King Midas In Reverse

King Midas in Reverse is a song by British pop group The Hollies written solely by Graham Nash but credited to Clarke, Nash and Hicks for publishing. It was released by The Hollies as single in September 1967 in anticipation of their album Butterfly. It was released in the UK on the Parlophone label (R5637) and in the US on the Epic label (10234). While a critical success, the song was a commercial failure by the Hollies' standards prompting them to write and record the more commercial song "Jennifer Eccles" for their next single.

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)^[2]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)^[3]	31
Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)^[4]	16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[5]	18
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	51

Cover versions

Nash performed the song in his solo part of concerts with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the band Nash joined after the Hollies, during their 1970 tours. It appears on the 1992 reissue of their album 4 Way Street.
DCL Locomotive, a spinoff of the post-punk band The Cravats, released their version of the song as a 12" single in 1984.^[7]
The Posies covered the song in 1995 for the tribute album Sing Hollies in Reverse.

References

↑ The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.
↑ "Go-Set Australian Charts – 22 November 1967". Pop Archives. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
↑ "Musicline.de – Hollies, The Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hollies&titel=King+Midas+In+Reverse&cat=s
↑ "Archive Chart: 1967-11-12" UK Singles Chart.
↑ "The Hollies – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Hollies.
↑ "DCL Locomotive – King Midas In Reverse". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Hollies

The Hollies album discography

Studio albums	Stay with The Hollies In The Hollies Style Hollies Would You Believe? For Certain Because Evolution Butterfly Hollies Sing Dylan Hollies Sing Hollies Confessions of the Mind Distant Light Romany Hollies Another Night Write On Russian Roulette A Crazy Steal Five Three One - Double Seven O Four Buddy Holly What Goes Around Staying Power Then Now Always

US albums	Here I Go Again Hear! Here! Beat Group! Bus Stop Stop! Stop! Stop! Evolution Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse Words and Music By Bob Dylan He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Moving Finger Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott

Extended plays	The Hollies Just One Look Here I Go Again We're Through In the Hollies Style I'm Alive I Can't Let Go

Live albums	Hollies Live

Compilations	The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) Hollies' Greatest (UK) Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) The Very Best of the Hollies (US) The History of the Hollies (UK) 20 Golden Greats (UK) The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) Hollies' Greatest (US version) (US) All the Hits and More – The Definitive Collection (UK) Rarities (UK) The Air That I Breathe – The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) 30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993 The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 Greatest Hits (UK) A's B's & EP's On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies

Box Sets	The Long Road Home - The 40th Anniversary Collection At Abbey Road 1963-1989 Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968

The Hollies singles discography

UK and US (All Labels)	1963 "Stay" / "Now's the Time" 1964 "Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - "Lucille" (US) "We're Through" / "Come On Back" 1965 "Yes I Will" / "Nobody" "I'm Alive" / "You Know He Did" "Look Through Any Window" / "So Lonely" 1966 "I Can't Let Go" / "Running Through the Night (UK) - "I've Got a Way of my Own" (US) "Bus Stop" / "Don't Run and Hide" "After the Fox (with Peter Sellers)" / "The Fox Trot (Gold, Gold, Who's Got the Gold)" (Burt Bacharach) "Stop Stop Stop" / "It's You" 1967 "On a Carousel" / "All the World Is Love" "Carrie Anne" / "Signs That Will Never Change" "King Midas In Reverse" / "Everything Is Sunshine" (UK) - "Water on the Brain" (US) 1968 "Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) "Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US) 1969 "Sorry Suzanne" / "Not That Way At All" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" / "Cos You Like to Love Me" 1970 "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine" 1971 "Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together" 1972 "The Baby" / "Oh Granny" "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US) 1973 "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man" 1974 "The Air That I Breathe" / "No More Riders" "I'm Down" / "Hello Lady Goodbye" (UK) - "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey on Your Back)" (US-1975) "Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" / "Second Hand Hang-Ups" 1983 "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Musical Pictures"

UK only (Parlophone) (Polydor) (EMI)	1963 "(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" "Searchin'" / "Whole World Over" 1965 "If I Needed Someone" / "I've Got a Way of My Own" 1974 "Son of a Rotten Gambler" / "Layin' to the Music" 1976 "Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" "Star" / "Love is the Thing" "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine" 1977 "Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" "Amnesty" / "Crossfire" 1979 "Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun" 1980 "Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" "Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)" 1981 "Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver" 1985 "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman" 1987 "This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" 1989 "Find Me a Family" / "No Rules" 1993 "The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)" 2005 "Hope" / "Shine On Me"

US only (Imperial) (Epic) (Atlantic)	1967 "Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" "Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will" 1968 "Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations" 1971 "Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart" 1972 "Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl" 1973 "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good" 1974 "Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music" 1975 "Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive" 1976 "Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" 1977 "Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over" 1978 "Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out" 1983 "If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"

Italy only (Parlophon)	1967 "Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"

See also: Discography; Band members

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