The Very Best of The Hollies

~ Release by The Hollies (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Carrie Anne
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967) and The Hollies Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-05-01)
recording of:
Carrie Anne (on 1967-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Graham Nash
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3.652:55
2Blowin’ in the Wind
producer:
Ron Richards
conductor:
Mike Vickers (British musician, member of Manfred Mann)
cover recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
24:11
3Sorry Suzanne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Sorry Suzanne
composer:
Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Interworld Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Sonora Musikförlags AB
3:00
4The Air That I Breathe
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
vocals:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22), Tony Hicks (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22) and Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1973), The Hollies Ltd. (in 1973, in 1974, in 2008) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
cover recording of:
The Air That I Breathe (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.84:03
5Listen to Me
producer:
Ron Richards
recording of:
Listen to Me
composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
2:39
6He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
producer:
Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 46)
cover recording of:
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
publisher:
Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3.854:17
7Jennifer Eccles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Jennifer Eccles
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies) and Graham Nash
2:45
8Dear Eloise
recording of:
Dear Eloise
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Graham Nash
3:06
9I’m Down
producer:
Ron Richards
piano:
Tony Hymas (on 1974-09-30)
strings arranger:
Tony Hymas
orchestrator:
Tony Hymas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I’m Down (The Hollies) (on 1974-09-30)
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
54:13
10I Can’t Tell the Bottom From the Top
drums (drum set):
Bobby Elliott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recording of:
I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top
composer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist) and Doug Flett (songwriter)
cover recording of:
I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top
composer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist) and Doug Flett (songwriter)
53:44
11Hey Willy
producer:
Ron Richards
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hey Willy
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
53:29
12Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
engineer:
John Punter
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Hollies Ltd. (in 1971) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-07-16, from 1971-07-27 until 1971-07-30)
recording of:
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (from 1971-07-16 until 1971-07-30)
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
4.153:17
13Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)
producer:
Ron Richards
orchestrator:
Chris Gunning (English composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-08)
cover recording of:
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (in 1974-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (France) (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (ended) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
14:05
14Magic Woman Touch
producer:
The Hollies
recording of:
Magic Woman Touch
writer:
Colin Jennings and Garth Watt-Roy
cover recording of:
Magic Woman Touch
writer:
Colin Jennings and Garth Watt-Roy
3:19
15The Baby
lead vocals:
Mikael Rickfors
recording of:
The Baby
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
53:49
16Bus Stop
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
bass:
Bernie Calvert (on 1966-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966, in 2003) and Parlophone (in 1966)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-18)
recording of:
Bus Stop (on 1966-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
adaptations:
バス ストップ (Angels’ Japanese version)
4.752:54
17Stop, Stop, Stop
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
banjo:
Tony Hicks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-08-17)
recording of:
Stop Stop Stop (on 1966-08-17)
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Graham Nash
publisher:
Gralto Music Ltd.
42:49
18On a Carousel
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Hollies Ltd. (in 1967)
recording of:
On a Carousel
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Graham Nash
2.353:12
19Write On
recording of:
Write On
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist)
4:51
20Stop! In the Name of Love
cover recording of:
Stop! In the Name of Love
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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ASIN:US: B000002TB6 [info]