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Distant Light 
Studio album by The Hollies Released 8 October 1971 (U.K)
April 1972 (U.S.)Recorded AIR Studios London, Mid-Late Summer 1971 Genre Rock, pop Length 44:14 Label UK: Parlophone PAS 10005
US: Epic KE 30958Producer Ron Richards, The Hollies The Hollies chronology Confessions of the Mind
(1970)Distant Light
(1971)Romany
(1972)Singles from Distant Light - "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Released: April 1972[1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Distant Light is the 1971 released album by The Hollies. It was the last UK album by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke, till the 1974 album simply called Hollies. 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," 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, as a winter scene.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tony Hicks and Kenny Lynch; except where indicated
Side 1
- "What A Life I've Led" – 3:58
- "Look What We've Got" – 4:07
- "Hold On" (Allan Clarke) – 4:07
- "Pull Down The Blind" (Terry Sylvester) – 3:30
- "To Do With Love" – 3:29
Side 2
- "Promised Land" – 4:20
- "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" (Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 3:19
- "You Know The Score" (Terry Sylvester, Allan Clarke) – 5:37
- "Cable Car" (Terry Sylvester) – 4:25
- "A Little Thing Like Love" (Allan Clarke, Tony Macaulay) – 3:19
- "Long Dark Road" – 4:16
John Scott - conductor and arrangements
Personnel
- Allan Clarke – Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Tony Hicks – Guitar
- Terry Sylvester – Guitar, Vocals
- Bernie Calvert – Bass, Vocals
- Bobby Elliott – Drums, Vocals
Sales chart performance
- Albums
Year Chart Position Comment Source(s) 1972 Billboard Pop Albums
(North America)21 [3] References
- ^ http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=132 "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "allmusic ((( Distant Light > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9434/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
The Hollies Graham Nash · Allan Clarke · Eric Haydock · Terry Sylvester · Bobby Elliott · Tony Hicks
Bernie Calvert · Peter Howarth · Carl Wayne · Ian ParkerSee also: Discography · Band members Studio albums Stay with The Hollies · In The Hollies Style · Hollies · Would You Believe? · For Certain Because · Evolution · Butterfly · Hollies Sing Dylan · Hollies Sing Hollies · Confessions of the Mind · Distant Light · Romany · Hollies · Another Night · Write On · Russian Roulette · A Crazy Steal · 5317704 · Buddy Holly · What Goes Around · Staying Power · Then Now AlwaysUS albums Here I Go Again · Hear! Here! · Beat Group! · Bus Stop · Stop! Stop! Stop! · Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse · Words and Music By Bob Dylan · He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother · Moving Finger · Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, ElliottExtended plays The Hollies · Just One Look · Here I Go Again · We're Through · In the Hollies Style · I'm Alive · I Can't Let GoLive albums Hollies LiveCompilations The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · Hollies' Greatest (UK) · Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) · Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) · The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · The Very Best of the Hollies (US) · The History of the Hollies (UK) · 20 Golden Greats (UK) · The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) · The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) · All the Hits and More - The Definitive Collection (UK) · Rarities (UK) · The Air That I Breathe - The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) · 30th Anniversary Collection · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 · Greatest Hits (2003 UK) · A's B's & EP's · On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies · Midas Touch: The Very Best of The HolliesBox Sets The Long Road Home - The 40th Anniversary Collection · At Abbey Road 1963-1989 · Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 - October 1968UK and US
(All Labels)1963"Stay" / "Now's the Time"1964"Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" · "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - "Lucille" (US) · "We're Through" / "Come On Back"19651966"I Can't Let Go" / "Running Through the Night (UK) - "I've Got a Way of my Own" (US) · "Bus Stop" / "Don't Run and Hide" · "After the Fox (with Peter Sellers)" / "The Fox Trot (Gold, Gold, Who's Got the Gold)" (Burt Bacharach) · "Stop Stop Stop" / "It's You"1967"On a Carousel" / "All the World Is Love" · "Carrie Anne" / "Signs That Will Never Change" · "King Midas in Reverse" / "Everything Is Sunshine" (UK) - "Water on the Brain" (US)1968"Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) · "Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US)1969"Sorry Suzanne" / "Not That Way At All" · "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" / "Cos You Like to Love Me"1970"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" · "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine"1971"Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together"1972"The Baby" / "Oh Granny" · "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) · "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US)1973"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man"1974"The Air That I Breathe" / "No More Riders" · "I'm Down" / "Hello Lady Goodbye" (UK) - "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey on Your Back)" (US-1975) · "Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" / "Second Hand Hang-Ups"1983"Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Musical Pictures"UK only
(Parlophone, Polydor, EMI)1963"(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" · "Searchin'" / "Whole World Over"1965"If I Needed Someone" / "I've Got a Way of My Own"1976"Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" · "Star" / "Love is the Thing" · "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" · "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine"1977"Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" · "Amnesty" / "Crossfire"1979"Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun"1980"Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" · "Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)"1981"Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" · "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver"1985"Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman"1987"This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" · "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken"1989"Find Me a Family" / "No Rules"1993"The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)"2005"Hope" / "Shine On Me"US only
(Imperial, Epic,
Atlantic)1967"Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" · "Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" · "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" · "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will"1968"Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations"1971"Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart"1972"Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl"1973"Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" · "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good"1974"Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music"1975"Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive"1976"Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"1977"Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over"1978"Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out"1983"If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" · "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"Italy only
(Parlophon)1967"Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" · "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"Categories:- 1971 albums
- The Hollies albums
- Parlophone albums
- Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Allan Clarke (singer)
- Albums produced by Tony Hicks
- Albums produced by Terry Sylvester
- Albums produced by Bernie Calvert
- Albums produced by Bobby Elliott
- Albums conducted by John Scott (composer)
- Albums arranged by John Scott (composer)
- "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
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