For Certain Because... (studio album) by The Hollies

For Certain Because... by The Hollies
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 9,639th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Award Top albums of 1966 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (703rd)
Award Best albums of all time (9,639th)
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For Certain Because... is ranked 3rd best out of 31 albums by The Hollies on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Hollies is Butterfly which is ranked number 5236 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 255.

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From 11/01/2022 16:19
Unfulfilled results for one of the great Beatle-era bands. Songs are catchy, poppy, and well made, but the final touches lack.
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From 01/26/2019 22:09
Solid album. Felt like it was sprayed with a lot of filler songs, but has a few gems such as Stop, Stop, Stop, It's You, Peculiar Situation, and Pay You Back With Interest. 7.5/10
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Solid album. Felt like it was sprayed with a lot of filler songs, but has a few gems such as Stop, Stop, Stop, It's You, Peculiar Situation, and Pay You Back With Interest. 7.5/10
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From 07/15/2015 00:36
The Hollies have something interesting here. Like other bands of the era, they start to stray from the normal Invasion sound; although they still haven't broken off completely from the Invasion yet. I like to think of this album as similar to the Beatles' Rubber Soul based generally on their position as bands.

Favorite track: Pay You Back With Interest
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From 12/17/2013 22:31
"For Certain Because" marked the beginning of probably the most creative period in the career of the Hollies. It was also the album that introduced Tonys Hicks' banjo which is very prominent on the big single hit "Stop Stop Stop".
Their songwriting had been steadily growing since their ealiest effort usually credited as Ransford songs. Outstanding originals written by Clarke/Hicks/Nash dominate the album, which for the first time consists of sheer original material.

The opening track "What's Wrong With the Way I Live" is just great. Different from earlier songs and also featuring the banjo. The song was a minor hit in some European countries. "Clown" is a melodic circus ballad in the same vein as the earlier "Fifi the Flea", sung ( and probably written ) by Graham Nash.

"Pay You Back With Interest" which besides being a great song with the typical Hollies vocal harmonies also features the piano played by bass-player Clavert. Other favourites are "It's You", "Peculiar Situation", "Tell Me to My Face" and "Suspicious Look in Your Eyes".

I'm not so fond of the 3 songs with string-arrangements; though the music-hallish "High Classed" is quite charming. "Don't Ever think about Changing" is nice, but could have been an outtake from an earlier session.
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