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The group's follow-up album to a pair of hit singles ("Long Cool Woman," "Long Dark Road") tries for the harder sound that sold those singles. Romany's cover art deliberately recalls its immediate predecessor Distant Light, but otherwise the two albums are rather dissimilar. For starters, this is the album that the group cut during the short-lived tenure of Mikael Rickfors as lead singer -- he's more of a weighty, David Clayton-Thomas type singer than Allan Clarke was, much more of a hard-rock crooner, as is evident on the version of David Ackles' "Down River" and the self-consciously heavy rocker "Slow Down." Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester make a valiant effort to meld their harmonies into the familiar Hollies mode, and succeed on songs such as "Delaware Taggett and the Outlaw Boys" and "Jesus Was a Crossmaker," though apart from "Magic Woman Touch," most of this album's original first side lacks the memorable hooks, melodies, or tempos needed for hit material. There are tunes worth discovering, however, for anyone who has never heard this album. The title track, although it was too moody and arty to ever become a hit, could be the prettiest song to come from the group after the 1960s; the Tony Hicks co-authored "Blue in the Morning" has a hard-edged, crisp, economical guitar part reminiscent of "Long Dark Road"; and "Courage of Your Convictions" seems to be a conscious attempt at emulating the sound of "Long Cool Woman." The playing and singing are impressive, and these are solid album tracks, if not necessarily chart-topping material.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Peter Robinson, Keyboards - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Michael Davies, Writer - William Davidson, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer - Garth Watt-Roy, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Kenny O'Dell, Writer - Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Larry Henley, Writer - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - David Ackles, Writer - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Peter Robinson, Keyboards - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Cy Crane, Writer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Herbert Weiner, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar - John Gluck, Jr., Writer
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Judee Sill, Writer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Kenny Lynch, Writer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Alan Rush, Writer - Randy Cullers, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ron Richards, Producer - The Hollies, Performance, MainArtist - CHIP TAYLOR, Writer - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Producer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Producer, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer - Garth Watt-Roy, Writer - Bernie Calvert, Producer, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Drums - Alan Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer - Terry Sylvester, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roger Cook, Writer - Roger Greenaway, Writer - The Hollies, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1988 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Bown, RecordingEngineer - The Hollies, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Parsons, RecordingEngineer - Colin Horton Jennings, Writer
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Leadon, Writer - Peter Robinson, Keyboards - Peter Bown, RecordingEngineer - The Hollies, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - DON HENLEY, Writer - Alan Parsons, RecordingEngineer
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - Allan Clarke, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Bobby Elliott, Drums - Kenny Lynch, Writer - Terry Sylvester, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Bass Guitar
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mikael Rickfors, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer - Bobby Elliott, Drums - Terry Sylvester, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Bernie Calvert, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2003 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
The group's follow-up album to a pair of hit singles ("Long Cool Woman," "Long Dark Road") tries for the harder sound that sold those singles. Romany's cover art deliberately recalls its immediate predecessor Distant Light, but otherwise the two albums are rather dissimilar. For starters, this is the album that the group cut during the short-lived tenure of Mikael Rickfors as lead singer -- he's more of a weighty, David Clayton-Thomas type singer than Allan Clarke was, much more of a hard-rock crooner, as is evident on the version of David Ackles' "Down River" and the self-consciously heavy rocker "Slow Down." Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester make a valiant effort to meld their harmonies into the familiar Hollies mode, and succeed on songs such as "Delaware Taggett and the Outlaw Boys" and "Jesus Was a Crossmaker," though apart from "Magic Woman Touch," most of this album's original first side lacks the memorable hooks, melodies, or tempos needed for hit material. There are tunes worth discovering, however, for anyone who has never heard this album. The title track, although it was too moody and arty to ever become a hit, could be the prettiest song to come from the group after the 1960s; the Tony Hicks co-authored "Blue in the Morning" has a hard-edged, crisp, economical guitar part reminiscent of "Long Dark Road"; and "Courage of Your Convictions" seems to be a conscious attempt at emulating the sound of "Long Cool Woman." The playing and singing are impressive, and these are solid album tracks, if not necessarily chart-topping material.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:13
- Main artists: The Hollies
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2007 The Hollies Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
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