Hollies (1974 album)

Hollies
Hollies
Studio album by The Hollies
Released	March 1974
Recorded	7 August–17 December 1973
Studio	EMI Studios, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	41:42
Label	Polydor (UK); Epic (US)
Producer	The Hollies, Ron Richards
The Hollies chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B–^[3]

Hollies is the 14th UK studio album by the English pop rock group the Hollies released in 1974, marking the return of Allan Clarke after he had left for a solo career. It features the band's cover of Albert Hammond's ballad "The Air That I Breathe," a major worldwide hit that year.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Falling Calling"	Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester	3:11
2.	"It's a Shame, it's a Game"	C. Horton Jennings, Tony Hicks	3:41
3.	"Don't Let Me Down"	Clarke	4:20
4.	"Out on the Road"	Kenny Lynch, Hicks	2:54
5.	"The Air That I Breathe"	Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood	4:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Rubber Lucy"	Clarke	4:06
7.	"Transatlantic Westbound Jet"	Bobby Elliott, Sylvester	3:12
8.	"Pick up the Pieces Again"	Sylvester	3:58
9.	"Down on the Run"	C. Horton Jennings, Hicks	3:49
10.	"Love Makes the World Go Round"	Clarke, Sylvester	3:43
11.	"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee"	Clarke	4:25

Personnel[]

The Hollies[]

Allan Clarke – lead vocals
Tony Hicks – lead guitar, backing vocals
Terry Sylvester – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Elliott – drums and percussion
Bernie Calvert – bass guitar, keyboards

Additional personnel[]

Duffy Power – harmonica on "Down On The Run"
Jim Jewell – tenor saxophone on "It's A Shame, It's A Game", soprano saxophone on "Transatlantic Westbound Jet"
Chris Gunning – orchestral arrangements on "Don't Let Me Down", "Love Makes The World Go Round" and "The Air That I Breathe"

References[]

^ "Session Listing". www.hollies.co.uk.
^ Stone, Doug. Hollies at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

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[1] "Session Listing". www.hollies.co.uk.

[2] Stone, Doug. Hollies at AllMusic

[3] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

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