Carrie Anne
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| Single by The Hollies | ||||
| B-side | "Signs That Will Never Change" | |||
| Released | 26 May 1967[1] | |||
| Format | 7" 45rpm | |||
| Recorded | 1 May 1967 at EMI studios, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:55[2] | |||
| Label | UK: Parlophone R 5602[1] US: Epic 10180 |
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| Writer(s) | Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks | |||
| Producer | Ron Richards | |||
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"Carrie Anne" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks and released by British pop rock group The Hollies. The song was recorded on 1 May 1967 and was released as a single in the same month by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and Epic Records in the United States. It became a hit in 1967, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a hit in the US, peaking at #9 on the pop charts.
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[edit] Conception and recording
According to Allan Clarke the song was written during a concert the group did with Tom Jones and the song was written mainly by Graham Nash and Tony Hicks with Allan Clarke supplying the lyrics for the middle eight.[1] According to Graham Nash, "Carrie Anne" was written about Marianne Faithfull.[citation needed]
The song was recorded in only two takes on 3 May 1967 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios. The first take was a false start and can be heard on the compilation The Hollies at Abbey Road: 1966 to 1970.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Go-Set)[3] | 7 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[4] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)[5] | 4 |
| Norway (VG-Lista)[6] | 7 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[7] | 3 |
| United States Billboard Hot 100[8] | 9 |
[edit] Cover versions
- American singer-songwriter Tommy Keene recorded a version that was included on his 2004 rarities compilation, Drowning—A Tommy Keene Miscellany. It was also included on the 1995 Eggbert Records release Sing Hollies in Reverse[9]
- Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album 'Great British Songs'. It was released as a UK single on 8 November 2010[10]
- The b-side "Signs That Will Never Change" was recorded first by the Everly Brothers, released in 1966 on the Two Yanks in England album.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d The Hollies – Epic Anthology: From the Original Master Tapes Epic Records EGK 46161 liner notes
- ^ "Images for Hollies, The - Carrie-Anne". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2055848. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian Charts –9 August 1967". Pop Archives. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1967/19670809.htmll. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies - Carrie Anne". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hollies&titel=Carrie+Anne&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies - Carrie Anne". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hollies&titel=Carrie+Anne&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "The Hollies - Carrie-Anne". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=4617. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-hollies-p13209/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ^ Sing Hollies in Reverse allmusic.com album ID R 227716
- ^ Ali Campbell interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul' October 2010
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