Distant Light (Hollies album)
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Released | 8 October 1971 (UK) April 1972 (US) | |||
Recorded | 14 April–30 July 1971[1] | |||
Studio | AIR Studios, London | |||
Length | 44:14 | |||
Label | UK: Parlophone PAS 10005 US: Epic KE 30958 | |||
Producer | Ron Richards, The Hollies | |||
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Distant Light is a 1971 album released by The Hollies, the last UK album by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke, until their 1974 self-titled album, reputably to be the first album to come out of A.I.R. studios. The album spawned two hit singles, the Allan Clarke penned "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," which peaked at U.S. #2 and UK #32, and the Tony Hicks penned "Long Dark Road" US #26. The US released version of the album peaked at US #21. The summer scene that is shown on the cover is duplicated exactly on the next Hollies album Romany, as a winter scene.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tony Hicks and Kenny Lynch; except where indicated
- Side one
- "What A Life I've Led" – 3:58
- "Look What We've Got" – 4:07
- "Hold On" (Allan Clarke) – 4:07
- "Pull Down The Blind" (Terry Sylvester) – 3:30
- "To Do With Love" – 3:29
- "Promised Land" – 4:20
- Side two
- "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 3:19
- "You Know The Score" (Terry Sylvester, Allan Clarke) – 5:37
- "Cable Car" (Terry Sylvester) – 4:25
- "A Little Thing Like Love" (Allan Clarke, Tony Macaulay) – 3:19
- "Long Dark Road" – 4:16
Personnel
- The Hollies
- Allan Clarke – lead vocals, guitar
- Tony Hicks – guitar, vocals
- Terry Sylvester – guitar, vocals
- Bernie Calvert – bass
- Bobby Elliott – drums
with:
- John Scott - arrangements, conductor
Chart positions
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1972 | Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 21 |
References
- ^ http://hollies.co.uk/music-archive/session-listing.html
- ^ ""Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information". Hollies.co.uk. 1972-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
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Categories:
- 1971 albums
- The Hollies albums
- Parlophone albums
- Epic Records albums
- Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis
- Albums produced by Ron Richards (producer)
- Albums produced by Allan Clarke (singer)
- Albums produced by Tony Hicks
- Albums produced by Terry Sylvester
- Albums produced by Bernie Calvert
- Albums produced by Bobby Elliott
- Albums conducted by John Scott (composer)
- Albums arranged by John Scott (composer)