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"'Holly Holy'" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond with instrumental backing provided by the American Sound Studio house band in Memphis. Released as a single on October 13, 1969, it was a successful follow-on to "Sweet Caroline", reaching #6 on the U.S. pop singles chart by December. p. 88. The song also reached #5 on the Easy Listening chart. It became a gold record and then eventually a platinum record.
A work with a spiritual focus, "Holly Holy" was influenced by gospel music and was Diamond's favorite of the songs he had written to that point. pp. 6566.
"Holly Holy" was later included on Diamond's November 1969 album 'Touching You, Touching Me'. It has been included in live versions on Diamond's 'Hot August Night' (from 1972) and 'Greatest Hits: 19661992' (from 1992) as well as various compilations. It was also featured in the Kevin James film (Here comes the boom)
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* Produced by Clancy Eccles in 1970, the song was an instant success for Jamaican reggae group the Fabulous Flames, almost crossing into the UK's popular music chart.
* The song was used in Mike Flanagans Netflix miniseries 'Midnight Mass' during a montage which sees the island community of Crockett experience a series of miracles after being unknowingly fed vampiric blood.
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