A Crazy Steal

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A Crazy Steal
Studio album by The Hollies
Released	March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01)
Recorded	1 March–26 August 1977 8–9 January 1976 for "Boulder To Birmingham"[1]
Studio	Basing Street Studios, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Label	Polydor(UK) Epic (US)
Producer	The Hollies with Alan Parsons on "Boulder to Birmingham"
The Hollies chronology
Russian Roulette (1976) A Crazy Steal (1978) Five Three One - Double Seven O Four (1979)

A Crazy Steal is the 18th UK studio album by English rock/pop group, the Hollies. It includes their version of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham", which had been released two years prior, reaching number 10 in the charts in New Zealand. Two other songs from this album ("Hello To Romance" and "Amnesty") were released in 1977 as singles, yet failed to chart anywhere.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester except where noted.^[2]

Side One[]

1. "Writing on the Wall"
2. "What Am I Gonna Do"
3. "Let It Pour"
4. "Burn Out"
5. "Hello To Romance"

Side Two[]

1. "Amnesty" (D. Doumas)
2. "Caracas"
3. "Boulder to Birmingham" (Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris)
4. "Clown Service"
5. "Feet On the Ground"

Personnel[]

• Allan Clarke - lead vocals, harmonica
• Tony Hicks - vocals, lead guitar
• Terry Sylvester - vocals, guitar
• Bernie Calvert - bass
• Bobby Elliott - drums, percussion

with:

• Pete Wingfield - piano, Roland synthesizer, organ
• Hans Peter Arnesen - piano, clavinet
• Jimmy Jewel - alto and soprano saxophone
• Tony Coe - soprano saxophone on "Hello To Romance"
• Sol Amarfio - congas on "Writing on the Wall" and "Caracas"
• Rhett Davies - engineer, remixing

References[]