"Oh How She Changed" is a song by English band

Strawbs The Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The band started out as a bluegrass group, but eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock and progressive rock. They are best known for their hi ...

written by

Dave Cousins Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Hindson; 7 January 1945) is an English musician who has been the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs, since 1967. Cousins is a founding member of Strawbs, which started out as the Strawberry H ...

and

Tony Hooper Anthony Hooper (14 September 1939 – 18 November 2020) was an English folk singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known as a founder-member of Strawbs together with Dave Cousins and double bassist Ron Chesterman. He left The Strawbs ...

. It was the first single to be released by Strawbs and later appeared on their 1969 album ''

''. An alternative mix of the song appears on the 2006 box set ''

A Taste of Strawbs ''A Taste of Strawbs'' is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers (Dave Cousins and Dick Greener) have attempted to present alternative versions of some well-known songs plus some previously unreleased mate ...

'' and a re-working on 2009's

Dancing to the Devil's Beat ''Dancing to the Devil's Beat'' is a studio album by English band Strawbs. Track listing #"Revenge (Can Be So Sweet)" (Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk)– 5:18 #"Beneath the Angry Sky" (Cousins, Cronk) – 4:29 #"Copenhagen" (Cousins, Cronk) – 4:46 ...

B-side

The

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track "Or Am I Dreaming", written by Dave Cousins, also appeared on the album ''Strawbs''.

Personnel

*Dave Cousins –

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*Tony Hooper – vocals, acoustic guitar,

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Ron Chesterman Ronald George Arthur Chesterman (27 November 1939 – 16 March 2007) was an English musician. He is best known as the original double bass player with the Strawberry Hills Boys, starring Dave Cousins on guitar, dulcimer, banjo and vocals, Tony ...

–

double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

Release history

External links

Lyrics to "Oh How She Changed" at Strawbsweb official site

Lyrics to "Or Am I Dreaming" at Strawbsweb official site

References

''Strawbs'' at Strawbsweb official site
Strawbs songs 1968 debut singles Songs written by Dave Cousins Songs written by Tony Hooper Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon 1968 songs A&M Records singles {{1960s-single-stub