Condition: Used
The Hollies - 20 Greatest Hits
Label: Tee Vee Records
Catalog#: TA-1057
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Record is VG+ VG++ (listen to our copy)
Cover has ring wear and corner wear (see our picture)
Country: Canada
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Just One Look
A2 Look Through Any Window
A3 I Can't Let Go
A4 Bus Stop
A5 Sandy
A6 On A Carousel
A7 I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
A8 Stop, Stop, Stop
A9 Pay You Back With Interest
A10 Another Night
B1 Carrie-Anne
B2 King Midas, In Reverse
B3 Dear Eloise
B4 Jennifer Eccles
B5 Magic Woman Touch
B6 Sorry Suzanne
B7 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
B8 Long Dark Road
B9 Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
B10 The Air That I Breathe
Welcome to the wonderful world of The Hollies. Pleasant pop-hooks, alluring vocal harmony, one of the more melodic rock bands that came out of the 60's British Invasion. Certainly when popular music moved to the psychedelic sound, there was still a need for understandable, relationship pop. The Hollies kept going, and to no one's surprise, very successfully.
The subject matter was creative - but not overly so lest the message bogs down the melody. This group was tantmount to an ocean breeze on a hot summer's day, the jolt of excitement over a new love, and the sadness (but never devastation) over a lost love. No - the Hollies balanced it all and the results were always pleasant, if not downright safe.
To say the Hollies protagonist doesn't wind up everywhere would be an understatement. Finding love at a "Bus Stop" and "On a Carousel". Watching a svelte belly dancer in "Stop, Stop, Stop". And tempting the law with "Carrie Anne". That's about the most controversial they became (without anyone really noticing).
Of course, everything here is so well written and scores on many levels. Whether your preference is animal attraction (Long, Cool Woman etc.), spiritual morality (He Ain't Heavy etc.) or aching love confessionals (The Air that I Breathe), it is all included. I should point out the one song that deviates away from the formula and demands more reflection is "King Midas in Reverse". I think it one of their best and more unusual compositions. But, I heartell that the group wasn't fond of it. Graham Nash was, and he soon left for Crosby, Stills and Nash. A wise move, if you ask me.
Now, I have heard many Hollies albums over time. I will tell you that other things they have done are just as well done. That said, it is a difficult thing to sum up a career in one album much less two at times. However, if you do want a good representation by them, and only have limited space in your archive, this would be the selection to get.
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress -
pure talent!
THE HOLLIES - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
"But I'm strong... strong enough to carry him."
Beautiful.
The Hollies - Just One Look (1964)
And remember this is the group that gave us Graham Nash!
The Hollies - The air that I breathe [1974] Original Version [HQ]
tony hicks gets an awesome sound from that rickenbacker
Hollies - Bus Stop - 1966 (live)
The lyrics are so beautiful..
Despite the quiet guitar at the start, this is definatly one of the Hollies' best performances
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