Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - wikipedia Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' Cover of the 1972 French single Single by The Hollies from the album Distant Light B - side `` Look What We 've Got '' ( US ) `` Cable Car '' ( UK ) Released April 1972 Format 7 '' Recorded 16 -- 30 July 1971 AIR Studios, London Genre Swamp rock, hard rock, blues rock Length 3 : 15 Label Parlophone ( UK ) Epic ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Allan Clarke Roger Cook Roger Greenaway Producer ( s ) The Hollies Ron Richards The Hollies singles chronology `` The Baby '' ( 1972 ) `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' ( 1972 ) `` Magic Woman Touch '' ( 1972 ) `` The Baby '' ( 1972 ) `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' ( 1972 ) `` Magic Woman Touch '' ( 1972 ) `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' ( also called `` Long Cool Woman '' or `` Long Cool Woman ( in a Black Dress ) '' ) is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British rock group The Hollies. Originally appearing on the album Distant Light, it was released as a single in April 1972 ( on Parlophone in the United Kingdom ), selling 1.5 million copies in the United States and two million worldwide. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1972. Contents 1 Single track listings 2 Background and recording 3 Personnel 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly singles charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 In popular culture and cover versions 6 References 7 External links Single track listings Track listing Location Format Record Label Release Date `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' b / w `` Cable Car '' United Kingdom 7 '' 45 RPM Parlophone R5939 April 1972 `` Long Cool Woman ( in a Black Dress ) '' b / w `` Look What We 've Got '' United States Epic 5 - 10871 17 May 1972 Background and recording On the day `` Long Cool Woman '' was recorded at AIR Studios, the group 's producer, Ron Richards, was ill and, as a result, the song was produced by the group. The song is different from most other Hollies songs in that there are no three - part vocal harmonies, and the song features lead guitar and lead vocal work by Allan Clarke. Upon his return, Ron Richards mixed the recording. The song was written in the swamp rock style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of the vocal, rhythm, and melodic style. It came out in the spring of 1972 ( the same year Creedence split up ). Clarke imitated John Fogerty 's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song `` Green River ''. According to Clarke, the song was written `` in about five minutes ''. When the song made its mark in America, Clarke had already left the band, but Clarke feels that `` it was n't unfortunate '', since he had co-written the song. Clarke rejoined the Hollies in the summer of 1973, partly due to the success of this song. Personnel Allan Clarke - vocals, lead guitar Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester - guitar Bernie Calvert - bass Bobby Elliott - drums Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1972 ) Peak position Australia Canada ( RPM100 Singles ) Netherlands ( Gfk Top 100 Singles ) 21 New Zealand ( Listener ) UK ( UK Singles Chart ) 32 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1972 ) Rank Australia 16 Canada 19 U.S. Billboard 24 U.S. Cash Box 20 Preceded by `` Brandy ( You 're a Fine Girl ) '' by Looking Glass RPM Top 100 number one single 16 -- 23 September 1972 Succeeded by `` Black and White '' by Three Dog Night Preceded by `` I 'm Still in Love with You '' by Al Green Cash Box Top 100 singles 16 September 1972 Succeeded by `` Back Stabbers '' by The O'Jays In popular culture and Cover versions Phantom, Rocker & Slick released their version on their 1986 album Cover Girl. Country music singer Clint Black released his version of the song to country radio on 19 February 2008, under the title `` Long Cool Woman ''. Black 's version charted on the Hot Country Songs chart at # 58. Another country music singer, T.G. Sheppard, covered the song on his 1997 album Nothin ' on But the Radio. Heavy metal rocker Vince Neil released a heavier version of `` Long Cool Woman '', along with other covers and original material, on his third studio album, Tattoos & Tequila, on 22 June 2010. A cappella group Rockapella released a version on their 1995 album Primer. The energy corporation BP used it in radio and TV commercials in 2013. `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' was the first song played by the band Phish. They also played the song at their 15th and 20th anniversary concerts. `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' was played by Widespread Panic on 29 October 2000, during the last of three shows on their Halloween Weekend in New Orleans. The song was used in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. It also appeared in the films Amores Perros, The Longest Yard, The Lovely Bones, Trouble with the Curve, and Kong : Skull Island. References ^ Jump up to : `` '' Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress '' single release information ``. Hollies.co.uk. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014. ^ Jump up to : The Hollies -- Epic Anthology : From the Original Master Tapes Epic Records EGK 46161 liner notes Jump up ^ Murrells, Joseph ( 1978 ). The Book of Golden Discs ( 2, illustrated ed. ). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0 - 214 - 20480 - 4. Jump up ^ Horowitz, Hal ( 2014 ). `` The Hollies : 50 At Fifty ''. American Songwriter. Retrieved 2015. to swamp rock ( `` Long Cool Woman ( In a Black Dress ) '' ) Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ Maury Dean ( 1 January 2003 ). Rock and Roll : Gold Rush. Algora Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978 - 0 - 87586 - 227 - 9. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` The Hollies - Long Cool Woman ''. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Jump up ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 2 October 1972 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` The Hollies - Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top Singles - 1972 ''. Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1972 songs and music, on ''. Musicandyears.com. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1972 / Top 100 Songs of 1972 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972 ''. 50.6. 195.142. 30 December 1972. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Cover Girl - Phantom, Rocker & Slick Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50 -- 51. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Nothin on But the Radio - T.G. Sheppard Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. 18 November 1997. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ Greg Prato ( 22 June 2010 ). `` Tattoos & Tequila - Vince Neil Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Primer - Rockapella Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress Every Time Played ''. Phish.net. Retrieved 9 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Remember the Titans ( 2000 ) Soundtracks ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015. Jump up ^ Echevarría, Emilio ; Bernal, Gael García ; Toledo, Goya ; Guerrero, Álvaro ( 2001 - 04 - 13 ), Amores Perros, retrieved 2017 - 03 - 24 Jump up ^ `` The Longest Yard ( 2005 ) Soundtracks ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Lovely Bones ( 2009 Soundtracks ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Trouble with the Curve ( 2012 ) Soundtracks ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015. Jump up ^ Hiddleston, Tom ; Jackson, Samuel L. ; Larson, Brie ; Reilly, John C. ( 2017 - 03 - 10 ), Kong : Skull Island, retrieved 2017 - 03 - 24 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Hollies Graham Nash Allan Clarke Eric Haydock Bernie Calvert Terry Sylvester Bobby Elliott Tony Hicks Mikael Rickfors Peter Howarth Carl Wayne Ian Parker 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 Ai n'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 Ca n'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 Ca n't Let Go '' / `` Running Through the Night ( UK ) - `` I 've Got a Way of my Own '' ( US ) `` Bus Stop '' / `` Do n'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 Ai n't Heavy, He 's My Brother '' / `` Cos You Like to Love Me '' 1970 `` I Ca n'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 '' `` 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 '' `` Stop ! In the Name of Love '' / `` Musical Pictures '' UK only ( Parlophone ) ( Polydor ) ( EMI ) 1963 `` ( Ai n'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 '' `` Son of a Rotten Gambler '' / `` Layin ' to the Music '' 1976 `` Boulder to Birmingham '' / `` Crocodile Woman ( She Bites ) '' `` Star '' / `` Love is the Thing '' `` Daddy Do n'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 '' `` This Is It '' / `` You Gave Me Strength '' `` Reunion of the Heart '' / `` Too Many Hearts Get Broken '' `` Find Me a Family '' / `` No Rules '' `` 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 '' / `` Wo n't We Feel Good '' `` Do n't Let Me Down '' / `` Layin ' to the Music '' `` Another Night '' / `` Time Machine Jive '' 1976 `` Write On '' / `` Crocodile Woman ( She Bites ) '' 1977 `` Draggin ' My Heels '' / `` I Wo n't Move Over '' 1978 `` Writing on the Wall '' / `` Burn Out '' `` 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 Clint Black singles Killin ' Time `` A Better Man '' `` Killin ' Time '' `` Nobody 's Home '' `` Walkin ' Away '' `` Nothing 's News '' Put Yourself in My Shoes `` Put Yourself in My Shoes '' `` Loving Blind '' `` One More Payment '' `` Where Are You Now '' The Hard Way `` We Tell Ourselves '' `` Burn One Down '' `` When My Ship Comes In '' No Time to Kill `` A Bad Goodbye '' ( with Wynonna Judd ) `` No Time to Kill '' `` State of Mind '' `` A Good Run of Bad Luck '' `` Half the Man '' One Emotion `` Untanglin ' My Mind '' `` Wherever You Go '' `` Summer 's Comin ' '' `` One Emotion '' `` Life Gets Away '' Greatest Hits `` Like the Rain '' `` Half Way Up '' Nothin ' but the Taillights `` Still Holding On '' ( with Martina McBride ) `` Something That We Do '' `` Nothin ' but the Taillights '' `` The Shoes You 're Wearing '' `` Loosen Up My Strings '' `` You Do n't Need Me Now '' D'lectrified `` When I Said I Do '' ( with Lisa Hartman Black ) `` Been There '' ( with Steve Wariner ) `` Love She Ca n't Live Without '' Greatest Hits II `` Easy for Me to Say '' ( with Lisa Hartman Black ) `` Money or Love '' Spend My Time `` Spend My Time '' `` The Boogie Man '' `` My Imagination '' Drinkin ' Songs and Other Logic `` Rainbow in the Rain '' `` Code of the West '' `` Drinkin ' Songs and Other Logic '' `` Heartaches '' On Purpose `` Time for That '' `` You Still Get to Me '' ( with Lisa Hartman Black ) `` Still Calling It News '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` I Raq and Roll '' `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait ) `` The Strong One '' `` Long Cool Woman '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Cool_Woman_in_a_Black_Dress&oldid=807582276 '' Categories : 1972 singles 1997 singles 2008 singles The Hollies songs T.G. 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Question: who wrote long cool woman in a black dress lyrics
Answer: Allan Clarke