Hollies Sing Hollies is the ninth studio album released in England 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 released in November 1969 by Parlophone

Parlophone

Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...

, their second album that year coming 6 months after an entire album of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

 covers. It was their first album of original compositions since the departure of Graham Nash

Graham Nash

Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...

 and the second 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...

 to feature Terry Sylvester

Terry Sylvester

Terry Sylvester , was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies...

, on rhythm guitar and first to feature Terry Sylvester compositions as well as an instrumental composition by bassist Bernie Calvert

Bernie Calvert

Bernie Calvert played bass guitar and keyboards with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981.-Career:...

. The U.S. version, titled "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

"He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970....

", included the hit single by the same name, while omitting the tracks "Soldier's Dilemma" and "Marigold: Gloria Swansong". The UK album did not chart, but its U.S. version peaked at #32.

Side 1

1. "Why Didn't You Believe" (Terry Sylvester, Allan Clarke) - 3:26
2. "Don't Give Up Easily" (Tony Hicks) - 2:14
3. "Look At Life" (Sylvester, Clarke) - 2:23
4. "Please Sign Your Letters" (Sylvester, Clarke, Hicks) - 3:35
5. "My Life is Over With You" (Clarke, Hicks) - 3:09
6. "Please Let Me Please You" (Hicks, Clarke) - 3:02

Side 2

1. "Do You Believe in Love" (Sylvester, Clarke, Hicks) - 3:28
2. "Soldier's Dilemma" (Clarke) - 2:49
3. "Marigold; Gloria Swansong" (Sylvester, Clarke) - 5:19
4. "You Love 'Cos You Like It" (Sylvester, Clarke) - 2:39
5. "Reflections of a Time Long Past" (Bernard Calvert) - 2:22
6. "Goodbye Tomorrow" (Clarke) - 3:47