Two Yanks in England is an album by The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...

, released in 1966.

The backing band on most of the recordings is actually 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...

 and eight of the twelve songs featured are credited to L. Ransford, The Hollies' Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash songwriting pseudonym. Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...

 is also purported to play on the record as a session musician

Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...

. Two singles were released from the album; "Somebody Help Me" b/w "Hard Hard Year" in late 1966 and "Fifi the Flea" b/w "Like Every Time Before" in early 1967. Both singles failed to chart.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Somebody Help Me
   Somebody Help Me
   "Somebody Help Me" is the title of a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. It became a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart.Like "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards....
   
   " (Jackie Edwards) – 2:02
2. "So Lonely" (L. Ransford) – 2:40
3. "Kiss Your Man Goodbye" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:35
4. "Signs That Will Never Change" (L. Ransford) – 3:05
5. "Like Everytime Before" (L. Ransford) – 1:56
6. "Pretty Flamingo
   Pretty Flamingo
   "Pretty Flamingo" is a song written by Mark Barkan, which became a hit in 1966 when Manfred Mann's recording of it was released as a single. The single reached number one in the UK singles chart on 5 May 1966....
   
   " (Mark Barkan
   Mark Barkan
   Mark Barkan is a songwriter and producer. He was also a musical director for the television show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. This prolific songwriter has written numerous songs including Lesley Gore's Top 5 hit "She's a Fool," the often covered "Pretty Flamingo," which was a hit single for...
   
   ) – 2:36

Side two

1. "I've Been Wrong Before" (L. Ransford) – 2:13
2. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?" (L. Ransford) – 2:55
3. "The Collector" (Sonny Curtis
   Sonny Curtis
   Sonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
   
   , Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:37
4. "Don't Run and Hide" (L. Ransford) –
5. "Fifi the Flea" (L. Ransford) – 2:42
6. "Hard Hard Year" (L. Ransford) – 2:56

The Hollies versions

The Hollies have also released own versions of their songs:

• "So Lonely" (65, was B-side to "Look Through Any Window
  Look Through Any Window
  "Look Through Any Window" is a song by British Beat group the Hollies. It was the first American Top-40 hit for them, peaking at #32 in January 1966. It reached #4 in their homeland...
  
  ")
• "Signs That Will Never Change" (1967, would become B-side to "Carrie Anne
  Carrie Anne
  "Carrie Anne" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, 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...
  
  .")
• "Like Everytime Before" (1968 European single b-side, 1988 Rarities album)
• "I've Been Wrong Before" (1965, Hollies
  Hollies (1965 album)
  *Note: All songs written by the bandmembers Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash were attributed to the pseudonym "Ransford"-Hear! Here! :...
  
  album track, as "I've Been Wrong")
• "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (1967, Evolution album track, also released by The Searchers
  The Searchers (band)
  The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
  
   and Paul and Barry Ryan
  Barry Ryan (singer)
  Barry Ryan was an English pop singer. He is currently a photographer.The son of pop singer Marion Ryan, Ryan and his twin brother Paul began to perform at the age of 16...
  
   in 1966)
• "Don't Run and Hide" (1966, B-side to "Bus Stop
  Bus Stop (song)
  "Bus Stop" is the title of a song recorded and released as a 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1966, reaching #5 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ")
• "Fifi the Flea" and "Hard Hard Year" (1966, Would You Believe? album tracks)

External links

• http://www.richieunterberger.com/yanks.htmlCD-linernotes by Richie Unterberger
  Richie Unterberger
  Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...
  
  ]