| "Jennifer Eccles" | ||||
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| Single by the Hollies | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 22 March 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 3 and 22 February 1968 | |||
| Studio | Chappell's and EMI, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:40 (album)
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| Songwriter(s) | Graham Nash, Allan Clarke | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"Jennifer Eccles" is a single by the Hollies. It was released in 1968 with the B-side "Open Up Your Eyes" on the Parlophone label, Catalogue number R5680. The track reached #7 on the UK singles chart in March 1968. It was released in the US with a different B-side, "Try It", and reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by members of the band with input from their wives and the title is a combination of their names (Allan Clarke's wife Jennifer née Bowstead and Graham Nash's wife Rose née Eccles). After the disappointing chart performance of the psychedelic-leaning "King Midas in Reverse", this song was a return to the popular style that had been commercially successful for the group.
Cash Box praised the song's "simplicity and straightforward happiness."[2]
The name Jennifer Eccles also features in the song "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold; the reference is an in-joke, as Graham Nash, who left the Hollies in December 1968, sang backing vocals on this recording; Nash had been married to Rose Eccles from 1964 until 1966.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[4] | 10 |
| Austria (Austrian Singles Chart)[5] | 5 |
| Canada (RPM Magazine) | 19 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)[7] | 17 |
| Norway (VG-Lista)[8] | 5 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[9] | 7 |
| Billboard Hot 100[10] | 40 |
Other versions
- The independent rock artist E | released a cover on The Hollies tribute album Sing Hollies in Reverse, later rereleasing it on Eels single "Souljacker Part I" (CD 2) and on Useless Trinkets, a collection of Eels (and E) B-sides and rarities.
References
- ↑ "Session Listing". Hollies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 2, 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Lily The Pink by The Scaffold". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ↑ "Go-Set Australian Charts –22 May 1968". Pop Archives. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hollies, The – Jennifer Eccles" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Hollies, The"
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "The Hollies - Carrie-Anne". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ Jennifer Eccles at AllMusic