Old School Songs

Old School Songs is a studio album by singer-songwriter Dave Cousins of the band Strawbs and guitarist Brian Willoughby. It was released in 1979 on Old School Records.

Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Cousins.


 * 1) "Grace Darling"
 * 2) "I've Been My Own Worst Friend"
 * 3) "Ways and Means"
 * 4) "You Keep Going Your Way"
 * 5) "The Battle"
 * 6) "The Hangman and the Papist"
 * 7) "Hanging in the Gallery"
 * 8) "Beside the Rio Grande"
 * 9) "Josephine, For Better or for Worse"
 * 10) "Lay Down"
 * 11) "A Song for Me"

On the original vinyl recording, side 1 comprised tracks 1–5, side 2 tracks 6–11

Bonus tracks
The Japanese re-issue contained two bonus tracks:


 * 1) "You Never Needed Water" (Cousins)
 * 2) "Song for Alex" (Cousins, Tony Hooper)

Personnel

 * Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
 * Brian Willoughby – guitar

Recording
Studio tracks recorded at Music Works Live tracks recorded at the Exmouth Summer Festival on May 27, 1979 by Bob Pridden


 * Al Williams – engineer

Versions

 * vinyl album SLURP1 (Old School Records, UK, 1979)
 * vinyl album PB2013 (Passport Records, US, 1980)
 * vinyl album PVC8901 (PVC Records, US, 1980)
 * CD RGF CD 004 (Road Goes On Forever, 1991)
 * CD RATCD 4218 (Muskrat, Japan, 2003)
 * CD WMCD 2051 (Witchwood Media, UK, 2011)