Nomadness

Nomadness is the ninth studio album by English band Strawbs. It was their last album recorded for A&M Records and their first with no full-time keyboard player since 1970's Dragonfly. Indeed, Strawbs would not feature a full-time keyboard player until 1978 when Andy Richards joined the band. All the tracks are timed at less than five minutes giving the album a lighter, less 'epic' feel in contrast to the previous three studio albums. Rick Wakeman came back to help on electric harpsichord on one song.

Track listing
Side one
 * 1) "To Be Free" (Dave Cousins) – 4:17
 * 2) "Little Sleepy" (Dave Lambert) – 4:10
 * 3) "The Golden Salamander" (Cousins) – 4:57
 * 4) "Absent Friend (How I Need You)" (Cousins) – 4:42
 * 5) "Back on the Farm" (Cousins) – 2:42

Side two
 * 1) "So Shall Our Love Die?" (Cousins) – 3:39
 * 2) "Tokyo Rosie" (Cousins) – 2:48
 * 3) "A Mind of My Own" (Rod Coombes) – 4:33
 * 4) "Hanging in the Gallery" (Cousins) – 4:32
 * 5) "The Promised Land" (Chas Cronk) – 4:07

Bonus tracks - 2008 reissue CD
 * 1) "Still Small Voice" (Cousins) – 2:27
 * 2) "It's Good to See the Sun" (Cousins) – 4:05

Strawbs

 * Dave Cousins – lead vocals, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
 * Dave Lambert – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10), backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
 * Rod Coombes – backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar

Additional Personnel

 * John Mealing – piano (tracks 4 and 6), organ (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10), electric piano (track 7)
 * Tony Carr – congas
 * Jack Emblow – accordion (track 5)
 * Tommy Eyre – piano (tracks 8 and 10), clavinet (track 8), synthesizer (track 8)
 * John Lumley-Saville – synthesizer (track 9)
 * Rick Wakeman – electric harpsichord (track 7)
 * Tom Allom – cymbalum (track 7)

Recording

 * Tom Allom – Producer
 * Vic Gamm – Engineer

Recorded at Sound Techniques, London