The follow up to "Hollies Sing Hollies" and another post Nash LP with eleven strong self-penned tracks. During 1970 the group had a bunch of high charting singles all over the world, non appearing on this album. The vocals and backing are tops plus the Johnny Scott arrangements, still to my ears it lacks the familiar Hollies sound. The writing and appearance is about the same, but it comes through lighter and more like anything else at the time. The special magic is gone and the sound ordinary. All their previous albums had been produced by Ron Richards - friend of George Martin and English old school - a man who knew how to create a sound for a group and then keep it year after year. As I see it he was as much the sixth Hollie as Martin was the fifth Beatle. This was their first not produced by Richards, instead that was handeled by John Burgess. Also a very experienced producer (Freddy & The Dreamers, Peter and Gordon, Manfred Mann, Pipkins), but not a Hollie. The album sold well (US #21, UK # 30) and following years he produced a number of successful LP:s and '45:s for the group, but in my opinion it would never be the same again. I understand groups have to develop and go with the zeitgeist if they wanna keep selling, yet for me with this album the Hollies that I knew and loved was gone. US issue (Epic E30255) had a different cover and was re-named "Moving Finger", the track "I Wanna Shout" omitted and replaced with "Marigold/Gloria Swansong" from the "Hollies Sing Hollies" sessions. German release as "The Hollies Moving On" added "Gasoline Alley Bread" with another track order and a third cover variation (Hansa 80826 IT). 1:st UK with label as shown here, thin structured Garrods & Lofthouse cover and EMI ad-inner. (HÖLY*) (PÖX*)
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