Carrie Anne
| "Carrie Anne" | ||||
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| Single by The Hollies | ||||
| B-side | "Signs That Will Never Change" | |||
| Released | 26 May 1967[1] | |||
| Format | 7" 45rpm | |||
| Recorded | 1 May 1967 at EMI studios, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:55[2] | |||
| Label |
UK: Parlophone R 5602[1] US: Epic 10180 | |||
| Writer(s) | Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"Carrie Anne" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks and released by British pop rock group The Hollies. The song was recorded on 1 May 1967 and was released as a single in the same month by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and Epic Records in the United States. It became a hit in 1967, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a hit in the US and Canada, peaking at #9 on both pop charts. It also reached No.4 in the Irish charts.
Conception and recording
According to Allan Clarke the song was written during a concert the group did with Tom Jones and the song was written mainly by Graham Nash and Tony Hicks with Allan Clarke supplying the lyrics for the middle eight.[1] In 1995, Graham Nash revealed that he had written the song for Marianne Faithfull but was "too shy" to use her real name.[3] The song was recorded in only two takes on 1 May 1967 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios. The first take was a false start and can be heard on the compilation The Hollies at Abbey Road: 1966 to 1970.
The song appeared on the soundtrack of Michael Apted's 1974 movie Stardust.
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[4] | 7 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)[6] | 4 |
| Norway (VG-Lista)[7] | 7 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[8] | 3 |
| United States Billboard Hot 100[9] | 9 |
Cover versions
- The Slovak rendering "Je Môj Sen" was recorded in 1968 by Tatjana Hubinská.
- American singer-songwriter Tommy Keene recorded a version that was included on his 2004 rarities compilation, Drowning—A Tommy Keene Miscellany. It was also included on the 1995 Eggbert Records release Sing Hollies in Reverse[10]
- Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album 'Great British Songs'. It was released as a UK single on 8 November 2010[11]
- The B-side "Signs That Will Never Change" was recorded first by the Everly Brothers, released in 1966 on the Two Yanks in England album.
- Shania Twain performed this song as a cover in her Las Vegas show, Shania: Still the One, running from December 2012 to December 2014.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Hollies – Epic Anthology: From the Original Master Tapes Epic Records EGK 46161 liner notes
- ↑ "Images for Hollies, The – Carrie-Anne". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1321913/Michael-Heatley-Frank-Hopkinson-reveal-muses-inspired-iconic-pop-songs.html
- ↑ "Go-Set Australian Charts –9 August 1967". Pop Archives. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Hollies, The > Carrie Anne – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies – Carrie Anne". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies – Carrie Anne". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ "The Hollies – Carrie-Anne". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-hollies-p13209/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ↑ Sing Hollies in Reverse allmusic.com album ID R 227716
- ↑ Ali Campbell interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul' October 2010
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