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词条 Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
释义

  1. Background and recording

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Chart performance

     Weekly singles charts  Year-end charts 

  6. In popular culture and cover versions

  7. References

  8. External links

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| name = Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
| cover = Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Cover of the 1972 French single
| type = single
| artist = The Hollies
| album = Distant Light
| B-side = {{ubl|Cable Car" (UK)|"Look What We've Got" (US)}}
| released = 17 April 1972[1]
| format = 7"
| recorded = 16–30 July 1971
AIR Studios, London[2]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Swamp rock
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=15}}
| label = Parlophone (UK)
Epic (US)
| writer = {{flatlist|
  • Allan Clarke
  • Roger Cook
  • Roger Greenaway

}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
  • The Hollies
  • Ron Richards

}}
| prev_title = The Baby
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Magic Woman Touch
| next_year = 1972
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"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (also titled "Long Cool Woman" or "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)") is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British rock group The Hollies. Originally appearing on the album Distant Light, it was released as a single on 17 April 1972 (on Parlophone in the United Kingdom),[1] selling 1.5 million copies in the United States and two million worldwide.[3] It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1972.

Background and recording

On the day "Long Cool Woman" was recorded at AIR Studios, the group's producer, Ron Richards, was ill and, as a result, the song was produced by the group. The song is different from most other Hollies songs in that there are no three-part vocal harmonies, and the song features lead guitar and lead vocal work by Allan Clarke. Upon his return, Ron Richards mixed the recording.[2]

The song was written in the swamp rock[4][5] style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of the vocal, rhythm, and melodic style. It came out in the spring of 1972 (the same year Creedence split up). Clarke imitated John Fogerty's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song "Green River". According to Clarke, the song was written "in about five minutes".[2]

Reception

In the Hollies' native United Kingdom, the song was only a modest success for the band, peaking at number 32 on the charts. However, it was a smash hit in the United States, peaking at number 2 for two weeks behind Gilbert O'Sullivan’s "Alone Again (Naturally)". It was their highest charting single in America. It also topped the charts in South Africa and peaked at number 2 in New Zealand and Australia. By this time, Clarke had already left the band, but he feels that "it wasn't unfortunate", since he had co-written the song.[2] Clarke rejoined the Hollies in the summer of 1973, partly due to the success of this song.

Track listing

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| headline = UK version
| title1 = Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Cable Car
| length2 = 4:25
}}{{track listing
| headline = US version
| title1 = Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Look What We've Got
| length2 = 4:07
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Personnel

  • Allan Clarke – vocals, lead guitar
  • Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester – guitar
  • Bernie Calvert – bass
  • Bobby Elliott – drums

Chart performance

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Weekly singles charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australia[6]2
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[7]1
Netherlands (Gfk Top 100 Singles)[8]21
New Zealand (Listener)[9]2
South Africa (Springbok)[10]1
UK (UK Singles Chart)[11]32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12]2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [13]1
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Year-end charts

Chart (1972)Rank
Australia[6]16
Canada[14]19
South Africa [15]10
U.S. Billboard [16]24
U.S. Cash Box [17]20
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In popular culture and cover versions

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  • Phantom, Rocker & Slick released their version on their 1986 album Cover Girl.[18]
  • Country music singer Clint Black released his version of the song to country radio on 19 February 2008, under the title "Long Cool Woman". Black's version charted on the Hot Country Songs chart at #58.[19]
  • Another country music singer, T. G. Sheppard, covered the song on his 1997 album Nothin' on But the Radio.[20]
  • Heavy metal rocker Vince Neil released a heavier version of "Long Cool Woman", along with other covers and original material, on his third studio album, Tattoos & Tequila, on 22 June 2010.[21]
  • A cappella group Rockapella released a version on their 1995 album Primer.[22]
  • "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" was the first song played by the band Phish. They also played the song at their 15th and 20th anniversary concerts.[23]
  • The song was used in the films Remember the Titans,[24] Amores Perros,[25] The Longest Yard,[26] The Lovely Bones,[27] Trouble with the Curve,[28] Out of the Shadows[29] and Skull Island.[30]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=132 |title="Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information |publisher=Hollies.co.uk |year=2011 |accessdate=9 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313162622/http://www.hollies.co.uk/information.php?idx=132 |archivedate=13 March 2012 |df=dmy }}
2. ^1 2 3 The Hollies – Epic Anthology: From the Original Master Tapes Epic Records EGK 46161 liner notes
3. ^{{cite book|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2, illustrated|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|publisher=Barrie & Jenkins|isbn=0-214-20480-4|year=1978|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ&q=Hot+Butter+%22Popcorn%22+single+sold+million+copies+1972&dq=Hot+Butter+%22Popcorn%22+single+sold+million+copies+1972&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sBhIT5mKHYqZgwf-_fSPDg&redir_esc=y}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/10/hollies-50-fifty/|title= The Hollies: 50 At Fifty|last1= Horowitz|first1= Hal|last2= |first2= |date= 2014|publisher= American Songwriter|access-date= 2015|quote= to swamp rock (“Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)")}}
5. ^{{cite book|author=Maury Dean|title=Rock and Roll: Gold Rush|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-0-87586-227-9|page=178}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |title=Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |website=Australian-charts.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archivedate=2 June 2016 |df=dmy }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4179&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=4 March 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hollies&titel=Long+Cool+Woman&cat=s |title=The Hollies - Long Cool Woman |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |date= |accessdate=4 March 2013}}
9. ^Flavour of New Zealand, 2 October 1972
10. ^{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(H).html|accessdate=5 September 2018}}
11. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020035636/http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=5926]
12. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-hollies-mn0000087985/awards |title=The Hollies - Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=4 March 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1972.html |title=Cash Box Top Singles - 1972 |publisher=Cashboxmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=4 March 2013}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972 |title=Best of 1972 songs and music, on |website=Musicandyears.com |date=12 November 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916000000/http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972 |archivedate=16 September 2011 |df= }}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Top 20 Hit Singles of 1972|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1972.html|accessdate=2 September 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1972YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972 |website=50.6.195.142 |date=30 December 1972 |accessdate=3 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022191441/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1972YESP.html |archivedate=22 October 2014 |df=dmy }}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cover-girl-mw0000845519 |title=Cover Girl - Phantom, Rocker & Slick | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=3 January 2016}}
19. ^{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=50–51|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nothin-on-but-the-radio-mw0000030811 |title=Nothin on But the Radio - T.G. Sheppard | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=18 November 1997 |accessdate=3 January 2016}}
21. ^{{cite web|author=Greg Prato |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tattoos-tequila-mw0001996537 |title=Tattoos & Tequila - Vince Neil | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=22 June 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/primer-mw0001214837 |title=Primer - Rockapella | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=3 January 2016}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://phish.net/song/long-cool-woman-in-a-black-dress |title=Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress Every Time Played |publisher=Phish.net |date= |accessdate=9 January 2014}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210945/soundtrack|title=Remember the Titans (2000) Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=3 January 2015}}
25. ^{{Citation|last=Echevarría|first=Emilio|title=Amores Perros|date=2001-04-13|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|last2=Bernal|last3=Toledo|last4=Guerrero|first2=Gael García|first3=Goya|first4=Álvaro|accessdate=2017-03-24}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398165/soundtrack|title=The Longest Yard (2005) Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=3 January 2015}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/soundtrack|title=The Lovely Bones (2009 Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=3 January 2015}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2083383/soundtrack|title=Trouble with the Curve (2012) Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=3 January 2015}}
29. ^{{Citation|title=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3949660/soundtrack|accessdate=2018-01-20}}
30. ^{{Citation|last=Hiddleston|first=Tom|title=Kong: Skull Island|date=2017-03-10|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|last2=Jackson|last3=Larson|last4=Reilly|first2=Samuel L.|first3=Brie|first4=John C.|accessdate=2017-03-24}}

External links

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