tracks 1,11–13,15–18)
* Ron Chesterman – double bass (tracks 3–5)
* John Ford – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals (tracks 1,2,6–10,14,16,18)
* Chas Cronk – bass guitar, vocals (tracks 11–13,15,17)
* Rick Wakeman – keyboards, clavinet (tracks 2,6,7,10,14,15)
* Blue Weaver – keyboards, accordion (tracks 1,8,16,18)
* John Hawken – keyboards (tracks 11–13)
* Robert Kirby – keyboards (track 17)
* John Mealing – keyboards (track 17)
* Richard Hudson – drums, vocals (tracks 1,2,6–8,10,14,16,18)
* Rod Coombes – drums, vocals (tracks 11–13,15,17)

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) | Spectrum | 2-CD set | 5447062 |
