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"'''I'm Alive'''" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by [[The Hollies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=140 |title=Hollies information page |publisher=Hollies.co.uk |date=1965-09-01 |accessdate=2014-04-05}}</ref> It was written for them by the [[United States|US]] songwriter [[Clint Ballard, Jr.]],<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> who also had chart-topping hits with [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Wayne Fontana]] and [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]]. However they originally passed the song over to another Manchester band, the Toggery Five, before changing their mind and recording the song, which became their first No 1 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It spent three weeks at number one in the UK, and was also a No 1 hit in Ireland.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/clint-ballard-jnr-songwriter-best-known-for-the-game-of-love-and-youre-no-good-1366589.html] {{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref> This song appears on the US version of the 1965 ''[[Hollies (1965 album)|Hollies]]'' album, ''Hear! Here!''. |
"'''I'm Alive'''" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by [[The Hollies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=140 |title=Hollies information page |publisher=Hollies.co.uk |date=1965-09-01 |accessdate=2014-04-05}}</ref> It was written for them by the [[United States|US]] songwriter [[Clint Ballard, Jr.]],<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> who also had chart-topping hits with [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Wayne Fontana]] and [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]]. However they originally passed the song over to another Manchester band, [[the Toggery Five]], before changing their mind and recording the song, which became their first No 1 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It spent three weeks at number one in the UK, and was also a No 1 hit in Ireland.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/clint-ballard-jnr-songwriter-best-known-for-the-game-of-love-and-youre-no-good-1366589.html] {{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref> This song appears on the US version of the 1965 ''[[Hollies (1965 album)|Hollies]]'' album, ''Hear! Here!''. |
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The song was covered by Gamma in 1979 on their debut album, ''[[Gamma 1]]''. |
The song was covered by Gamma in 1979 on their debut album, ''[[Gamma 1]]''. |
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| B-side | "You Know He Did" (L. Ransford) |
"I'm Alive" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by The Hollies.[3] It was written for them by the US songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr.,[2] who also had chart-topping hits with Linda Ronstadt, Wayne Fontana and Jimmy Jones. However they originally passed the song over to another Manchester band, the Toggery Five, before changing their mind and recording the song, which became their first No 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart. It spent three weeks at number one in the UK, and was also a No 1 hit in Ireland.[4] This song appears on the US version of the 1965 Hollies album, Hear! Here!.
The song was covered by Gamma in 1979 on their debut album, Gamma 1.
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 16 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 10 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[6] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 1 |
References
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "Hollies information page". Hollies.co.uk. 1965-09-01. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "The Hollies – I'm Alive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "The Hollies – I'm Alive". VG-lista.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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