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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. The album has the same title as the band's third album from 1965.
It was lifted from the band's Parlophone debut album, Stay with the Hollies, released on 1 January 1964, which went to No. 2 on the UK album chart. The Hollies became known for making cover versions, and they followed up with "Just One Look" (February 1964, UK No. 2), a song that had already had top 10 success in the US for Soul star Doris Troy.
A total of 15 albums by the Hollies have charted on the UK Albums Chart, ... 1974 2 2 5 4 6 1 1 1 — 6 UK: Silver [9] US: Gold [24] "Son of a Rotten Gambler" —
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After being covered by Phil Everly in 1973, it was a major hit for the Hollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart. It was the Hollies' last major hit. [ 4 ] The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody of "The Air That I Breathe" for their 1992 song " Creep ".
This trio composed most of the Hollies songs on several albums: Confessions of the Mind (1970), Hollies (1974), Another Night (1975), Write On and Russian Roulette (both 1976 – although neither of the latter two were issued in the US in their original form) plus A Crazy Steal (1978).
The third was triggered by one of the unlikeliest hits in pop history, 1976’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” “Sundown” fell quietly in the middle, a 1974 album that produced two ...
"On a Carousel" was the Hollies first A-side on which Nash sang lead vocals; he sang the first verse alone, and shared lead vocals with Clarke for the remainder of the song. It was the Hollies' second-last single to be released in the US by Imperial before the band switched to the Epic label.