Evolution (Remaster) The Hollies

• 1 Then The Heartaches Begin 02:44
• 2 Stop Right There 02:25
• 3 Water On The Brain 02:19
• 4 Lullaby To Tim 03:00
• 5 Have You Ever Loved Somebody 02:59
• 6 You Need Love 02:31
• 7 Rain On The Window 03:11
• 8 Heading For A Fall 02:18
• 9 Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe 02:19
• 10 When Your Light Turned On 02:33
• 11 Leave Me 02:15
• 12 The Games We Play 02:45
• 13 Then The Heartaches Begin 02:43
• 14 Stop Right There 02:33
• 15 Water On The Brain 02:23
• 16 Lullaby To Tim 03:00
• 17 Have You Ever Loved Somebody 03:00
• 18 You Need Love 02:29
• 19 Rain On The Window 03:12
• 20 Heading For A Fall 02:19
• 21 Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe 02:19
• 22 When Your Light Turned On 02:33
• 23 Leave Me 03:00
• 24 The Games We Play 02:48
• Total Runtime 01:03:38

Info for Evolution (Remaster)

Evolution was the first of two albums released in 1967 by The Hollies - the other being Butterfly. The album features songs written by group members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks. The artwork for the album cover was created by a Dutch design group The Fool along with the psychedelic photo by Karl Ferris. The cover portrays the group pushing through a psychedelic membrane as a reference to their wish to break away from their pop sound and move into more psychedelic music.

The Hollies are an English rock group known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style. They became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s (231 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1960s; the 9th highest of any artist of the decade) and into the mid 1970s. The group was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat type music group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns north of there. Graham Nash left the group in 1968 to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.

„For many Hollies enthusiasts, Evolution (1967) is considered the band's most accessible blend of pop and psychedelia. The quintet were headed into musical territories beyond simply 'moon-June-bloom' and boy-meets-girl lyrics coupled with the tightly constructed vocal harmonies that had become their calling card. Nowhere is this more evident than in the tripped-out cover art from Dutch multimedia artists Seemon Kooer, Marijke Kooer, Josje Leeger, and Barry Finch -- known collectively as Fool. Although 'Carrie-Anne' could be considered an extension of the trite, somewhat predictable Brit pop, there are clear indications of new horizons on cuts such as the modish 'You Need Love,' the arguably passé distorted electric guitar on 'Have You Ever Loved Somebody,' and the wailing fretwork on the driving freakbeat rocker 'Then the Heartaches Begin.' Graham Nash (guitar/vocals), Allan Clarke (guitar/vocals), Tony Hicks (guitar/banjo/dulcimer/vocals), Bobby Elliott (drums), and new recruit Bernie Calvert (bass/vocals) -- who replaced original member Eric Haydock in the spring of 1966 -- were also taking different approaches in their writing and arranging, as heard on the trippy 'Headed for a Fall.' On this tune, most prominent is the unusual six-eight time signature, coupled with Hicks' inversion of the unmistakable banjo, which is similar to the sound he conjured up on the hit 'Stop, Stop, Stop.' However, somewhat more atypical of the Nash-era band are the light and limber acoustic and uptempo 'Stop Right There,' or the baroque 'Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe.' (Lindsay Planer, AMG)

Allan Clarke, vocals, harmonica
Tony Hicks, lead guitar, vocals
Graham Nash, rhythm guitar, vocals
Bobby Elliott, drums
Bernie Calvert, bass

Recorded 11 January – 17 March 1967 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Produced by Ron Richards

Digitally remastered

The Hollies
are a well-respected British beat and rock and roll band that formed in the early 60s. Initially they had a squeaky-clean image and were famous for their rich vocal harmonies, rivaling those of The Beach Boys. Between 1964 and 1969, only two Hollies songs failed to reach the UK Top 10. Their most famous member was Graham Nash, who left in 1968 to form the folk supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. Two of the core members, drummer Bobby Elliott and lead guitarist Tony Hicks, still perform with The Hollies into the new millennium.

Frequent releases during the mid-60s included many cover versions of popular songs, as well as a few group-penned hits and many songs written especially for them by professional songwriters.

The Hollies were formed in 1962 in Lancashire, England. By 1965,the group had been established as one of Britain's pre-eminent singles bands. As part of the British Invasion, they enjoyed huge chart success in many countries in the mid-Sixties, releasing a string of classic harmony-pop hits including Bus Stop I'm Alive, a UK No. 1, I Can't Let Go, Stop Stop Stop, Carrie Anne, On A Carousel, Look Through Any Window, and Jennifer Eccles.

In 1972, the hit Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress reached #2 in the US. Their last mega hit was He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, hitting #1 in the UK in 1988 (albeit 19 years after its first release).

The band are noted for their longevity, with their 2006 tour chalking up 45 years. Despite numerous changes in line-up, Tony Hicks & Bobby Elliott have been with the band almost from its inception.

Lead singer Allan Clarke left The Hollies in 1971, though he rejoined the band at later times. He was eventually replaced by Carl Wayne, ex lead singer of The Move, who passed away in 2004. Wayne was replaced by Peter Howarth. The 2007 line up is, Ian Parker on keyboards, Ray Stiles (Ex Mud, remember 'Tiger Feet') on bass guitar and Alan Coates on guitar and vocals by Steve Lauri.

The Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2010.

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