The Hollies' Greatest Hits (1973 album)
The Hollies' Greatest Hits is a compilation of singles by the Hollies, released on Epic Records in April 1973. It includes hit singles by the group on both the Epic and Imperial labels over a time span of 1965 to 1972. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 156.
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| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1964-1972 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Epic KE-32061 | |||
| Producer | Ron Richards | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[1] |
Content
The group's work was initially released on Imperial Records in the United States, then a subsidiary of Liberty Records, until the latter merged with United Artists Records and the Imperial imprint was discontinued. In 1967, the Hollies signed with Epic in the U.S., and this compilation appeared six years after the group's previous, featuring hits for Epic as well as several from the Imperial period.
Since the group did not figure prominently on the American singles chart until late 1965, this compilation misses songs that had been big hits for the Hollies in the United Kingdom such as "Stay," "Here I Go Again," and "I'm Alive." The album consists of every Top 40 hit enjoyed by the band in the United States with the exception of the number 40 hit "Jennifer Eccles" from 1968 and their cover of "Stop! In the Name of Love" from 1983. Nine of the tracks feature founding member Graham Nash during his tenure in the band through 1968. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," and "Long Dark Road" were all released on Epic after his departure.
The front cover consists of a collage referring to all twelve tracks. Greatest Hits was reissued on compact disc by Legacy Records on March 26, 2002. The remastered version added a bonus track, "The Air That I Breathe" from 1974, which was the Hollies' last top ten song in the U.S.
Track listing
Chart positions taken from the Billboard Hot 100.
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Chart peak | Length |
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| 1. | "Bus Stop" (1966) | Graham Gouldman | No. 5 | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Carrie Anne" (1967) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | No. 9 | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Stop Stop Stop" (1966) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | No. 7 | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Look Through Any Window" (1965) | Graham Gouldman, Charles Silverman | No. 32 | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Dear Eloise" (1967) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | No. 50 | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (1972) | Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway | No. 2 | 3:16 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Chart peak | Length |
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| 1. | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969) | Bobby Scott, Bob Russell | No. 7 | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Just One Look" (1967 reissue) | Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll | No. 44 | 2:28 |
| 3. | "King Midas in Reverse" (1967) | Graham Nash | No. 51 | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Pay You Back with Interest" (1967) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | No. 28 | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Long Dark Road" (1972) | Tony Hicks, Kenny Lynch | No. 26 | 4:19 |
| 6. | "On a Carousel" (1967) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | No. 11 | 3:13 |
2002 bonus track
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Chart peak | Length |
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| 13. | "The Air That I Breathe" (1974) | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | No. 6 | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Allan Clarke — vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Tony Hicks — lead guitar, banjo, vocals
- Bobby Elliott — drums
- Bernie Calvert — bass all tracks except "Look Through Any Window" and "Just One Look"
- Graham Nash — vocals, rhythm guitar on "Bus Stop," "Carrie Anne," "Stop Stop Stop," "Look Through Any Window," "Dear Eloise," "Just One Look," "King Midas in Reverse," "Pay You Back with Interest," and "On a Carousel"
- Terry Sylvester — rhythm guitar, vocals on "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Dark Road," and "The Air That I Breathe"
- Eric Haydock — bass on "Look Through Any Window" and "Just One Look"
Production personnel
- Ron Richards — producer
- Bob Irwin — compact disc producer
- Vic Anesini — remastering engineer
References
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.