"Hollywood Seven" is a song by Australian singer Jon English. The song was written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd and produced by Rod Thomas, William Motzing. The song was the second single from English's third studio album, Hollywood Seven and became English's 3rd highest charting single, reaching No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1976;[1] after "Words Are Not Enough", which reached No 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1978 [2] and "Six Ribbons" credited to Jon English and Mario Millo, which reached No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1979.[3]
| "Hollywood Seven" | ||||
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| Single by Jon English | ||||
| from the album Hollywood Seven | ||||
| A-side | "Hollywood Seven" | |||
| B-side | "Sandcastles" | |||
| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Armstrong Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd | |||
| Producer(s) | Rod Thomas, William Motzing | |||
| Jon English singles chronology | ||||
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Gloria Sklerov recalls the writing of "Hollywood Seven": "On the way home on the freeway, I passed a motel called "Hollywood Eight" which intrigued me. I started to think about who might be checking in there. When I got together with Harry Lloyd, we discussed it and decided to change the name to "Hollywood Seven" because it 'sang' better. We then plotted the story and it all sort of came to be like it was meant to. We were thrilled when we heard Jon's record because they used some of the synth riffs we had used on the demo and his vocal was great... As a writer, I was very proud of Jon's version." [4]
Track listing
edit- 7" Single
- Side A "Hollywood Seven" - 3:58
- Side B "Sandcastles" - 3:06
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1976/80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5][6] | 13 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 18 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1976) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 79 |
Cover versions
edit- Dennis Waterman - 1976
- Jon English - 1976
- Anthony Newley - 1977
- Vicki Lawrence - 1977
- Alexander Love - 1979
- Juliane Werding - 1980 (translated to German) "Grossstadtlichter"
- Alides Hidding - 1980
- Tex Perkins - 2008
- Karsu - 2021
References
edit- ^ page 103, Australian Chart Book, David Kent, 1993, ISBN 0 646 119176
- ^ page 103, Australian Chart Book, David Kent, 1993, ISBN 0 646 119176
- ^ page 103, Australian Chart Book, David Kent, 1993, ISBN 0 646 119176
- ^ "JON ENGLISH Hollywood Seven (Harry Lloyd - Gloria Sklerov)". pop archives. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Jon English – Hollywood Seven". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
External links
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