In The Hollies Style
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In The Hollies Style is the second studio album
by British
beat
group The Hollies
, released on the Parlophone
label in November 1964. The album was later released in Canada by Capitol Records
on October 4, 1965 with a different track listing.
As a result of poor sales of stereo copies of the band's debut album in the UK, In the Hollies Style was only available there mono while stereo mixes were shipped to other markets. The stereo mix was finally released in the UK and retitled The Vintage Hollies in 1967. In 1997, British EMI
put both mono and stereo versions of this album onto a single CD.
, In The Hollies Style was recorded at EMI Studios
on Abbey Road
in London
, England
– which was later re-titled after the name of the street – and was produced
by Ron Richards
– who worked for other Abbey Road artists and later founded Associated Independent Recording
with George Martin
and John Burgess. Recording for the album commenced on April 13, 1964 when the band recorded the tracks "Time for Love" and "Don't You Know". Recording continued on the 27th of that month where "You'll Be Mine", "It's in Her Kiss", "Come On Home", "Too Much Monkey Business
" and "I Thought of You Last Night" were put to tape. Three more songs, the eventual B-side "Come On Back", Set Me Free" and "Please Don't Feel Too Bad" were recorded on June 30. The group didin't enter the studio for several more months, returning August 16 to record "What Kind of Boy" and attempt the eventual single, "We're Through". Not satisfied with the arrangement from this session, "We're Through" was re-recorded on August 25 as well as the final two songs to be recorded for the album; "To You My Love" and the opening medley "Nitty Gritty/Something's Got a Hold on Me".
Another similarity between this album and its predecessor is the inclusion of songs by American
writers and performers, such as Chuck Berry
and Etta James
. Unlike its predecessor, In The Hollies Style had more than one song written by members of the band. In fact, 7 of the 12 songs on the album were written by Allan Clarke
, Tony Hicks
, and Graham Nash
and were credited to the members under the pseudonym
L. Ransford. Clarke, Hicks, and Nash continued to used the pseudonym until 1966, which was when the group's compositions started to became hits.
While the Canadian version released by Capitol Records also included many songs written by L. Ransford, the Canadian version has several Ransford songs not included on the UK version, including "Come On Back" which was later re-written as "Stop Stop Stop". The Canadian release is also different than the UK version because while the UK version did include several b-side
single
s, it did not have any a-sides on the album but the Canadian version did.
Side two
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
beat
Beat music
Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a pop and rock music genre that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. Beat music is a fusion of rock and roll, doo wop, skiffle, R&B and soul...
group 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...
, released on the 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...
label in November 1964. The album was later released in Canada by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
on October 4, 1965 with a different track listing.
As a result of poor sales of stereo copies of the band's debut album in the UK, In the Hollies Style was only available there mono while stereo mixes were shipped to other markets. The stereo mix was finally released in the UK and retitled The Vintage Hollies in 1967. In 1997, British EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
put both mono and stereo versions of this album onto a single CD.
Recording, production, and songs
Like the album's predecessor, Stay with The HolliesStay with The Hollies
- US version vs. UK version :In June 1964, Imperial Records released the first Hollies LP in the USA as Here I Go Again after the moderate success of that single there. Imperial removed the UK LP tracks "Baby Don't Cry" "Mr...
, In The Hollies Style was recorded at EMI Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
on Abbey Road
Abbey Road (street)
Abbey Road is a thoroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London, running roughly northwest to southeast through St. John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket Ground...
in London
London
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, England
England
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– which was later re-titled after the name of the street – and was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Ron Richards
Ron Richards (producer)
Ron Richards was a British record producer, best known for discovering The Hollies.Born Ronald Richard Pratley in London, England, he played the piano and saxophone for the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Richards later worked at EMI's Parlophone imprint as an assistant to producer George...
– who worked for other Abbey Road artists and later founded Associated Independent Recording
Associated Independent Recording
Associated Independent Recording , an independent recording company, was founded in London in 1965 by Beatles producer George Martin and his partner John Burgess after their departure from EMI....
with George Martin
George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
and John Burgess. Recording for the album commenced on April 13, 1964 when the band recorded the tracks "Time for Love" and "Don't You Know". Recording continued on the 27th of that month where "You'll Be Mine", "It's in Her Kiss", "Come On Home", "Too Much Monkey Business
Too Much Monkey Business
"Too Much Monkey Business" is a song written and performed by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. It was released as Chuck's fifth single in September 1956 for Chess Records, and appeared as the third track on Chuck's first solo LP, After School Session in May 1957, as well as the EP of the same name...
" and "I Thought of You Last Night" were put to tape. Three more songs, the eventual B-side "Come On Back", Set Me Free" and "Please Don't Feel Too Bad" were recorded on June 30. The group didin't enter the studio for several more months, returning August 16 to record "What Kind of Boy" and attempt the eventual single, "We're Through". Not satisfied with the arrangement from this session, "We're Through" was re-recorded on August 25 as well as the final two songs to be recorded for the album; "To You My Love" and the opening medley "Nitty Gritty/Something's Got a Hold on Me".
Another similarity between this album and its predecessor is the inclusion of songs by American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
writers and performers, such as Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
and Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
. Unlike its predecessor, In The Hollies Style had more than one song written by members of the band. In fact, 7 of the 12 songs on the album were written by 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:...
, 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 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 were credited to the members under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
L. Ransford. Clarke, Hicks, and Nash continued to used the pseudonym until 1966, which was when the group's compositions started to became hits.
While the Canadian version released by Capitol Records also included many songs written by L. Ransford, the Canadian version has several Ransford songs not included on the UK version, including "Come On Back" which was later re-written as "Stop Stop Stop". The Canadian release is also different than the UK version because while the UK version did include several b-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s, it did not have any a-sides on the album but the Canadian version did.
UK version
Canadian version
Side one- "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard, Jr.Clint Ballard, Jr.Clint Ballard, Jr. was an American songwriter. He wrote two Billboard Hot 100 number one hits. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965...
) – 2:24 - "You Know He Did" – 2:01
- "Honey and Wine" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
, Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
) – 2:28 - "Mickey's Monkey" – 2:29
- "Come On Back" – 2:10
- "We're Through" – 2:15
Side two
- "Yes I WillYes I WillYes I Will, also known as I'll Be True to You, is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman. The song was first recorded in 1964 by British Beat group The Hollies who released it as a single in January 1965 where it peaked at #9 in the United Kingdom. Two versions of this song...
" (Goffin, King) – 2:57 - "Don't You Know" – 1:57
- "To You My Love" – 2:08
- "Time for Love" – 2:31
- "What Kind of Boy" (Irwin) – 2:39
- "Too Much Monkey Busines" (Berry) – 2:28
Personnel
- Allan ClarkeAllan Clarke (singer)Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Tony HicksTony HicksTony Hicks is a guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British pop group The Hollies since 1963.-Career:...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - Graham NashGraham NashGraham 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...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocals - Eric HaydockEric HaydockEric Haydock was the original bass guitarist with The Hollies from December 1962 until 1966. Although considered a great bassist, he was replaced in 1966 by Bernie Calvert, after disputes related to the conduct of the band's managers.-External links:*...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Bobby ElliottBobby ElliottRobert 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:...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Ron RichardsRon Richards (producer)Ron Richards was a British record producer, best known for discovering The Hollies.Born Ronald Richard Pratley in London, England, he played the piano and saxophone for the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Richards later worked at EMI's Parlophone imprint as an assistant to producer George...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...