The Hollies

The Hollies are an English pop/rock group known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style. The Hollies became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s (231 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1960s; the 9th highest of any artist of the decade) and into the mid 1970s. It was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat type music group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns north of there. Graham Nash left the group in 1968 to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.

They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries (at least 60 singles or EPs and 26 albums charting somewhere in the world spanning over five decades), although they did not achieve major US chart success until 1966 with "Bus Stop". The Hollies had over 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, with major hits on both sides of the Atlantic that included "Just One Look", "Look Through Any Window", "Bus Stop", "I Can't Let Go", "On a Carousel", "Stop Stop Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles", and later "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe".

Hollies (disambiguation)

The Hollies are an English rock group.

Hollies may also refer to:

Works by The Hollies

  • Hollies (1965 album), an album by The Hollies
  • Hollies (1974 album), an album by The Hollies
  • The Hollies (EP), a 1964 EP by The Hollies
  • The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats, a 1978 compilation album
  • Persons with the surname

  • Eric Hollies (1912–1981), English cricketer
  • See also

  • The Hollies' Greatest Hits (disambiguation)
  • Holli, a singular form for "hollies"
  • Holly (disambiguation), a singular form for "hollies"
  • Hollie (disambiguation), a singular form for "hollies"
  • Hollis (disambiguation)
  • The Hollies (EP)

    The Hollies is the first EP by The Hollies. It was put out by Parlophone in mono with the catalogue number GEP 8909 and released in the UK in early June 1964. The EP entered the British charts on 6 June 1964 and spent 8 weeks there, peaking at #8 on the Record Retailer chart.

    Band originals "What Kind of Love" and "When I'm Not There" were not previously released on an album or single while the covers of "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" and "Rockin' Robin" were previously released on the band's debut album, Stay with the Hollies.

    All the tracks from this EP were first recollected on the See for Miles Records compilation The EP Collection in 1987 and have seen several re-releases since then.

    Track listing

    Personnel

  • Allan Clarke - lead singer
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Eric Haydock - bass guitar
  • Tony Hicks - lead guitar, vocals
  • Graham Nash - rhythm guitar, vocals
  • External links

  • E.P. - The Hollies - The Official Hollies Website
  • Notes

    Magic Touch

    Magic Touch or The Magic Touch may refer to:

    Music

  • Magic Touch Records, a record label that existed between 1964 and 1977, initially distributed by Atco Records
  • Magic Touch (band), a R&B female vocal group, led by Pat Carty, which had the hit "Step Into My World"
  • Albums

  • Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album), a 1985 album by jazz musician Stanley Jordan
  • The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron album), a 1962 album by Tadd Dameron
  • Magic Touch, a 2007 album by John Németh
  • Magic Touch, album by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 2000
  • Songs

  • "(You've Got) The Magic Touch", a 1956 song by The Platters, written by Buck Ram, covered by various artists
  • "Magic Touch", a 1979 song by Kiss from the album Dynasty (Kiss album)
  • "Magic Touch", a 1984 song by Rose Royce, written R. Kersey, A. Brown
  • "Magic Touch (Mike Oldfield song)", a song by Mike Oldfield from the album Islands (Mike Oldfield album) 1987
  • "Magic Touch", a 1987 song by the band Aerosmith from the album Permanent Vacation (album)
  • Magic Touch Milli Vanilli Frank Farian
  • Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)

    Magic Touch is the first studio album by guitarist Stanley Jordan, released in 1985 through Blue Note Records originally on vinyl; a CD edition was reissued in 1990.

    Critical reception

    Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic gave Magic Touch 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "An instant classic, and one of the definitive moments of modern jazz guitar." He listed "Eleanor Rigby", "The Lady in My Life", "Freddie Freeloader" "'Round Midnight" and "A Child Is Born" as highlights.

    Track listing

    Personnel

  • Stanley Jordanguitar
  • Onaje Allan Gumbskeyboard
  • Peter Erskinedrums (track 2)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (track 5)
  • Sammy Figueroapercussion (tracks 1, 9)
  • Bugsy Moore – percussion (track 9)
  • Al Di Meolacymbals (track 9)
  • Charnett Moffettbass (tracks 2, 9)
  • Wayne Brathwaite – bass (track 5)
  • James Farber – engineering
  • Kenny Florendo – engineering assistance
  • Al Di Meolaproduction
  • Christine Martin – production
  • References

    External links

  • In Review: Stanley Jordan "Magic Touch" at Guitar Nine Records
  • Magic Touch (Mike Oldfield song)

    "Magic Touch" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It is from the album Islands.

    Charts

    The song charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.

    Release details

    It was only released in the USA, Germany and Australia. The music video for this single was directed by Alex Proyas. The video for the song was available on The Wind Chimes and Elements.

    Vocalists

    The original mix features Max Bacon on vocals. This version does not appear on the European releases of the Islands album, due to Max Bacon still being under contract to Arista Records at the time. However, Bacon's vocals do appear on the US album version, which was not released until 1988 in an attempt to capitalize on Bacon's familiarity to US audiences as the vocalist of GTR . The UK album version features Jim Price on vocals.

    Artwork

    The single's artwork differed in the UK and US. The UK artwork showed Oldfield standing on a blue background, covered in shadows of hands. The US artwork is in a similar style to the album cover, showing hands rising out of the ocean.

    Podcasts:

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    Magic Touch

    by: Mike Oldfield

    Once in a lifetime you find that power
    to break out and run from the devils deep clutch
    all that you need its the finest hour
    is to believe in the Magic Touch
    Chorus
    A thief in the night, love steals you far away
    A thief in the night, love takes your breath away
    Can't believe it, like no other
    Love is a gift and to take you so much
    You need the blue night to discover
    Only true lovers have the Magic Touch
    Once in a lifetime you find that faith
    when your under the spell and it takes control
    everything round you just falls in place
    and all that you touch seems to turn to gold




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