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Butterfly is the seventh UK studio album by British band the Hollies, released in November 1967. It was the final Hollies album to feature Graham Nash before his departure from the group in 1968. The album consisted solely of songs written by the trio of Nash, Allan Clarke, and Tony Hicks, with Nash leading the sessions. [8]
"King Midas in Reverse" is a song by English pop group the Hollies, written by Graham Nash but credited to Allan Clarke, Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released as a single in September 1967 in anticipation of the band's album Butterfly .
Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse is the seventh U.S. studio album by the British pop band the Hollies, released in November 1967."King Midas in Reverse" and "Leave Me" (saved from the UK Evolution track line-up) were slotted onto the album while deleting "Pegasus", "Try It" and "Elevated Observations" from the UK Butterfly track listing.
The Butterfly album included several of his songs that had less group participation and exhibited more of a singer-songwriter approach. He was disappointed when this new style did not register with their audience, especially " King Midas in Reverse " (Nash and producer Ron Richards clashed over this song because Richards believed it was 'too ...
The Hollies then released the ambitious, psychedelic album Butterfly, retitled for the US market as King Midas in Reverse/Dear Eloise, but it failed to chart. In response, Clarke and Nash wrote a more conventional pop song, " Jennifer Eccles " (named after their wives) (Mar. 1968, UK No. 7, US No. 40, Australia No. 13 [ 11 ] ), which was a hit.
Evolution is the first of two albums released in 1967 by British pop rock band the Hollies. It is their sixth UK album and peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. [6] In 1978, Parlophone reissued the stereo version of Evolution, along with Butterfly and Confessions of the Mind.
Elton John, who was working as a session musician at that time, played piano on the song. [ 3 ] Reviewing for Melody Maker , Chris Welch wrote that "the Hollies drone on with implacable solemnity and it's nice to hear their individual vocal harmonies again and Bobby Elliot's drumming. [ 4 ]
"The Midas Touch", a 1980 album by Michael Marra; Midas Touch, a 2010 album by Peter Howarth; Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies, a compilation album by The Hollies "The Midas Touch", a song from the 1956 musical Bells Are Ringing