The Most of Herman's Hermits
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The Most of Herman's Hermits is the name of a greatest hits album released in the U.K. by EMI Records' budget label Music For Pleasure for Herman's Hermits
in 1971
. The title refers to the producer Mickie Most
and was first used for The Most of The Animals in 1966 (a new version of that album was also released on MFP in 1971). This album became the band's highest charting UK album, reaching #14.
Side 2
Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
in 1971
1971 in music
-Events:*February 1 – after months of feuding in the press, Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones hold a "drum battle" at The Lyceum.*February 8 – Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, is premièred at New York's Academy of Music...
. The title refers to the producer Mickie Most
Mickie Most
Mickie Most was an English record producer, with a string of hit singles with acts such as The Animals, Arrows, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group often issued on his own RAK Records label....
and was first used for The Most of The Animals in 1966 (a new version of that album was also released on MFP in 1971). This album became the band's highest charting UK album, reaching #14.
Track listing
Side 1- "Years May Come, Years May Go"
- "There's a Kind of Hush All Over the WorldThere's A Kind Of Hush"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens which was a hit in 1967 for Herman's Hermits and again in 1976 for the Carpenters.-First recordings:...
" - "I'm Into Something GoodI'm into Something Good"I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and made famous by Herman's Hermits. The song was originally recorded by Cookies member Earl-Jean McCrea in 1964 and reached number 38 on the US pop singles chart...
" - "No Milk TodayNo Milk Today"No Milk Today" is a song that was written by Graham Gouldman and originally recorded by British pop band Herman's Hermits. It was first released as a single by the Mancunian group in the UK in October 1966 and, with the B-side "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", enjoyed chart success, peaking at #7...
" - "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterMrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" is a popular song written by Trevor Peacock. It was originally sung by actor Sir Tom Courtenay in The Lads, a British TV play of 1963....
" - "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am"
Side 2
- "You Won't Be Leaving"
- "Leaning On A Lamp Post"
- "The Most Beautiful Thing In My Life"
- "DandyDandy (song)"Dandy" is a 1966 song from The Kinks, appearing on their Face to Face album. It was released as a single in Continental Europe only, where it charted, reaching #1 in Germany, #2 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands...
" - "Sea Cruise"
- "Here Comes the Star"