''Holly and the Italians'' is the first studio album released by the American singer

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as a solo artist, in 1982.

Track listings (American Release)

All songs written by

, except where indicated ;Side one #"Honalu" – 3:50 #"Dangerously" – 5:47 #"Uptown" – 4:58 #"Cool Love (Is Spreading Around)" – 4:37 #"Just Like Me" – 2:20 ;Side two #

For What It's Worth "For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" (often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth") is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Reco ...

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) – 3:19 (

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cover) #"We Danced" – 3:05 #"Revenge" – 3:40 #"Unoriginal Sin" – 6:10 #"Samurai and Courtesan" – 5:21

Track listings (European Release)

;Side one #"Honalu" – 3:50 #"For What It’s Worth" – 3:19 #"Only Boy" – 4:02 #"Revenge" – 3:40 #"Samurai and Courtesan" – 5:21 ;Side two #

"Cool Love (Is Spreading Around) - 4:37 #"Uptown" – 4:58 #"We Danced" – 3:05 #"Unoriginal Sin" – 6:10 #"Just Like Me" – 2:20

Personnel

– vocals, guitars, additional drums and synthesizer on track 6 *

Mike Thorne Mike Thorne (born 25 January 1948) is an English record producer, arranger, composer, engineer, and musician. He started playing the piano at the age of 10. After studying physics at Hertford College, Oxford, in the late 1960s he worked as a ta ...

– keyboards, producer * Bobby Valentino – violin, mandolin *Bobby Collins – bass *

Kevin Wilkinson Kevin Michael Wilkinson (11 June 1958 – 17 July 1999) was an English drummer, who was based in Baydon, Wiltshire, England. Career Born Kevin Michael Wilkinson in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, he is credited as a former official member of se ...

– drums ;Additional musicians *

John Gatchell John E. Gatchell (November 27, 1945 – July 9, 2004) was an American jazz trumpeter who was prolific in New York City recording studios from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the late 1960s, Gatchell became one of ...

– trumpet on track 1 *Robert Medici – marimba on track 6 *

Joey Ramone Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American musician, best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the R ...

– backing vocals on track 7 ;Production *Harvey Goldberg – engineer, mixing *Don Wershba, Gareth Jones – assistant engineers *Jack Skinner – mastering at

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, New York

References

{{Authority control 1982 debut albums Albums produced by Mike Thorne Virgin Records albums Epic Records albums New wave albums by American artists