Look Through Any Window

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"Look Through Any Window"
Swedish picture sleeve
Single by the Hollies
B-side"So Lonely"
Released27 August 1965
Recorded30 June 1965[1]
StudioEMI, London[1]
Genre
Length2:14
Label
Songwriter(s)Graham Gouldman, Charles Silverman
Producer(s)Ron Richards
The Hollies singles chronology
"I'm Alive"
(1965)
"Look Through Any Window"
(1965)
"If I Needed Someone"
(1965)


"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.

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

  1. ^ a b The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Look Through Any Window by The Hollies - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 14 November 2022
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  4. ^ Staff. "The Hollies: Look Through Any Window". Sky. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The Hollies U.K. Discography". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hollies on U.K. Official Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ "RPM Play Sheet - December 6, 1965" (PDF).
  8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 October 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Cover versions of Look Through Any Window by The Hollies | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  11. ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 81.