The Hollies' Greatest Hits (1973 album)

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

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

Chart positions taken from the Billboard Hot 100.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Chart peak	Length
1.	"Bus Stop" (1966)	Graham Gouldman	No. 5	2:53
2.	"Carrie Anne" (1967)	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	No. 9	2:53
3.	"Stop Stop Stop" (1966)	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	No. 7	2:50
4.	"Look Through Any Window" (1965)	Graham Gouldman, Charles Silverman	No. 32	2:16
5.	"Dear Eloise" (1967)	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	No. 50	3:03
6.	"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (1971)	Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway	No. 2	3:16

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Chart peak	Length
1.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969)	Bobby Scott, Bob Russell	No. 7	4:19
2.	"Just One Look" (1967 reissue)	Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll	No. 44	2:28
3.	"King Midas in Reverse" (1967)	Graham Nash	No. 51	3:05
4.	"Pay You Back with Interest" (1967)	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	No. 28	2:40
5.	"Long Dark Road" (1971)	Tony Hicks, Kenny Lynch	No. 26	4:19
6.	"On a Carousel" (1967)	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	No. 11	3:13

2002 bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Chart peak	Length
13.	"The Air That I Breathe" (1974)	Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood	No. 6	3:58

Personnel

Allan Clarke — vocals, harmonica, guitar
Tony Hicks — lead guitar, banjo, vocals
Bobby Elliott — drums
Bernie Calvert — bass all tracks except "Look Through Any Window" and "Just One Look"
Graham Nash — vocals, rhythm guitar on "Bus Stop," "Carrie Anne," "Stop Stop Stop," "Look Through Any Window," "Dear Eloise," "Just One Look," "King Midas in Reverse," "Pay You Back with Interest," and "On a Carousel"
Terry Sylvester — rhythm guitar, vocals on "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Dark Road," and "The Air That I Breathe"
Eric Haydock — bass on "Look Through Any Window" and "Just One Look"

Production personnel

Ron Richards — producer
Bob Irwin — compact disc producer
Vic Anesini — remastering engineer

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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.
"American album certifications – The Hollies – The Hollies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

v t e The Hollies
Allan Clarke Graham Nash Tony Hicks Eric Haydock Don Rathbone Bobby Elliott Bernie Calvert Terry Sylvester Mikael Rickfors Peter Howarth Carl Wayne Ian Parker
Studio albums	Stay with the Hollies Here I Go Again In the Hollies Style Hollies Would You Believe? Bus Stop For Certain Because Evolution Butterfly Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse Hollies Sing Dylan Hollies Sing Hollies Confessions of the Mind Distant Light Romany Out on the Road Hollies Another Night Write On Russian Roulette A Crazy Steal Five Three One - Double Seven O Four What Goes Around...
Live albums	Hollies Live Hits
Extended plays	The Hollies Just One Look Here I Go Again I'm Alive
Compilations	The Hollies' Greatest Hits Hollies' Greatest The Hollies' Greatest Hits The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats
Box sets	Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968
Singles	"Searchin'" "Stay" "Just One Look" "Here I Go Again" "Yes I Will" "I'm Alive" "Look Through Any Window" "If I Needed Someone" "I Can't Let Go" "Bus Stop" "Stop Stop Stop" "On a Carousel" "Carrie Anne" "King Midas in Reverse" "Jennifer Eccles" "Listen to Me" "Sorry Suzanne" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" "The Air That I Breathe" "Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" "Heartbeat" "Stop! In the Name of Love"
Other songs	"Tell Me to My Face"
Related	Discography Members

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