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[]

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

References[]

• "Hold on to Me" at Strawbsweb

External links[]

• Lyrics to "Autumn" at Strawbsweb
• Lyrics to "Where Do You Go" at Strawbsweb

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