Allan Clarke - I'll Never Forget

  by Nick Dent-Robinson

published: 26 / 5 / 2023

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‘I'll Never Forget’ is Allan Clarke's second solo album in four years and, as the title suggests, there's a nostalgic feel to this record. The former Hollies singer reunites with old bandmate Graham Nash on several tracks. Clarke also sings of his wife Jennifer - the Jennifer in Hollies' hi ‘Jennifer Eccles’, Eccles being the surname of Rose Eccles, Graham Nash's first wife - on the heartfelt country song, ‘The Presence Of You’. At 81, Clarke may not still hit the high notes he once reached on ‘The Air That I Breathe’ and on many more top-selling Hollies songs from the band's 1960s heyday when Tony Hicks, Nash and Clarke and the band were hugely successful - but his now deeper baritone is nicely augmented by Nash's harmonies on several tracks, including ‘Buddy's Back’ - a reflective song written by Nash about the pair's early days around Manchester. Former Hollies' keyboardist Francis Haines also features on the new album - and Clarke delves into Nashville styles on ‘You Shine A Light’ and on jaunty break-up song ‘You Didn't Like It’ before becoming philosophical again with the more serious ‘Who Am I’. ‘I'll Never Forget’ is a classy and highly professional album - neatly combining nostalgic country and pop. Allan Clarke's many remaining fans are sure to be very happy with it.

Track Listing:-

1 You Need Someone To Save You
2 I'll Never Forget
3 The Presence of You
4 Movin' On
5 When Love Walked Out the Room
6 You Shine a Light
7 You Didn't Like It
8 Buddy's Back
9 Let's Take This Back to Bed
10 Maybe the Next Time
11 Who Am I?

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAllanClarke/?locale=en_GB
https://twitter.com/allanclarke

Label Links:-

https://www.bmg.com/uk/
https://www.facebook.com/BMGRM
https://twitter.com/BMG
https://www.facebook.com/bmgchrysalisuk
https://twitter.com/bmguk

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