"The Air That I Breathe" was originally written by singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. The ballad was recorded by Hammond for his 1972 debut album, It Never Rains in California, but didn't gain any mainstream traction. A year later, Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers released a cover of the track, also to little success.
"We had some kind of short affair. I just fell in love so bad, I guess I needed to be with my family. I was so lonely in Los Angeles," he explained.
"When you listen to the song, you'd think this is a show stopper, and lyrically, you'd think I wrote it probably for the most beautiful woman that ever existed in the world. And in fact, The air that I breathe was written for quite an ugly person actually, I mean ugly outside, physically outside. She wasn't a great looking girl, but she was a terrific person inside. She was warm and kind," he said.
The Hollies continued to release tracks after "The Air That I Breathe," but none charted as high as the 1974 single in the U.S. Some released tracks didn't even make it to the charts, or only charted overseas.
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