the Hollies
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Clive Westlake
Gerald Clive Westlake (25 December 1932 – 17 June 2000)EMI Studios and released as a single a month later by Parlophone with the B-side "Baby That's All", written by the Hollies' Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash under the pseudonym Chester Mann. The US release by Imperial Records in June 1964 saw it paired with a different B-side, a cover of
Little Richard
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's " Lucille".
It was their first original single, with their previous four singles having all been covers. An EP including the song was later released in October 1964, also entitled '' Here I Go Again''. In the US, an album entitled ''Here I Go Again'' was released in June 1964 and was largely based on the UK album ''
Stay with the Hollies
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''.
The single performed well in the UK, continuing their success there, and peaked at number 4 on the ''
Record Retailer
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'' chart. It performed particularly well on the ''
Mersey Beat
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'' chart, topping it in the final week of June 1964. However, in the US, "Here I Go Again" failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 or ''
Cash Box
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'' Top 100 charts, instead bubbling under on both.
Reviewed in ''
Record Mirror
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'', "Here I Go Again" was described as " avinga " Just One Look" flavour, and there's a grow-on-you melody on the vibrant beat ballad. Maybe not as powerful as their last few, but a huge hit on their name".
Track listings
7": Parlophone / R 5137
# "Here I Go Again" – 2:19
# "Baby That's All" – 2:16
7": Imperial / 66044 (US)
# "Here I Go Again" – 2:17
# " Lucille" – 2:20