Autumn (song)
# Autumn (song)

"Autumn" is a three-part song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. The final part "The Winter Long" was released as a single in 1974 under the title "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)".

## Heroine's Theme

The first part of the three part song is an instrumental written by keyboardist John Hawken. It was later released as a single in the United States due to demand from black radio stations. The music begins with a menacing riff played on a Moog synthesizer, gradually builds to a climax and then segues into the much quieter second part of the song.

## Deep Summer Sleep

"Deep Summer Sleep" is written and sung by Dave Cousins.

## The Winter Long

The final part of the song is written by Dave Cousins but sung by Dave Lambert. It was released as a single in the UK in 1974. Several overseas releases followed.

### Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 1974 | A&M | 7" single | AMS7117 |
| Germany | 1974 | A&M | 7" single | 13479 AT |
| Brazil | 1974 | A&M | 7" single | S7AM-5122 |
| Thailand | 1974 | Cashbox | 7" single plus 3 other tracks | KS-271 |

## B-side of the single

The B-side track "Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In)" is a Dave Cousins composition, featured on the 1974 album Ghosts album.

## Personnel

* Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
* Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
* Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
* Rod Coombes – drums
* John Hawken – piano, Mellotron, organ, synthesizer
