Look Through Any Window
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"Look Through Any Window" | ||||
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Single by the Hollies | ||||
B-side | "So Lonely" | |||
Released | 27 August 1965 | |||
Recorded | 30 June 1965[1] | |||
Studio | EMI, London[1] | |||
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Length | 2:14 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Graham Gouldman, Charles Silverman | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"Look Through Any Window" is a song by the British beat group the Hollies.[4] It was their follow-up single to their first UK chart-topper, "I'm Alive", and reached No.4 in the UK Singles Chart at the beginning of October 1965.[5][6]
"Look Through Any Window" was The Hollies' first American Billboard Top 40 hit, peaking at No.32 on 22 January 1966 ("
12-string guitar riff, soaring harmonies and Bobby Elliott
’s explosive drumming. They also recorded a version in French (titled "Regardez par des fenêtres") that was not officially released at the time but was included on the 1988 compilation Rarities.
riff."[9]
First released as a single in the UK, it was included in the US version of the band's 1965 album Hollies titled Hear! Here! by their US label, Imperial Records.
The B-side, "So Lonely", later included on Hollies and Hear! Here!, was also recorded by the Everly Brothers and released in July 1966 on their Two Yanks in England album.
Cover versions
- The American group Gary Lewis & the Playboys recorded the song for their 1966 album Hits Again!.[10]
- The Yugoslav rock band Elipse recorded a Serbo-Croatian version entitled "Pogledaj kroz prozor" in 1966.[11]
- The Brazilian band Renato e Seus Blue Caps recorded a version entitled “Pra Você Não Sou Ninguém”, in 1966, for their album Um Embalo Com Renato e Seus Blue Caps, singing in Portuguese.
References
- ^ a b The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.
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- ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Staff. "The Hollies: Look Through Any Window". Sky. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "The Hollies U.K. Discography". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "The Hollies on U.K. Official Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "RPM Play Sheet - December 6, 1965" (PDF).
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 October 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Cover versions of Look Through Any Window by The Hollies | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 81.