"The Air That I Breathe" is a song written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut alb
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The Hollies were an English rock and pop band formed in Salford in 1962 by singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash. One of the most successful British bands of the 1960s and 1970s,
The Air That I Breathe
…recorded by Hammond on his debut album, It Never Rains in Southern California (1972), and then by Phil Everly in 1973. In early 1974, a version by the Hollies reached number two on the UK singles chart. It was the Hollies' last major hit. The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody…
The Hollies featured in the 28 May 1966 issue of KRLA Beat.
The Hollies in 1968; clockwise from top left: Graham Nash, Bobby Elliott, Allan Clarke, Bernie Calvert, Tony Hicks.
The Hollies in 1970; from left: Terry Sylvester, Bernie Calvert, Bobby Elliott, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks.