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title: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress text: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress "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), selling 1.5 million copies in the United States and two million worldwide. It reached No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in September 1972. "Billboard" ranked it as the title: Allan Clarke (singer) text: formerly with Bamboo. Clarke went on to release two solo albums – "My Real Name Is " (Epic, 1972) and "Headroom" (EMI, 1973). After Clarke left The Hollies, "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", a song from their 1971 album "Distant Light," which he had co-written with songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, and on which Clarke sang lead and played lead guitar, became an international hit single, reaching No. 2 in the US (their most successful single ever there) and No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart. However, The Hollies toured with Nash's replacement, Sylvester, who assumed the title: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress text: 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". 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 became a surprising 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 got to number 2 in Australia. By this time, title: Distant Light (The Hollies album) text: Distant Light (The Hollies album) Distant Light is a 1971 album released by The Hollies, the last UK album by the band to feature lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke, until their 1974 self-titled album, reputably to be the first album to come out of A.I.R. studios. The album spawned two hit singles, the Allan Clarke penned "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," which peaked at U.S. #2 and UK #32, and the Tony Hicks penned "Long Dark Road" US #26. The US released version of the album peaked at US #21. The summer scene that is shown title: The Hollies discography text: The Hollies discography The discography of Manchester pop rock group The Hollies consists of 21 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, 2 tribute/covers albums, 7 extended plays, and 67 singles. Since The Hollies released their first single on 17 May 1963, the group has had 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, 21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, 21 on "RPM" magazine's singles chart, 25 on Germany's singles chart, and 11 on the VG-lista singles chart. Many of the Hollies' singles contain three-part vocal harmony, although a few—such as "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"—do not contain any vocal