Third Stage is the third studio album by the American rock band Boston , released on September 24, 1986, on MCA Records , as the band's first album on the label. It was recorded at Boston co-founder Tom Scholz 's Hideaway Studio over a long, strained, six-year period "between floods and power failures". Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp were the only original members. The lyrics invoke themes of aging and working through stages in life. The first track and lead single , " Amanda ", became a number one hit and one of the group's best known songs. The album itself was eventually certified 4× platinum by the RIAA .
78-721: After winning a legal battle with Epic Records , Scholz switched Boston to the MCA record label. The album's first track, " Amanda ", had been written in 1980 (when Boston began work on the album) and became the band's only #1 single. It reached #1 for two weeks in November 1986. The second Top 10 single, "We're Ready", reached #9. The singles "Cool the Engines" and "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)/Still in Love" also got substantial airplay, with
156-883: A Nelson band called the Dolphins, which also featured Bobby Elliott on drums and Bernie Calvert on bass. Not only were the Hollies signed by Richards, who continued to produce the band until 1976 and once more in 1979, but a song from the audition, a cover of the Coasters ' 1961 single "(Ain't That) Just Like Me", was released as their debut single in May 1963 and hit No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart . Their second single, another Coasters cover, this time 1957's " Searchin' ", hit No. 12. At this point, after recording only eight songs for Parlophone, Rathbone also decided to leave
234-546: A December 1962 gig at the Oasis Club in Manchester. It has been suggested that Eric Haydock named the group in relation to a Christmas holly garland, though in a 2009 interview Graham Nash said that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves the Hollies because of their admiration for Buddy Holly . In 2009, Nash wrote, "We called ourselves The Hollies, after Buddy and Christmas." In January 1963,
312-510: A Thing ", " I'm Real ", " Play ", and " Ain't it Funny ". With her second album, Lopez became the first female solo artist, under the record company, to reach the number one spot on the Billboard 200 . The 2002 remix album J TO THA L-O! The Remixes , which served as a follow-up to Lopez's sophomore effort, was the first remix album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, and became
390-522: A band. A compilation album, The Air That I Breathe: The Very Best of the Hollies , charted at No. 15 in the UK. This album included a new single, "The Woman I Love", which charted at No. 42 in the UK. Graham Nash again reunited with the Hollies to record a new version of "Peggy Sue Got Married" that featured prerecorded lead vocals by Buddy Holly, taken from an 'alternate' version of the song given to Nash by Holly's widow, María Elena Holly . This "Buddy Holly &
468-636: A deal with Clive Davis whereby Richie Furay 's new band Poco (having signed with Atlantic due to Furay's contract from being in Buffalo Springfield ) would sign with Epic. During the 1960s, Epic oversaw the smaller subsidiary CBS labels including Okeh Records and Date Records . In 1968, Epic recordings began being distributed in the UK by CBS after the distribution deal with EMI expired that year; Epic itself launched in England around 1971. Sony Corporation bought CBS Records in 1987, and
546-713: A familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. This has included such notables as the Berlin Philharmonic , Charles Rosen , the Juilliard String Quartet , Antal Doráti conducting the Hague Philharmonic, and George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra . By 1960, Epic became better known for signing newer, fledgling acts. By the end of the 1960s, Epic earned its first gold records and had evolved into
624-743: A formidable hit-making force in rock and roll , R&B and country music . Among its many acts, it included Roy Hamilton , Bobby Vinton , the Dave Clark Five , the Hollies , Tammy Wynette , Donovan , the Yardbirds , Lulu , July , Helen Shapiro , Cliff Richard , and Jeff Beck . Several of the British artists on the Epic roster during the 1960s were the result of CBS's Epic/ Okeh units' 1962 international distribution deal with EMI ; Epic recordings were issued via this arrangement by EMI on
702-830: A fraction of the $ 80 million deal Carey had previously signed with Virgin Records ; Virgin later rescinded that deal after poor sales. That same month, it was announced that R&B group Jodeci had signed to the label and planned to release their first studio album in 20 years. Wondaland Records, singer Janelle Monáe 's imprint, entered into a joint venture with Epic in 2015. Acts on Wondaland include Jidenna , St. Beauty , Deep Cotton and Roman GianArthur . In 2016, Jennifer Lopez returned to Sony Music, six years after leaving in favor of Island Def Jam and Capitol Records . Lopez's multi-album deal reunited her with Reid, whom she signed with at Island Def Jam in 2010. In January 2017, 21 Savage signed to Epic. On May 11, 2017, it
780-928: A remake of the Supremes ' " Stop in the Name of Love ", which reached No. 29 in 1983. "Stop in the Name of Love" was taken from What Goes Around... , which was released in July 1983 and charted in the US on the Billboard top 200 albums at No. 90. A live album featuring the Clarke-Hicks-Elliott-Nash re-grouping, Reunion , was recorded at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio, during a US tour that followed that same year, finally being issued first in 1997 as Archive Alive , then retitled Reunion (with two extra tracks) in 2004. The Hollies continued to tour and perform through
858-649: A smash hit outside of Europe, peaking at No. 2 in the US (the Hollies' highest-charting single in the US) and Australia. "Long Dark Road" is another track from Distant Light , with lead vocals by Clarke. It was released as a US single in fall 1972, reaching No. 26. Meanwhile, the Rickfors-led Hollies released their first album Romany (which reached No. 84 in the US) in October 1972. A second Rickfors-sung single, "Magic Woman Touch" (1972), failed to chart in
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#1732791382173936-497: A songwriter, after a performance in a charity concert at the London Palladium on 8 December 1968. Nash told Disc magazine, "I can't take touring any more. I just want to sit at home and write songs. I don't really care what the rest of the group think." After relocating to Los Angeles, he joined with former Buffalo Springfield guitarist Stephen Stills and ex- Byrds singer and guitarist David Crosby to form one of
1014-740: A steady stream of international hit singles: " Stop Stop Stop " (Oct. 1966, UK No. 2, US No. 7) from For Certain Because , known for its distinctive banjo arrangement; " On a Carousel " (Feb. 1967; UK No. 4, 1967, US No. 11, Australia No. 14); " Carrie Anne " (May 1967, UK No. 3, US No. 9, Australia No. 7 ). In mid-February 1967, Bobby Elliott collapsed on stage due to an inflamed appendix. The Hollies were forced to continue their touring commitments without him, using Tony Mansfield, Dougie Wright and Tony Newman as stand-ins for further live dates, and Wright, Mitch Mitchell and Clem Cattini when they began recording for their next album, Evolution , which
1092-473: Is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , the American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony . The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop , R&B , rock , and hip hop . Epic Records was launched in 1953 by
1170-583: The Burt Bacharach - Hal David song "After the Fox" (Sep. 1966), which featured Peter Sellers on vocals, Jack Bruce on electric bass and Burt Bacharach himself on keyboards, and was the theme song from the Sellers film of the same name (which failed to chart), and " Bus Stop " (UK No. 5, US No. 5, June 1966), another Gouldman song, which featured Bernie Calvert , a former bandmate of Hicks and Elliott in
1248-598: The Columbia label. Other British artists appearing on Epic were a result of signings to the new UK CBS affiliate formed after the acquisition of Oriole Records (UK) in August 1964. Epic was involved in a notable "trade" of artists. Graham Nash was signed to Epic because of his membership in The Hollies. When the newly formed Crosby, Stills & Nash wanted to sign with Atlantic Records , Ahmet Ertegun worked out
1326-563: The Columbia Records unit of CBS , for the purpose of marketing jazz , pop , and classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music releases were from Philips Records which distributed Columbia product in Europe. Pop talent on co-owned Okeh Records were transferred to Epic which made Okeh a rhythm and blues label. Epic's bright-yellow, black, and blue logo became
1404-592: The Creedence Clearwater Revival -inspired " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress ". Parlophone released this as a rival single to "The Baby" in February 1972, although it was only moderately successful in the UK (No. 32). In the US, Epic, which owned the rights to Distant Light but had not released it, finally released the album in April 1972 and the single in May 1972. Surprisingly, the song became
1482-715: The skiffle craze of the late 1950s. Eventually Clarke and Nash became a vocal-and-guitar duo modelled on American duo the Everly Brothers , working as "Ricky and Dane Young"; under this name they teamed up with a local band, the Fourtones, consisting of Pete Bocking on guitar, John 'Butch' Mepham on bass, Keith Bates on drums, and Derek Quinn on guitar. When Quinn quit to join Freddie and the Dreamers in 1962, Clarke and Nash also quit and joined another Manchester band,
1560-489: The 1980s. After its use in a TV beer commercial (for Miller Lite lager) in 1988, "He Ain't Heavy" was reissued in the UK and reached No. 1. By this time, bassist Ray Stiles, formerly a member of 1970s glam rock group Mud , had joined the permanent line-up. A compilation album, All the Hits & More: The Definitive Collection , was released in 1988 and charted in the UK. In 1993, the Hollies had their 30th anniversary as
1638-420: The 6 (as part of WORK Group ), which was a critical and commercial success, going-on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide. Lopez's sophomore album, J.Lo (2001), experienced similar—if not greater—success, initially selling over 8 million copies worldwide, and gaining multi-platinum status under Epic Records. The record spawned several international and domestic hits, including " Love Don't Cost
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#17327913821731716-854: The American Billboard chart), Clarke departed from the Hollies in December. The Hollies signed with Polydor for the UK/Europe in 1972, although their US contract with Epic still had three more albums to run. Swedish singer Mikael Rickfors , formerly of the group Bamboo (who had supported the Hollies in Sweden in 1967), was quickly recruited by the rest of the band and sang lead on the group's first Polydor single "The Baby" (UK No. 26, March 1972). When Mikael first auditioned for them, he tried to sing in Allan Clarke's higher vocal range, and
1794-538: The Beatles' 1 collection from the top spot. While re-establishing the band as a touring attraction over 2000 to mid-2004, Carl Wayne only recorded one song with them, " How Do I Survive? " the last (and only new) track on the 2003 Greatest Hits (which reached No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart). After Wayne's death from cancer in August 2004, he was replaced by Peter Howarth . Shortly afterward, Alan Coates left
1872-796: The Bottom from the Top ", again featured the young Elton John on piano and reached UK No. 7 in May 1970, charting in twelve countries. The UK hits continued with "Gasoline Alley Bred" (written by Cook/Greenaway/Macaulay) (Oct. 1970, UK No. 14, Australia No. 20), while the Tony Hicks song "Too Young to Be Married" – merely an album track in the UK and the US – became a No. 1 single in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, also reaching No. 9 in Singapore. Allan Clarke's hard-edged rocker "Hey Willy" made No. 22 in
1950-526: The Deltas, consisting of Vic Steele on lead guitar, Eric Haydock on bass guitar, and Don Rathbone on drums, which had just lost two members including Eric Stewart , who left to join a "professional" band, the Mindbenders . During these periods the group were managed and promoted by Michael Cohen, a music enthusiast and clothing retailer from Oldham. The Deltas first called themselves the Hollies for
2028-457: The Dolphins, on bass. Calvert also played a tour of Yugoslavia with the band in May 1966. "Bus Stop" gave the Hollies their first US top ten single. As a result, a US/Canadian Bus Stop album, made of the single mixed with unreleased songs from earlier in the band's career, climbed to No. 75—the group's first album to enter the US Top 100. Although Haydock ultimately proved to be correct about
2106-506: The Everly Brothers album, the Hollies stopped publishing original songs under a pseudonym, and from this point until Nash's last single with the Hollies in 1968, all of their single A-sides were original compositions, except the final Nash era single 'Listen To Me' (1968) which was written by Tony Hazzard . In October 1966, the group's fifth album, For Certain Because (UK No. 23, 1966), became their first album consisting entirely of original compositions by Clarke, Nash and Hicks. Released in
2184-464: The Fray , Modest Mouse , Matisyahu and Sean Kingston . However, she delayed the scheduled release of Shakira 's album She Wolf by insisting that the album contain another song – " Give It Up to Me " featuring Lil Wayne and uncredited Timbaland . This delay probably caused She Wolf to perform less well in the market. Epic staff members described Ghost as "abrasive" and a "loose cannon". She
2262-818: The Hollies Style (1964), did not feature in the Record Retailer top ten album chart, although it did reach the top ten of the New Musical Express chart. None of the tracks from the album were released in the US, although a version of it was released in Canada, with the addition of the British singles. Finally, the Hollies broke through in North America with an original song that they requested from Manchester's Graham Gouldman . " Look Through Any Window " (September 1965, UK No. 4) broke
2340-494: The Hollies in the US, combining their two 1976 albums into their last US release of the decade, Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott . The Hollies continued to have singles chart hits during the rest of the seventies, although mostly in Europe as well as in New Zealand where they performed and recorded in 1975/76. In 1976, for example, the group released three singles in three different styles, none of which charted in
2418-528: The Hollies into the US Top 40 (No. 32, Jan. 1966) and into the Canadian top 10 (No. 3, Jan. 1966), both for the first time. Their follow-up single, an original recording of George Harrison's new song " If I Needed Someone " (December 1965), was undercut when the Beatles decided to release their own version on the UK album Rubber Soul ; it only reached No. 20 in the UK and was not released in North America. Their third album, simply called Hollies , hit No. 8 in
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2496-509: The Hollies participated in the Festival di San Remo with the song Non prego per me , written by Italian songwriter Lucio Battisti and Italian lyricist Mogol . Nash's attempt to expand the band's range with a more ambitious composition, " King Midas in Reverse ", only reached No. 18 in the UK charts. The Hollies then released the ambitious, psychedelic album Butterfly , retitled for
2574-604: The Hollies performed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were seen by Parlophone assistant producer Ron Richards , who had been involved in producing the first Beatles session. Richards offered them an audition with Parlophone, but Steele did not want to be a "professional" musician and left the band in April 1963. For the audition, they brought in Tony Hicks to replace the departing Steele. Hicks played in
2652-416: The Hollies while they promoted the single on TV) in November 1981, but this failed to chart. Graham Nash joined them for the recording of an Alan Tarney song, "Somethin' Ain't Right", on 10 September 1982, which led to a proper reunion album, What Goes Around... , issued on WEA Records. Nash continued appearing with the Hollies through early 1984, culminating in the Hollies' last hit in the US Top 40 with
2730-576: The Hollies" recording opened the Not Fade Away tribute album to Holly by various artists. The Hollies also continued to tour and make TV appearances. The Hollies were awarded an Ivor Novello Award in 1995 for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Allan Clarke retired in February 2000. He was replaced by Carl Wayne , former lead singer of the Move . A New Zealand Hollies Greatest Hits compilation made No. 1 in that country in 2001, dislodging
2808-456: The LP format, believed to be the first album certified in both of these formats. In all, the album was certified 4× platinum. It is the first Boston LP with electronic drum samples, the first to include songs not written by either Scholz or Brad Delp , the first Boston LP without original members Barry Goudreau , Sib Hashian and Fran Sheehan (though Hashian played drums on four tracks and Sheehan
2886-524: The UK Top 30 with a song penned by Clarke: "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" (UK No. 24, 1973). In 1974 they scored what was to be their last major new US and UK hit single with the Albert Hammond / Mike Hazlewood -composed love song " The Air That I Breathe " (previously recorded by Hammond and by Phil Everly on his 1973 solo album, Star Spangled Springer ), which reached No. 2 in
2964-484: The UK album chart. The Hollies became known for making cover versions, and they followed up with " Just One Look " (February 1964, UK No. 2), a song that had already had top 10 success in the US for Soul star Doris Troy . The hits continued with " Here I Go Again " (May 1964, UK No. 4). At this point, there was some North American interest in the group, and versions of Stay with the Hollies , with these two singles added, were issued in both Canada (by Capitol Records ) and
3042-427: The UK and Australia and made the Top 10 in the US. The single "Another Night", produced by Alan Parsons , which was released after the aforementioned single, appeared on Billboard 's Rock Singles Best Sellers chart at no. 32 on 28 July 1975 and peaked at no. 71 on the publication's Hot 100. After the US failure of the Hollies' single " 4th of July, Asbury Park ", written by Bruce Springsteen , Epic gave up on
3120-486: The UK and Europe during the mid-1960s with a string of hits that included " Just One Look ", " Here I Go Again " (both 1964), " I'm Alive " (1965; their first of two UK number ones), " Look Through Any Window " (1965) and " I Can't Let Go " (1966), although they did not achieve US chart success until " Bus Stop " was released in 1966. The group went on to have periodic success on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean over
3198-401: The UK in 1965 but, under the name Hear! Here! , failed to chart in the US despite its inclusion of "Look Through Any Window" and "I'm Alive". The Hollies then returned to the UK Top 10 with " I Can't Let Go " (Feb. 1966, UK No. 2, US No. 42). Their fourth album, Would You Believe? which included the hit, made it to No. 16 in 1966. Released in the US as Beat Group! , it also failed to crack
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3276-428: The UK in 1971 and charted in eight other countries. Like Graham Nash before him, frontman Allan Clarke by 1971 was growing frustrated, and he too began clashing with producer Ron Richards over material; after seeing Nash's success since departing, he was eager to leave the group and cut a solo album. After the 1971 album Distant Light , which concluded the band's EMI/Parlophone contract in the UK (and reached No. 21 on
3354-566: The UK or the US. "Star" charted only in New Zealand and Australia, "Daddy Don't Mind" charted only in the Netherlands and Germany, and "Wiggle That Wotsit" charted only in the Netherlands, Sweden, and New Zealand. In 1980, the Hollies returned to the UK charts with the single "Soldier's Song", written and produced by Mike Batt , which was a minor hit in 1980 reaching No. 58 in the UK. They also released an album of Buddy Holly covers named Buddy Holly . In May 1981, Calvert and Sylvester left
3432-575: The UK, becoming the band's first official single to miss the UK charts since 1963, although it did chart in seven other countries, reaching the Top Ten in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Hong Kong. A second Rickfors/Hollies album, Out on the Road (1973), was recorded and issued in Germany. Clarke rejoined the band in the summer of 1973, and Rickfors left. After Clarke's return, the Hollies returned to
3510-687: The US Billboard Hot 100 , and 21 on the chart of RPM magazine in Canada. The Hollies are one of the few UK groups of the early 1960s, along with the Rolling Stones , who have never disbanded and continue to record and perform. In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The Hollies originated as a duo formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash , who were best friends from primary school and began performing together during
3588-427: The US (by Imperial Records ), with the title changed to Here I Go Again . Like their Parlophone labelmates the Beatles, the Hollies' albums released in North America remained very different from their UK counterparts. By this time, the Hollies were writing and performing a substantial amount of original material, written by the group's songwriting team of Clarke, Nash, and Hicks, and producer Richards finally permitted
3666-470: The US as Stop! Stop! Stop! , it reached No. 91 there and spawned a US release-only single, "Pay You Back with Interest", which was a modest hit, peaking at No. 28. Another track, "Tell Me to My Face", was a moderate hit by Mercury artist Keith , and was also covered a decade later by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg on their Twin Sons of Different Mothers album. Meanwhile, the Hollies continued to release
3744-662: The US market as King Midas in Reverse/Dear Eloise , but it failed to chart. In response, Clarke and Nash wrote a more conventional pop song, " Jennifer Eccles " (named after their wives) (Mar. 1968, UK No. 7, US No. 40, Australia No. 13 ), which was a hit. The Hollies donated a Clarke-Nash song, "Wings", to No One's Gonna Change Our World , a charity album in aid of the World Wildlife Fund , in 1969. In addition to his Hollies work, Graham Nash co-wrote John Walker's first solo hit "Annabella" in 1967, and
3822-429: The US top 100. At this point, a dispute between the Hollies and their management broke out over what bass guitarist Eric Haydock contended were excessive fees being charged to the group by management. As a result, Haydock decided to take a leave of absence from the group. While he was gone, the group brought in the Beatles ' good friend Klaus Voormann to play on a few gigs and recorded two singles with fill-ins on bass:
3900-474: The Wind ", but made no secret of his disdain for the idea and repeatedly clashed with producer Ron Richards. In August 1968, the Hollies recorded "Listen to Me" (written by Tony Hazzard) (Sept. 1968, UK No. 11), which featured Nicky Hopkins on piano. That proved to be Nash's last recording session with the Hollies; he officially left the group to move to Los Angeles, where he tentatively planned to become primarily
3978-447: The band and was replaced by Steve Lauri. The Hollies charted at No. 21 in the UK in 2003 with the compilation album Greatest Hits from EMI in CD format. (EMI has released most of the Hollies' EMI music on CD over the past 25 years.) The Hollies were inducted into the 'Vocal Group Hall of Fame' in the US in 2006. Also in 2006, the Hollies' first new studio album since 1983, Staying Power ,
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#17327913821734056-473: The band members came from towns further north, in east Lancashire . Nash left the group in 1968 to co-form Crosby, Stills & Nash , though he has reunited with the Hollies on occasion. As well as Clarke and Nash other members have included lead guitarist Tony Hicks , rhythm guitarist Terry Sylvester (who replaced Nash), bassists Eric Haydock and Bernie Calvert , and drummers Don Rathbone and Bobby Elliott . The Hollies enjoyed considerable popularity in
4134-424: The band, and Hicks was able to arrange for his Dolphins bandmate Bobby Elliott to replace him as the Hollies' new drummer in August 1963. They then scored their first British Top 10 hit in early 1964 with a cover of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs ' "Stay", which reached No. 8 in the UK. It was lifted from the band's Parlophone debut album, Stay with the Hollies , released on 1 January 1964, which went to No. 2 on
4212-605: The company was renamed Sony Music in 1991. It began splitting European operations into two separate labels, Epic and Columbia, in 1992, and in 1997, Sony Music Australia and New Zealand followed suit. In 2004, Sony merged with music distributor BMG , bringing Arista Records , Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records , Jive Records , RCA Records , and Zomba Group of Companies to one parent company known as Sony BMG Music Entertainment . In 2008, Sony bought out BMG for $ 1.2 billion, bringing all affiliated labels together as Sony Music Entertainment International, SMEI. The merger
4290-434: The fee dispute, he was sacked in early July 1966 in favour of Calvert after "Bus Stop" became a huge hit. At the time of Haydock's departure, Clarke, Nash and Hicks participated (along with session guitarist Jimmy Page , bass guitarist John Paul Jones and pianist Elton John ) in the recording of the Everly Brothers ' 1966 album Two Yanks in England , which consisted largely of covers of "L. Ransford" compositions. After
4368-402: The first supergroups , Crosby, Stills & Nash , which released "Marrakesh Express" as its debut single. The B-side of "Listen to Me" was "Do the Best You Can", the last original recording of a Clarke-Hicks-Nash song to appear on a Hollies record (although "Survival of the Fittest", written by Clarke-Hicks-Nash, was re-cut with Terry Sylvester and issued as a US single in 1970). Graham Nash
4446-472: The following year sang on the Scaffold 's UK chart-topper, " Lily the Pink " (which referenced "Jennifer Eccles"). The failure of "King Midas in Reverse" had increased tension within the band, with Clarke and Hicks wanting to record more "pop" material than Nash did. Matters reached a head when the band rejected Nash's " Marrakesh Express " and then decided to record an album made up entirely of Bob Dylan covers. Nash did take part in one Dylan cover, " Blowin' in
4524-417: The former reaching #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and the latter peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. "Can'tcha Say" remains Boston's last Top 40 hit. After only three weeks on the chart, Third Stage reached #1 on the Billboard 200 for four weeks. It is the first CD-formatted album to have been certified gold (500,000 copies) by the RIAA . It was also certified gold in
4602-458: The fourth best selling remix album of all time, behind albums by Michael Jackson (fellow Epic Records artist), Madonna and The Beatles . Furthermore, in the second week at number-one for the remix album, Lopez's remixed single Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix) (with Ja Rule ), was also number one, making Lopez the only artist in history to have a number one remix album and single in the same week. Lopez's third studio album, released in late 2002,
4680-434: The group to release its first self-penned hit, "We're Through" (Sep. 1964, UK No. 7) (credited to a pseudonym, "L. Ransford", the name of Graham Nash's grandfather, as were all their early compositions). This was followed by two more cover versions, "Yes I Will" (Jan. 1965, UK No. 9) and finally the Clint Ballard, Jr. -penned " I'm Alive " (May 1965, the band's first UK No. 1, US No. 103, Canada No. 11). Their second album, In
4758-414: The group. Alan Coates joined the band on rhythm guitar and high harmony vocals shortly afterwards. The Hollies went back into the studio on 6 June 1981 with singer/writer/guitarist John Miles and session bassist Alan Jones to record "Carrie" and "Driver". But neither one of these songs was released at this time ("Carrie" appeared as the B-side of the re-released "He Ain't Heavy" in 1988). In August 1981,
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#17327913821734836-715: The imprint Vested In Culture through Epic Records. A year later, she was named president of Epic. In November 2014, Mosley Music Group created a joint venture with Sony Music- with marketing, publicity, distribution and overall label services provided by Epic. The joint venture was created due to Timbaland 's previous co-collaboration with Reid on Michael Jackson's posthumous album, Xscape . Previously operated by Interscope , most of MMG's roster moved to Epic. In 2015, Def Jam Recordings parted ways with Mariah Carey and Carey reunited with Reid at Epic. She had worked with Reid at Def Jam under The Island Def Jam Music Group in 2004. Carey's deals with both Def Jam and Epic were at
4914-410: The next decade with hits such as " Stop Stop Stop " (1966), " On a Carousel ", " Carrie Anne " (both 1967), " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother " (1969), " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress " (1972) and " The Air That I Breathe " (1974). "He Ain't Heavy" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart following a 1988 re-release. Overall, the Hollies had over 30 charting singles reach the UK Singles Chart, 22 on
4992-413: The remaining Hollies released "Holliedaze" on EMI, a medley edited together by Tony Hicks from their hit records, which returned them to the UK Top 30. At the request of the BBC, Nash and Haydock briefly rejoined in September 1981 to promote the record on Top of the Pops . The Hollies issued their last Polydor single "Take My Love and Run" (written by keyboard player Brian Chatton , who also appeared with
5070-450: The results were terrible. The rest of the group decided it might be better to record songs with him starting from scratch. Terry Sylvester and Tony Hicks blended with Rickfors' baritone voice instead of him trying to imitate Clarke's tenor voice. Meanwhile, in a counter-programming move, Parlophone lifted a Clarke-composed track from the previously unsuccessful album Distant Light that also featured Clarke on lead vocals and lead guitar,
5148-652: The show. In February 2012, Epic Records signed experimental hip-hop/punk rap trio, Death Grips , under the recommendation of, then executive vice president of marketing, Angelica Cob-Baehler . They released their, arguably, most commercially successful album The Money Store (album) in April 2012. They were later dropped from the label following conflict due to cancelling a tour to work on their next album, No Love Deep Web , and releasing it for legal download on Peer-to-peer connection site, BitTorrent , to bypass Epic Records' desire to release it in 2013. In 2013, Sylvia Rhone , former president of Universal Motown , launched
5226-421: The time served as the label's primary logo. The Hollies The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat -type group in Manchester , although some of
5304-787: Was also a success, titled This is me... Then ; the record sold 6 million copies worldwide and peaked at the second spot of the Billboard 200. Lopez's first full-length Spanish debut, Como Ama Una Mujer , became the first Spanish-language debut album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200, and has sold 1 million copies worldwide. This was Lopez's final studio album under Epic Records before her move to Island Def Jam and Capitol Records ; she released her first greatest hits compilation, Dance Again... The Hits , gaining critical success. In February 2009, Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer appointed singer-songwriter Amanda Ghost as president of Epic. Ghost, who had successfully promoted James Blunt to Grammy Award-winning status,
5382-401: Was an unconventional and controversial choice for president because she had no corporate executive experience. She was expected to reverse the trend of declining sales at Epic by promoting the label's newer and mid-tier artists such as Augustana . Stringer also merged Epic and Columbia to form the Columbia/Epic Label Group in 2009, with himself as acting chairman. Ghost scored hit records for
5460-609: Was announced that Reid would exit as the label's CEO. Following his exit, it was reported that Reid had been accused of sexual harassment by multiple Epic employees. On April 23, 2019, it was announced that Rhone had been appointed as Chair and CEO of the label. In April 2023, Sony Music UK announced the relaunch of Epic Records UK as one of their frontline labels, with former publishing executive Sarah Lockhart appointed as president. Unlike sister label Columbia, Epic has gone through five different logos. Some logos were temporarily revived for period reissues. The years shown below list
5538-487: Was approved by the European Union in 2009. Epic Soundtrax was founded as a film soundtrack label in 1992. It was central to Epic's 1990s success, with 11 soundtrack releases cumulatively selling more than 40 million records over a three-year period. Notable releases included soundtrack albums for Honeymoon in Vegas , Singles , Sleepless in Seattle , Forrest Gump , Philadelphia , and Judgment Night . In 1999, Jennifer Lopez released her debut album On
5616-472: Was fired in October 2010, with Stringer apologizing for his mistake: "I owe the people at Epic..." In July 2011, L.A. Reid became the CEO of Epic Records, signing artists such as TLC , Toni Braxton , Cher Lloyd , Avril Lavigne , Outkast , Future , Yo Gotti , Ciara , Meghan Trainor , DJ Khaled , and Travis Scott . Epic also signed the winners of The X Factor during the seasons that Reid appeared on
5694-492: Was ignored. Nash's departure saw the Hollies again turn to outside writers for their single A-sides, but the group's British chart fortunes rallied during 1969 and 1970, and they scored four consecutive UK Top 20 hits (including two consecutive Top 5 placings) in this period, beginning with the Geoff Stephens/Tony Macaulay song, " Sorry Suzanne " (Feb. 1969), which reached No. 3 in the UK. The follow-up
5772-613: Was included in the early recording session and received a writing credit). Jim Masdea plays drums on most of the album. It is the first Boston recording to use the Rockman guitar processor, invented by Scholz. No orchestral sounds or synthesizers are on the album. Critics have noted that the album has a darker, more somber tone than Boston's previous work. All tracks are written by Tom Scholz , except where noted Adapted from Third Stage liner notes. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Epic Records Epic Records
5850-474: Was released by EMI featuring Peter Howarth on lead vocals. The group released a studio album, Then, Now, Always , in late March 2009, again featuring Peter Howarth on lead vocals. The album was later given an official release by EMI in 2010 with the addition of an extra original song, "She'd Kill for Me". In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. In
5928-550: Was released on 1 June 1967, the same day as the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . It was also their first album for their new US label Epic , and reached No. 13 in the UK and No. 43 in the US. The US version included the single "Carrie Anne". In addition, the Searchers and Paul & Barry Ryan each had a minor UK chart hit covering the Evolution song "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" in 1967. Also in 1967,
6006-581: Was replaced in the Hollies in January 1969 by Terry Sylvester , formerly of the Escorts and the Swinging Blue Jeans . Sylvester also substituted for Nash as part of the group's songwriting team, with Clarke and Hicks. As planned before Nash's departure, the group's next album was Hollies Sing Dylan , which reached No. 3 on the UK chart, while the US version, Words and Music by Bob Dylan ,
6084-585: Was the emotional ballad " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother " written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell , which featured the piano playing of Elton John ; it reached No. 3 in the UK in October 1969, and No. 7 in the US in March 1970. The next album Hollies Sing Hollies did not chart in the UK, but did well in the US—where it reached No. 32 after being retitled He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother and including that song—and in Canada. The Hollies' next single, " I Can't Tell
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