| "Here I Go Again" | ||||
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 Cover of the single released in Sweden | ||||
| Single by the Hollies | ||||
| B-side | "Baby That's All" | |||
| Released | 15 May 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 13 April 1964 [1] | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Beat | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"Here I Go Again" is a song by British band the Hollies, released as a single in May 1964.
"Here I Go Again" was written by Mort Shuman and Clive Westlake. It was recorded on 13 April 1964 at 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. [1] [2] The US release by Imperial Records in June 1964 saw it paired with a different B-side, a cover of Little Richard's "Lucille". [3]
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 .
The single performed well in the UK, continuing their success there, and peaked at number 4 on the Record Retailer chart. [4] It performed particularly well on the Mersey Beat chart, topping it in the final week of June 1964. [5] However, in the US, "Here I Go Again" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or Cash Box Top 100 charts, instead bubbling under on both. [6] [7]
Reviewed in Record Mirror , "Here I Go Again" was described as "[having] a "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". [8]
7": Parlophone / R 5137
7": Imperial / 66044 (US)
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] | 24 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [10] | 5 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) [11] | 17 |
| Sweden ( Tio i Topp ) | 8 |
| UK Disc Top 30 [12] | 3 |
| UK Melody Maker Top 50 [13] | 3 |
| UK Mersey Beat Top 20 [5] | 1 |
| UK New Musical Express Top 30 [14] | 4 |
| UK Record Retailer Top 50 [4] | 4 |
| US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [6] | 107 |
| US Cash Box Looking Ahead [7] | 118 |
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