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| Released | 8 October 1971 (UK) April 1972 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 14 April–30 July 1971[1] | |||
| Studio | AIR Studios, London | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | UK: Parlophone PAS 10005 US: Epic KE 30958 | |||
| Producer | Ron Richards, The Hollies | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[5] |
Distant Light is a 1971 album released by the Hollies, their 11th UK album and their last before brief departure of lead vocalist and founding member Allan Clarke (who was absent on the following album and returned for their 1974 self-titled album), and reputedly the first album to come out of AIR Studios.[citation needed] The album spawned two hit singles: the Allan Clarke penned "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", which peaked at number two in the US and number 32 in the UK; and Tony Hicks penned "Long Dark Road", which reached number 26 in the US. The US version of the album peaked at number 21 in the album charts. The summer scene on the cover is rendered as a winter scene on the next Hollies album Romany.
- ^ "Session Listing". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ ""Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" single release information". Hollies.co.uk. 1 April 1972. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 28 October 1972. p. 67. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Distant Light - The Hollies". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.