title: The Collection (Strawbs album)
text: # 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 |
  