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Charmer (Strawbs song)

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Mellotron can clearly be heard on this track, therefore according to the album credits Robert Kirby is playing on this track. Both the other keyboard players are credited on the album but it is unsure which of them played on this particular track. A
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track "Beside the Rio Grande" is a Dave Cousins composition also appearing on the album. The lyrics recount a story of the unjust lynching of a preacher, in the American Wild West.
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can be heard in the instrumentation but both Mealing and Holmes are credited with this instrument in the album credits.
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Liner notes to Road Goes on Forever CD RGF/WCDCD 027
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Index

Single
Strawbs
Deep Cuts
A-side
B-side
Genre
Progressive rock
Label
Songwriter(s)
Dave Cousins
Chas Cronk
Strawbs
I Only Want My Love to Grow in You
Back in the Old Routine
English
Strawbs
Deep Cuts
Dave Cousins
Chas Cronk
United Kingdom
7" single
B-side
Dave Cousins
lead vocals
acoustic guitar
Dave Lambert
electric guitar
backing vocals
Chas Cronk
bass guitar

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