Distant Light (The Hollies album)

Distant Light
Studio album by The Hollies
Released 8 October 1971 (U.K)
April 1972 (U.S.)
Recorded AIR Studios London, Mid-Late Summer 1971
Length 44:14
Label UK: Parlophone PAS 10005
US: Epic KE 30958
Producer Ron Richards, The Hollies
The Hollies chronology
Confessions of the Mind
(1970)		 Distant Light
(1971)		 Romany
(1972)
Singles from Distant Light
  1. "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
    Released: April 1972[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Distant Light is a 1971 album released by The Hollies, the last UK album by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke, until their 1974 self-titled album, reputably to be the first album to come out of A.I.R. studios. The album spawned two hit singles, the Allan Clarke penned "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," which peaked at U.S. #2 and UK #32, and the Tony Hicks penned "Long Dark Road" US #26. The US released version of the album peaked at US #21. The summer scene that is shown on the cover is duplicated exactly on the next Hollies album Romany, as a winter scene.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony Hicks and Kenny Lynch; except where indicated

Side 1

  1. "What A Life I've Led" – 3:58
  2. "Look What We've Got" – 4:07
  3. "Hold On" (Allan Clarke) – 4:07
  4. "Pull Down The Blind" (Terry Sylvester) – 3:30
  5. "To Do With Love" – 3:29

Side 2

  1. "Promised Land" – 4:20
  2. "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 3:19
  3. "You Know The Score" (Terry Sylvester, Allan Clarke) – 5:37
  4. "Cable Car" (Terry Sylvester) – 4:25
  5. "A Little Thing Like Love" (Allan Clarke, Tony Macaulay) – 3:19
  6. "Long Dark Road" – 4:16

John Scott - conductor and arrangements

Personnel

Sales chart performance

Albums
Year Chart Position Comment Source(s)
1972 Billboard Pop Albums
(North America)		 21 [2]

References

  1. ↑ ""Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information". Hollies.co.uk. 1972-04-01. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Distant Light - The Hollies". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
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