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. It is the band's second album with returning vocalist Allan Clarke who rejoined in 1974 for the album ''

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'', after leaving for a solo career in 1972. The album is made up of original material, with the exception of "

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" by the (at the time) relatively unknown

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Overview and recording

The first song the band members composed for the LP was title track "Another Night", inspired by the style of

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, but the first songs recorded were "Give Me Time" in March 1974 and the ballad "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" in April of the same year. The LP was produced by Ron Richards. Session musicians on the album included

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on piano and recording engineer

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(borrowed from

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). During bassist

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's illness, guitarist

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recorded some of the bass parts ("Lucy", "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey On Your Back)").

Release

The gatefold artwork was created by

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(who made artwork for

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, Roy Harper and

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). It was reminiscent of one of the previous albums ''Out on the Road''. The release of the album was preceded by the single "I'm Down" (the song inspired by the producer Richards' life story). The powerful ballad, chosen as "45 of the month" by the BBC's

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, surprisingly flopped in the UK but became a hit in Australia and Holland/the Netherlands. In New Zealand it reached No. 4. In the United States, three songs from the album became minor hits on the ''Billboard'' charts. ("I'm Down", "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" and "Another Night").

Reception

The album received some positive reviews in music magazines as ''

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'' (who called the album one of their strongest to date) and ''

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'' ("It displays not only their performing skills but their writing ones also."). Yet the album was not a success in the UK, although it did enter the charts in the US, Australia and New Zealand. The Hollies toured Australia and the US in support of the album. American R&B and soul singer

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covered the song "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" on his album ''Shining Through The Rain'' in 2004. "That is my favourite Hollies album,"

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said later. "If ''Sandy'' has been a hit record, The Hollies would have been as big as the

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were in the same period. We were disappointed: we thought we’d done really well with Another Night."Peter Doggett, ''The Long Road Home'' (CD box liner notes), EMI Records Ltd, 2003. In fact, "Sandy" flopped in the UK but became a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands (No. 8) and New Zealand (No. 12). It also did well in Germany (No. 22).

Track listing

All songs composed by Allan Clarke,

and

except where noted.

Side 1

# "Another Night" – 3:57 # "

"* (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:11 # "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" (Sylvester, Clarke) – 4:18 # "Second Hand Hang-Ups"* – 4:32 # "Time Machine Jive" – 3:19

Side 2

# "I'm Down" – 4:14 # "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey On Your Back)" – 3:35 # "Give Me Time"* (Sylvester, Clarke) – 3:11 # "You Gave Me Life (With That Look in Your Eyes)" (Sylvester, Clarke) - 3:52 # "Lucy"* - 5:12

CD Bonus tracks

# "

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" (

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) – 4:09 # "Layin' to the Music" (Sylvester, Clarke) – 2:32 # "Come Down to the Shore" ( Colin Horton Jennings) – 3:51 # "Hello Lady Goodbye" – 3:56 (B-Side to "I'm Down") # "Another Night" (Live) – 3:40 # "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (Live) (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:11 # "I'm Down" (Live) – 4:04

Personnel

;The Hollies * Allan Clarke – lead vocals *

– lead guitar, bass *

– rhythm guitar *

– bass *

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– drums with: *

- synthesizer *

- piano, string arrangements ("I'm Down") *

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- string arrangements*

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Another Night (The Hollies Album) The Hollies albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Ron Richards (producer) Polydor Records albums Epic Records albums