Distant Light

by The Hollies

Distant Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 June 1971
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:11:44
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Ron Richards

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking their final album to feature founding member Allan Clarke before a brief hiatus, 'Distant Light' incorporates swamp-rock and rootsy folk elements into their established pop-rock formula. The record spawned the massive international hit 'Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress,' showcasing a grittier, guitar-driven sound.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, forest, nature

Tracklist

  1. What a Life I've Led (3:58)
  2. Look What We've Got (4:07)
  3. Hold On (4:07)
  4. Pull Down the Blind (3:30)
  5. To Do With Love (3:29)
  6. Promised Land (4:18)
  7. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (3:19)
  8. You Know the Score (5:37)
  9. Cable Car (4:25)
  10. A Little Thing Like Love (3:19)
  11. Long Dark Road (4:16)
  12. I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top (+ Studio Conversation) (3:53)
  13. Mad Professor Blyth (2:37)
  14. Gasoline Alley Bred (3:56)
  15. Dandelion Wine (2:45)
  16. Hey Willy (3:27)
  17. Row the Boat Together (2:19)
  18. Cable Car (4:23)
  19. I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top (3:50)

Credits

  • Colin Elgie - illustration [outer illustration]

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