The Hollies - Evolution

Title: Evolution Artist: The Hollies Release Date: 1967 Re-Released On: 5/4/1999 Label: BGO, Sundazed Music Inc., Magic Duration: 39:52 UPCs: 090771612229, 5017261200808, 724349757929 Genre: Rock Styles: British Invasion, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop Moods: Bittersweet, Innocent, Wistful, Bright, Epic, Plaintive, Yearning, Autumnal, Carefree, Earnest, Gutsy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Playful, Reflective, Romantic, Rousing, Sentimental, Springlike, Sweet, Gentle, Poignant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Happy, Soothing Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Carrie-Anne
2. Stop Right There
3. Rain on the Window
4. Then the Heartaches Begin
5. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe
6. You Need Love
7. Heading for a Fall
8. Games We Play
9. Lullaby to Tim
10. Have You Ever Loved Somebody
11. When Your Lights Turned On [*]
12. Water on the Brain [*]
13. Jennifer Eccles [*]
14. Signs That Will Never Change [*]
15. Open Up Your Eyes [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Sundazed Music Inc. 6122 1997 CD BGO 0000080 1990 CD Magic

Evolution [Evolution Plus]

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, All Music Guide

Name Credits Allan Clarke Vocals Graham Nash Guitar, Vocals Rich Russell Design Ron Richard Producer Ron Richards Producer Tim Livingston Project Manager