Distant Light is the 1971 released album by The Hollies

The Hollies

The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...

. It was the last UK album
by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke

Allan Clarke (singer)

Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...

, till the 1974 album
simply called Hollies

Hollies (1974 album)

Hollies is a 1974 album by the English pop-rock band The Hollies. The centerpiece is the band's classic cover of Albert Hammond's ballad "The Air That I Breathe," a major worldwide hit that year...

. 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

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British pop group The Hollies...

," 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

Romany (album)

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...

, as a winter scene.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony Hicks

Tony Hicks

Tony Hicks is a guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British pop group The Hollies since 1963.-Career:...

 and Kenny Lynch

Kenny Lynch

Kenny Lynch, OBE is an English singer, songwriter, entertainer and actor from London. Lynch appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s...

; 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
   Allan Clarke (singer)
   Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...
   
   ) – 4:07
4. "Pull Down The Blind" (Terry Sylvester
   Terry Sylvester
   Terry Sylvester , was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies...
   
   ) – 3:30
5. "To Do With Love" – 3:29

Side 2

1. "Promised Land" – 4:20
2. "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
   Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
   "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British pop group The Hollies...
   
   " (Allan Clarke, Roger Cook
   Roger Cook (songwriter)
   Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...
   
   , Roger Greenaway
   Roger Greenaway
   Roger Greenaway , is a popular English songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook.-Career:...
   
   ) – 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
  Allan Clarke (singer)
  Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...
  
   – Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Tony Hicks
  Tony Hicks
  Tony Hicks is a guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British pop group The Hollies since 1963.-Career:...
  
   – Guitar
• Terry Sylvester
  Terry Sylvester
  Terry Sylvester , was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies...
  
   – Guitar, Vocals
• Bernie Calvert
  Bernie Calvert
  Bernie Calvert played bass guitar and keyboards with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981.-Career:...
  
   – Bass, Vocals
• Bobby Elliott
  Bobby Elliott
  Robert Hartley "Bobby" Elliott is a rock drummer, best known for playing with The Hollies, who has been described as "one of the very finest drummers in all of pop/rock".-Early life:...
  
   – Drums, Vocals

Sales chart performance

Albums

Year	Chart	Position	Comment	Source(s)
1972	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums (North America)	21