Stop Stop Stop

"Stop Stop Stop" is a song by British pop group The Hollies that was written by group members Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash, and was a rewrite of an earlier song by the group. It was first released as a single and later appeared on the album For Certain Because in the United Kingdom.

The song was released as a single by the Parlophone label in October 1966 and was released around the same time in the United States by Imperial Records. It was the last single that The Hollies released that year (see 1966 in music) and became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 of the singles charts in 8 countries, including at #1 in Canada. There is also an Italian version, made by Rita Pavone.

Background and recording

"Stop Stop Stop" was a rewrite of the song "Come On Back", which was released as the b-side of "We're Through" in September 1964. "Come On Back" was also written by Clarke, Hicks, and Nash but was issued under the pseudonym L. Ransford, which the three used until 1966.

For Certain Because

For Certain Because is the fifth U.K. album by The Hollies and their second released in 1966. This was the first Hollies album in which all the songs were written by members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks. This was also the first Hollies album recorded with new bassist Bernie Calvert.

Retitled Stop! Stop! Stop! for the U.S. and Canadian markets and issued with a different, full-color cover image of the group in the U.S. market, this was also the fifth Hollies album released in the U.S. and Canada, although the third released in 1966. It was the first Hollies album on which the track listing for all of the U.S., the Canadian, and the U.K. versions remained the same; that would not happen again until the 1970s. In addition, other markets used the title Stop! Stop! Stop! when issuing or reissuing this album, including the U.K., which retitled it as Stop! Stop! Stop! for a 1971 budget-line reissue. In 1983, Liberty Records in the U.S. reissued this album as Pay You Back With Interest without the tracks "Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "High Classed".

Stop! Stop! Stop! (album)

Stop! Stop! Stop! is the first English and the fourth overall studio album by Nu Virgos.

Track listing

Vocals