Chas Cronk is an English musician, best known as the bass player and acoustic guitarist for the

Strawbs Strawbs (or 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 fo ...

from 1973 to 1980 and again from 2004 to the present. Chas also toured and recorded with Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman in the 1980s and Cry No More in the 1980/90s. He released a solo album, ''Liberty'', in March 2022 on Renaissance Records (USA).

Discography

Albums

Phillip Goodhand-Tait band

*''Songfall'' (1972)

Strawbs

*''

Hero and Heroine ''Hero and Heroine'' is the seventh studio album by English band Strawbs. Background After the tour supporting the previous album, '' Bursting at the Seams'' (1973), there was an acrimonious split leaving only Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert t ...

'' (1974) *''

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'' (1974) *''

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 pl ...

'' (1975) *'' Deep Cuts'' (1976) *''

Burning for You ''Burning for You'' is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe. Recording The producer of the album Jeffrey Lesser was, according to songwriter/singer Dave Cousins, "...a great engineer but didn't ...

'' (1977) *'' Deadlines'' (1978) *'' Heartbreak Hill'' (1978) *'' Blue Angel'' (2003) *''

Déjà Fou ''Déjà Fou'' is the 16th studio album by English band Strawbs. The title is a play on the phrase déjà vu, French for "already seen", as the band line-up had been seen 30 years before on the ''Hero and Heroine'' album. The phrase ''déjà fo ...

'' (2004) *'' Strawbs Live at Nearfest 2004'' (2005) *''

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 mat ...

'' (2006) (box with 4 CDs, recordings 1967–2006) *''Strawbs NY '75'' (2007) (live recording of a 1975 show) *'' Lay Down with the Strawbs'' (2008) (double CD recorded live at The Robin in Bilston 5 March 2006) *''

The Broken Hearted Bride ''The Broken Hearted Bride'' is the 17th studio album by English band Strawbs. Reception Track listing #"The Call to Action" (Dave Cousins) – 7:38 #"Christmas Cheer (Everything's Going to be Alright)" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 4:39 #"To ...

'' (2008) (with the ''Hero and Heroine'' line-up) *''

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 ...

'' (2009) *Strawbs 40th Anniversary Celebration Vol. 1: Strawberry Fayre (2010)

Acoustic Strawbs

*'' Painted Sky'' (2005) (Acoustic Strawbs live) *''Acoustic Gold'' (2011)

Rick Wakeman

*'' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1973) *''

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'' soundtrack (1984) *''Glory Boys'' (1984) * Live at Hammersmith (1985) *''Wakeman & Cousins – Hummingbird'' (2002)

Cry No More

*''Smile'' (1986) *''Cry No More'' (1987) *''Love and Power'' (1989) (produced by

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) *Strawbs 40th Anniversary Celebration Vol. 1: Strawberry Fayre (2010)

Solo

*''Mystic Mountain Music'' (2002) *''Liberty'' P(2022) (Renaissance Records)

Lambert Cronk

*''Touch the Earth'' (2007)

Steve Hackett

*''Time Lapse'' (2001) *''Live Archive 70/80/90s'' (2001) *''Defector: Deluxe Edition'' (2016 remaster – Disc 2 1981 Live at Reading Festival)

Singles

Unless otherwise stated, the details are of the singles released in the UK.

Strawbs

Shine on Silver Sun "Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album ''Hero and Heroine''. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split. The single was a mino ...

"/"And Wherefore" (1973) *"

"/"Why" (1974) *" Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)"/"Where do You Go" (1974) *"Round and Round"/"Heroine's Theme" (1974) (US and Italy only) *"

Grace Darling Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked ''Forfarshire'' in 1838 brought her national fame. The paddlesteamer ...

"/"Changes Arrange Us" (1974) *"Angel Wine"/"

" (1975) (Japan only) *"

Lemon Pie A lemon tart (french: tarte au citron) is a dessert dish, a variety of tart. It has a pastry shell with a lemon flavored filling. In the UK, lemon tart consists of a pastry case (often made in a fluted tart tin) containing a baked lemon custa ...

"/"Don't Try to Change Me" (1975) *"Little Sleepy" (1975) (US and Portugal only) *"

I Only Want My Love to Grow in You "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Deep Cuts. The song was written by Dave Cousins and Chas Cronk and was the first single to be released under their new deal with Oyster Records ...

"/"Wasting My Time (Thinking of You)" (1976) *"So Close and Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale" (1976) (US only) *" Charmer"/"Beside the Rio Grande" (1976) *"Back in the Old Routine"/"Burning for You" (1977) *"Keep on Trying"/"Simple Visions" (1977) *"Heartbreaker" (1977) (US and South Africa only) *"Joey and Me"/"Deadly Nightshade" (1978) *"New Beginnings"/"Words of Wisdom" (1978) *"I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The Last Resort" (1978) (US only)

DVDs

Strawbs

* '' Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert'' (2002) * ''Strawbs Live in Tokyo'' DVD, plus ''Grave New World'', the movie (2003)

References

External links

Cry No More websiteChas Cronk at Strawbs website
*Chas Cronk Website https://chascronk.com Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people English rock musicians English rock singers English male singer-songwriters Strawbs members {{England-musician-stub