Epic Anthology

by The Hollies

Overview

The Hollies' Epic Anthology offers the best of their late-'60s to mid-'70s output for the label, ranging from the soaring "Carrie Anne" to the swaggering "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" to "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and all points in between. The collection reaffirms the Hollies' gifts as synthesists; "Dear Eloise" distills the trippier, cheerier moments of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band into three minutes of bubblegum vaudeville pop; the group's "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" turns the raw romanticism of Springsteen's original into the kind of lushly harmonized soft rock that dominated the airwaves in the early '70s. The group's breezy '60s songs are still their most enduring, especially the brilliant "King Midas in Reverse" (which was used unforgettably in Steven Soderbergh's The Limey), but even less striking songs like "Jennifer Eccles" and "Everything Is Sunshine" have an endearing lightness and cheekiness that has aged well. While their '70s work isn't quite as strong, "The Air That I Breathe" is still an enduring single and "Long Dark Road" and "Indian Girl," at the very least, sound sincere. Epic Anthology isn't the perfect Hollies collection, as it's missing key singles from their time with Imperial, but it's still a good look at the second half of their career. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2008
Label:	Legacy
UPC:	0886972425023
Rank:	26836

Tracks

1. Carrie-Anne
2. King Midas in Reverse
3. Dear Eloise
4. Everything Is Sunshine
5. Jennifer Eccles
6. Try It
7. Listen to Me
8. Do the Best You Can
9. Sorry Suzanne
10. I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top
11. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
12. Gasoline Alley Bred
13. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
14. Long Dark Road
15. Magic Woman Touch
16. Indian Girl
17. The Air That I Breathe
18. Sandy (4th of July Asbury Park)
19. Another Night
20. Magic Woman Touch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Hollies   Primary Artist
Tony Hicks   Banjo,Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Terry Sylvester   Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm)
Graham Nash   Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm)
Allan Clarke   Vocals,Harmonica
Mikael Rickfors   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Bob Elliott   Drums
Bernie Calvert   Bass

Technical Credits

Tony Hazzard   Composer
Tony Hicks   Composer
Tony Macaulay   Composer
Terry Sylvester   Composer
Bob Irwin   Producer
Bob Russell   Composer
Kenny Lynch   Composer
Graham Nash   Composer
Allan Clarke   Composer
Doug Flett   Composer
Geoff Stephens   Composer
Ron Richards   Producer,Liner Notes
Roger Cook   Composer
Roger Greenaway   Composer
Mike Hazelwood   Composer
Bruce Springsteen   Composer
Al Quaglieri   Liner Notes
Bobby Scott   Composer
Colin Horton Jennings   Composer
Vic Anesini   Engineer
Albert Hammond   Composer
Garth Watt-Roy   Composer
Tony Tiller   Package Coordinator
Bob Felsenstein   Art Direction
Guy Fletcher   Composer