Romany (album)
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Romany is an album by The Hollies, the first not to feature distinctive, tenor-range lead singer Allan Clarke, who had left to try a solo career and was replaced by a Swedish singer with lower vocal register, Mikael Rickfors---prompting a somewhat radical reshaping of their trademark vocal harmony style. It was also the first Hollies album to feature only one song written or co-written by lead guitarist Tony Hicks, a member of the band's two in-house songwriting teams, Clarke-Hicks-Nash and Clarke-Hicks-Sylvester. Hicks was the only member of those teams to contribute a song to the album; Rickfors was the only other band member to contribute an original composition to it. The U.S. Epic version which reached #84 on the U.S album charts, omits the track "Lizzy and the Rainman", and has a slightly altered side one track order. "Courage of Your Convictions" was the one song that sounded most like their previous smash hit "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress", but was inexplicably never issued as a single. The cover of "Romany" shows exactly the same scene as the previous album, but in the winter time as opposed to the summer scene on Distant Light.
Tracks
UK Version
Side 1
- "Won't We Feel Good" (Leslie/Day)
- "Touch" (Mikael Rickfors)
- "Words Don't Come Easy" (Jennings)
- "Magic Woman Touch" (Jennings / Watt-Roy)
- "Lizzy and the Rainman" (Henley / O'Dell)
- "Down River" (David Ackles)
Side 2
- "Slow Down" (Leslie/Day)
- "Delaware Taggett and the Outlaw Boys" (Jennings)
- "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" (Judee Sill)
- "Romany" (Jennings)
- "Blue in the Morning" (Kenny Lynch, Tony Hicks)
- "Courage Of Your Convictions" (Rush/Cullers)
US Version
Side 1
- "Magic Woman Touch" (Jennings / Watt-Roy)
- "Touch" (Rickfors)
- "Words Don't Come Easy" (Jennings)
- "Won't We Feel Good" (Leslie/Day)
- "Down River" (Ackles)
Side 2
- "Slow Down" (Leslie/Day)
- "Delaware Taggett and the Outlaw Boys" (Jennings)
- "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" (Judee Sill)
- "Romany" (Jennings)
- "Blue in the Morning" (Kenny Lynch, Tony Hicks)
- "Courage Of Your Convictions" (Rush/Cullers)
Remastered CD
The album was released on CD by EMI in 2007, featuring the (remastered) 12 tracks from the original UK release plus the following bonus tracks:[2]
- "The Baby" (2003 Digital Remaster)
- "Magic Woman Touch" (Acoustic Version) (2007 Digital Remaster)
- "Indian Girl" (2007 Digital Remaster)
- "If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You"
- "Papa Rain"
- "Witchy Woman"
- "Oh Granny" (Terry Sylvester Version) (2007 Digital Remaster)
- "I Had A Dream"
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=233
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Hollies Live
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Compilations |
The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · Hollies' Greatest (UK) · Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) · Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) · The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · The Very Best of the Hollies (US) · The History of the Hollies (UK) · 20 Golden Greats (UK) · The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) · The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) · All the Hits and More - The Definitive Collection (UK) · Rarities (UK) · The Air That I Breathe - The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) · 30th Anniversary Collection · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 · Greatest Hits (2003 UK) · A's B's & EP's · On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies · Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies
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UK and US
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1963
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" Stay" / "Now's the Time"
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1964
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" Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" · "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - " Lucille" (US) · "We're Through" / "Come On Back"
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1965
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1966
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1967
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1968
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" Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) · " Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US)
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1969
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1970
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"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" · "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine"
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1971
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"Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together"
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1972
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"The Baby" / "Oh Granny" · " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) · "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US)
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1973
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"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man"
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1974
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1983
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UK only
(Parlophone, Polydor, EMI) |
1963
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"(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" · " Searchin'" / "Whole World Over"
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1965
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1976
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"Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" · "Star" / "Love is the Thing" · "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" · "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine"
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1977
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"Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" · "Amnesty" / "Crossfire"
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1979
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"Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun"
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1980
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"Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" · " Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)"
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1981
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"Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" · "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver"
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1985
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"Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman"
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1987
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"This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" · "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken"
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1989
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"Find Me a Family" / "No Rules"
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1993
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"The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)"
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2005
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"Hope" / "Shine On Me"
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US only
(Imperial, Epic,
Atlantic) |
1967
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"Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" · " Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" · "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" · "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will"
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1968
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"Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations"
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1971
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"Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart"
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1972
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"Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl"
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1973
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"Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" · "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good"
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1974
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"Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music"
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1975
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"Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive"
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1976
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"Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"
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1977
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"Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over"
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1978
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"Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out"
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1983
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"If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" · "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"
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Italy only
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1967
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"Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" · "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"
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