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"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins. It appears on their album Strawbs. An alternative mix of the song may be found on the 2006 box set A Taste of Strawbs.

"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
Single by Strawbs
from the album Strawbs
B-side	"Poor Jimmy Wilson"
Released	November 22, 1968 (1968-11-22)
Genre	Progressive folk
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Dave Cousins
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
Strawbs singles chronology
"Oh How She Changed" (1968) "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" (1968) "Forever" (1970)

B-Side

The B-side track "Poor Jimmy Wilson" is also taken from the Strawbs album.

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tony Hooper – backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Ron Chesterman – double bass

with

• Richard Wilson – spoken introduction

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Comments
United Kingdom	November 22, 1968 (1968-11-22)	A&M	7" single	AMS738
Denmark	1968 (1968)	Sonet	7" single	T 7257
United States	1968 (1968)	A&M	7" single	AM 998
Australia		A&M	7" single	AMK-2719
Argentina	1969 (1969)	A&M	7" single	1068

External links

• Lyrics to "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" at Strawbsweb official site
• Lyrics to "Poor Jimmy Wilson" at Strawbsweb official site

References

• "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" at Strawbsweb

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