Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee, The
5)
Too Young to Be Married
6)
Listen to Me
7)
Just One Look
8)
Searchin'
9)
Just Like Me, (Ain't That)
10)
Yes I Will
11)
What's Wrong With the Way I Live
12)
Lonely Hobo Lullaby
13)
Daddy Don't Mind
14)
Baby, The
15)
Hey Willy
16)
Son of a Rotten Gambler
17)
Write On
18)
Star
19)
Boulder to Birmingham
20)
Soldiers Song, The
21)
Woman I Love, The
22)
How Do I Survive
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DISC 1:
1)
I'm Alive
2)
Sorry Suzanne
3)
Here I Go Again
4)
On a Carousel
5)
King Midas in Reverse
6)
Look Through Any Window
7)
Blowin' in the Wind
8)
Air That I Breathe, The
9)
Pay You Back With Interest
10)
I've Got a Way of My Own
11)
Stay
12)
Very Last Day, The
13)
We're Through
14)
Carrie Anne
15)
Magic Woman Touch
16)
I'm Down
17)
Gasoline Alley Bred
18)
I Can't Let Go
19)
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
20)
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
21)
Stop, Stop, Stop
22)
If I Needed Someone
23)
Dear Eloise
24)
Long Dark Road
25)
I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top
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DISC 2:
1)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
2)
Bus Stop
3)
Jennifer Eccles
4)
Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee, The
5)
Too Young to Be Married
6)
Listen to Me
7)
Just One Look
8)
Searchin'
9)
Ain't That Just Like Me
10)
Yes I Will (I'll Be True to You)
11)
What's Wrong With the Way I Live
12)
Lonely Hobo Lullaby
13)
Daddy Don't Mind
14)
Baby, The
15)
Hey Willy
16)
Son of a Rotten Gambler
17)
Write On
18)
Star
19)
Boulder to Birmingham
20)
Soldier's Song
21)
Woman I Love, The
22)
How Do I Survive
Performer Notes
The Hollies includes: Allan Clarke, Graham Nash.
Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
Includes one bonus track newly recorded for this release.
The Hollies include: Bernie Calvert, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Terry Sylvester, Bobby Elliot.
Producers includes: Ron Richards, The Hollies, Alan Parsons, Mike Batt, Mike Moran.
Compilation producer: Tim Chaksfield.
Recorded between 1963 & 2003.
One of the best British Invasion bands, the Hollies were rightfully famous for their stellar harmonies (this is of course where Graham Nash honed his vocals skills) and keen sense of pop songcraft. This two-CD anthology from EMI covers the band's entire career, from their earliest (and probably best) incarnation in the 1960s up to an early 2000s recording made specifically for this collection, and including the band's various hits from the intervening decades.
While the non-chronological sequencing seems a bit random, it does highlight the Hollies' many phases and stylistic segues, from jangle-pop and country-rock to psychedelic heaviness and adult contemporary balladry. Those looking for only the chiming folk-rock the Hollies' are best known for ("Bus Stop," "Carrie Anne," and the like) may want to seek out a different collection, but enthusiasts looking for a solid career retrospective will do well to check this out.
There are better-sounding repackagings of Hollies material-the 30th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION box set, for example. On balance, though, GREATEST HITS is probably the most representative single-CD Hollies best-of collection available. All but three of the songs were recorded during the tenure of Gram Nash-the band's most creative period -and most of them are unarguable pop rock gems, among the best records of their era. The rest, including the Creedence-inspired "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," are merely excellent. Consumer note: if you're puzzled by the absence of the Hollies' biggest worldwide hit, the lovely "Air That I Breathe," be advised that it wasn't released until a year after this compilation first went to market.
Format:
Compact Disc
Country:
USA
UPC:
0724358201222
Studio/Live:
Studio
Release Date:
24 March, 2003
Tracks
1. I'm Alive
2. Sorry Suzanne
3. Here I Go Again
4. On A Carousel
5. King Midas In Reverse
6. Look Through Any Window
7. Blowin In The Wind
8. The Air That I Breathe
9. Pay You Back With Interest
10. I've Got A Way Of My Own
11. Stay
12. The Very Last Day
13. We're Through
14. Carrie Anne
15. Magic Woman Touch
16. I'm Down
17. Gasoline Alley Bred
18. I Can't Let Go
19. Sandy
20. Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
21. Stop Stop Stop
22. If I Needed Someone
23. Dear Eloise
24. Long Dark Road
25. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
26. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
27. Bus Stop
28. Jennifer Eccles
29. The Day Yhat Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee
30. Too Youn To Be Married
31. Listen To Me
32. Just One Look
33. Searchin
34. (Ain't That) Just Like Me
35. Yes I Will
36. What's Wrong With The Way I Live
37. Lonely Hobo Lullaby
38. Daddy Don't Mind
39. The Baby
40. Hey Willy
41. Son Of A Rotten Gambler
42. Write On
43. Star
44. Boulder To Birmingham
45. Soldiers Song
46. The Woman I Love
47. How Do I Survive
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owned this album when it came out originally. Okay, I know that dates this lass, but I trailed after my uncles and older brothers and developed a taste for the music they were listening to so was a wee bit ahead for my age. Gene Pitney, The Searches, the Moody Blues and the Hollies. Oh, dear, I would have run away with Allan Clarke! hehehe. Handsome black-haired men always touched my heart, and oh could Clarke win a girl's heart harmonizing with the great Graham Nash.
Well, this is an album I bought again when cassettes came out and bought yet again on CD. Will buy whatever the next format that comes along. I wore the record out! Bus Stop - is there a more romantic tune? Hollies were an upbeat rock group. You couldn't sit still, yet there was so much passion in their lyrics. Same for Air That I Breathe, over a decade later! Such a passionate song that is timeless. Less romantic, but still a classic, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress proved the Hollies just kept going on and on when other British Invasion groups gave up the ghost and stuck their spoon in the wall. Stop, Stop, Stop is a funny song my father thought was entirely too racy for me. Ah, how times change.
I am surprised how well these song "aged". I enjoy them as much now as I did them.
A must for all Hollies fans. If you are looking to get into the group, there is not better entrance.
I absolutely love this CD. I can't believe the price conisdering the amount of songs that are on the CDs. I listen to the CDs all the time and sing along to my favourite ones.
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