Distant Light (The Hollies album)

Distant Light is the 1971 released album by The Hollies. It was the last UK album by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke, till the 1974 album simply called Hollies. It is reputed 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

• Allan Clarke – Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Tony Hicks – Guitar
• Terry Sylvester – Guitar, Vocals
• Bernie Calvert – Bass, Vocals
• Bobby Elliott – Drums, Vocals

Sales chart performance

Albums

References

1. ^ http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=132 "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ "allmusic ((( Distant Light > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9434/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2009-07-07.