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The Hollies' Greatest Hits (1973 album)

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The Hollies' Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 1973
Recorded1964–1971
GenrePop rock, beat, psychedelic pop, rock and roll, folk rock
LabelEpic KE-32061
ProducerRon Richards
The Hollies chronology
Romany
(1972)
The Hollies' Greatest Hits
(1973)
Out on the Road
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideA−[1]

The Hollies' Greatest Hits is a compilation of singles by the Hollies, released on Epic Records in April 1973. It includes hit singles by the group on both the Epic and Imperial labels over a time span of 1965 to 1971. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 156.

Content

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The group's work was initially released on Imperial Records in the United States, then a subsidiary of Liberty Records, until the latter merged with United Artists Records and the Imperial imprint was discontinued. In 1967, the Hollies signed with Epic in the U.S., and this compilation appeared six years after the group's previous, featuring hits for Epic as well as several from the Imperial period.

Since the group did not figure prominently on the American singles chart until late 1965, this compilation misses songs that had been big hits for the Hollies in the United Kingdom such as "Stay," "Here I Go Again," and "I'm Alive." The album consists of every Top 40 hit enjoyed by the band in the United States with the exception of the number 40 hit "Jennifer Eccles" from 1968 and their cover of "Stop! In the Name of Love" from 1983. Nine of the tracks feature founding member Graham Nash during his tenure in the band through 1968. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," and "Long Dark Road" were all released on Epic after his departure.

The front cover consists of a collage referring to all twelve tracks. Greatest Hits was reissued on compact disc by Legacy Records on March 26, 2002. The remastered version added a bonus track, "The Air That I Breathe" from 1974, which was the Hollies' last top ten song in the U.S.

Track listing

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Chart positions taken from the Billboard Hot 100.

Side one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Chart peakLength
1."Bus Stop" (1966)Graham GouldmanNo. 52:53
2."Carrie Anne" (1967)Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashNo. 92:53
3."Stop Stop Stop" (1966)Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashNo. 72:50
4."Look Through Any Window" (1965)Graham Gouldman, Charles SilvermanNo. 322:16
5."Dear Eloise" (1967)Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashNo. 503:03
6."Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (1971)Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger GreenawayNo. 23:16

Side two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Chart peakLength
1."He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969)Bobby Scott, Bob RussellNo. 74:19
2."Just One Look" (1967 reissue)Doris Payne, Gregory CarrollNo. 442:28
3."King Midas in Reverse" (1967)Graham NashNo. 513:05
4."Pay You Back with Interest" (1967)Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashNo. 282:40
5."Long Dark Road" (1971)Tony Hicks, Kenny LynchNo. 264:19
6."On a Carousel" (1967)Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashNo. 113:13

2002 bonus track

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No.TitleWriter(s)Chart peakLength
13."The Air That I Breathe" (1974)Albert Hammond, Mike HazlewoodNo. 63:58

Personnel

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Production personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – The Hollies – The Hollies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 February 2024.