I'm Alive is the sixth British EP released by The Hollies. It was put out by Parlophone in mono with the catalogue number GEP 8942 and released in the UK in late September 1965. The EP entered the British charts on 25 September 1965 and spent 15 weeks there, peaking at #5 on the Record Retailer chart, their highest charting EP.[2]

I'm Alive
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 1965[1]
GenreRock
Length9:23
LanguageEnglish
LabelParlophone
ProducerRon Richards
The Hollies chronology
Hollies
(1965)
I'm Alive
(1965)
Would You Believe?
(1966)

The EP's A-side consisted of both sides of the band's successful single "I'm Alive", released in May 1965. The B-side contained the album track "Mickey's Monkey" from Hollies and "Honey and Wine", exclusive to this EP.

"Honey and Wine" was recollected on the See for Miles Records compilation Not the Hits Again! in 1986. "You Know He Did" was recollected on the See for Miles Records compilation The EP Collection in 1987.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I'm Alive"Clint Ballard, Jr.Clarke2:23
2."You Know He Did"Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham NashClarke2:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
3."Honey and Wine"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingClarke2:29
4."Mickey's Monkey"Holland–Dozier–HollandClarke2:30
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Notes

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  1. ^ The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums. Suffolk: Omnibus Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.