About "Russian Roulette"
Russian Roulette is a 1976 self-produced album by English rock/pop group, the Hollies, and their 17th UK studio album. The album is the band's second release in 1976 (the other being Write On). It was composed entirely by the group's songwriting team. The album was not issued in the US (although five of the album's ten tracks appeared on Epic Records' release, "Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott", issued in the North American market in 1977).
The album is a combination of pop music, guitar rock and disco (plus the Latin-styled "Draggin' My Heels"). Although the songs were not a great success in the UK, the opening disco-funk track "Wiggle That Wotsit" became Top 20 hit in the New Zealand (No. 11). It also appeared in the Dutch charts (No. 23) and reached the Swedish Top 20 (No. 19). Another track "Daddy Don't Mind" reached No. 21 on the Dutch Top 40 and No. 36 in Germany (session musician Wally Smith from Ted Heath And His Music played a trumpet solo for its bridge section).
Recording sessions were held at the Basing Street Studios, located in London's Notting Hill district. Session musicians on the album included keyboard player Peter Arnesen (from The Rubettes), percussionist Chris Karan (The Dudley Moore Trio) and a brass section made up of Jimmy Jewell, Henry Lowther and John Mumford.
Famous British art group Hipgnosis designed the album cover for Russian Roulette.
Top songs by Hollies
Long Cool Woman (in A Black Dress)- Sorry Suzanne
- The Air That I Breathe
- Bus Stop
- Blowin' In The Wind
- The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee
- Don't Let Me Down
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- All The World Is Love
- Listen To Me
- Carrie Anne
- Here I Go Again
- Dear Eloise
- Stop Stop Stop
- I'm Down
- Just Like A Woman
- Peggy Sue
- Do You Love Me
- I'm Alive
- Baby Don't Cry
- Crocodile Woman (she Bites)
- Louise
- Gasoline Alley Bred
- Look Through Any Window
- Just One Look
- A Little Thing Like Love
- Another Night
- So Lonely
- Down The Line
- Candy Man
- Clown
- Down River
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