Bursting at the Seams

Bursting at the Seams is the fifth studio album by English band Strawbs, released on 26 January 1973 by A&M Records. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart and No. 65 in Canada.

Track listing
Side one "Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD
 * 1) "Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49
 * 2) "Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson, John Ford) – 3:59
 * 3) "Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45
 * 4) "Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17
 * 5) "The River" (Cousins) – 2:21

Side two
 * 1) "Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54
 * 2) "Tears and Pavan" – 6:35
 * "Tears" (Cousins)
 * "Pavan" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford)
 * 1) "The Winter and the Summer" (Dave Lambert) – 4:07
 * 2) "Lay Down" (Cousins) – 4:31
 * 3) "Thank You" (Blue Weaver, Cousins) – 2:11

Bonus tracks - A&M 1998 remastered CD
 * 1) "Will You Go"(aka "Wild Mountain Thyme") (Francis McPeake) – 3:54
 * 2) "Backside" (Cousins, Hudson, Ford, Lambert, Weaver) – 3:49
 * 3) "Lay Down" (Single version) (Cousins) – 3:33

Personnel

 * Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
 * Dave Lambert – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Blue Weaver – organ, piano, mellotron
 * John Ford – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar
 * Richard Hudson – backing vocals, drums, sitar

Recording

 * Strawbs – Producers
 * Tom Allom – Engineer

Recorded at Sound Techniques, the Manor and Morgan Studios