Confessions of the Mind

Confessions of the Mind is the tenth studio album by the Hollies. It was released in the United States as Moving Finger, with a different track sequence and the tracks "Separated" and "I Wanna Shout" replaced with the Clarke/Sylvester penned "Marigold: Gloria Swansong" saved from the previous album (Hollies Sing Hollies) and "Gasoline Alley Bred". In Germany, it was released by Hansa as Move On with an alternate track sequence with "Gasoline Alley Bred" added. The UK version peaked at number 30 in the charts and the US version at number 183.

Confessions of the Mind
Studio album by The Hollies
Released	November 1970
Recorded	15 September 1969 – 4 May 1970
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London[1]
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	39:13
Label	UK: Parlophone PCS 7116 US: Epic E 30255      (Moving Finger)
Producer	Ron Richards
The Hollies chronology
Hollies Sing Hollies (1969) Confessions of the Mind (1970) Distant Light (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Survival of the Fittest"	Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks	3:07
2.	"Man Without a Heart"	Clarke, Terry Sylvester	2:27
3.	"Little Girl"	Tony Hicks	3:01
4.	"Isn't It Nice?"	Clarke, Sylvester	3:48
5.	"Perfect Lady Housewife"	Clarke, Sylvester	4:39
6.	"Confessions of a Mind"	Hicks	5:47
7.	"Lady Please"	Hicks	2:41
8.	"Frightened Lady"	Hicks	3:16
9.	"Too Young to Be Married"	Hicks	4:02
10.	"Separated"	Clarke	3:31
11.	"I Wanna Shout"	Clarke, Sylvester	2:54
Total length:			39:13

Bonus Tracks on 2006 re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top"	Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett	4:17
13.	"Mad Professor Blyth"	Clarke	2:15
14.	"Gasoline Alley Bred"	Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay	3:54
15.	"Dandelion Wine"	Hicks	2:45
16.	"Hey Willy"	Cook, Clarke, Greenaway	3:32
17.	"Row the Boat Together"	Clarke	2:19
Total length:			19:02

Moving Finger

Moving Finger
Studio album by The Hollies
Released	December 21, 1970
Recorded	11 September 1969 – 29 July 1970
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Label	Epic Records E 30255
Producer	Ron Richards, The Hollies
The Hollies U.S. chronology
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1969) Moving Finger (1970) Distant Light (1972)

Moving Finger is the tenth US album by the Hollies, released on Epic Records in stereo (E 30255) on December 21, 1970. It omitted two songs from the UK Confessions of the Mind track listing, "Separated" and "I Wanna Shout", and were both replaced by "Marigold: Gloria Swansong" (reserved from Hollies Sing Hollies) and "Gasoline Alley Bred".

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Survival of the Fittest"	Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash	3:03
2.	"Confessions of a Mind"	Hicks	5:42
3.	"Lady Please"	Hicks	2:37
4.	"Little Girl"	Hicks	2:56
5.	"Too Young to Be Married"	Hicks	3:58
6.	"Man Without a Heart"	Clarke, Sylvester	2:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Isn't it Nice"	Clarke, Sylvester	3:45
8.	"Frightened Lady"	Hicks	3:11
9.	"Marigold: Gloria Swansong"	Clarke, Sylvester	5:25
10.	"Perfect Lady Housewife"	Clarke, Sylvester	4:35
11.	"Gasoline Alley Bred"	Cook, Greenaway, Macaulay	3:54

Personnel

• Allan Clarke - vocals, guitar
• Tony Hicks - bass, vocals
• Terry Sylvester - guitar, vocals
• Bernie Calvert - keyboards
• Bobby Elliott - drums

References

1. User, Super. "Session Listing". Hollies.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. Eder, Bruce. "The Hollies — Confessions of the Mind (Overview)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.