50+ Music<p>"The Air That I Breathe" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ballad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballad</span></a> written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AlbertHammond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertHammond</span></a> and the English songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeHazlewood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeHazlewood</span></a>. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ItNeverRainsInSouthernCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItNeverRainsInSouthernCalifornia</span></a> (1972). After being covered by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhilEverly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhilEverly</span></a> in 1973, it was a major hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theHollies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theHollies</span></a> in early 1974, reaching number two in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a>. It was the Hollies' last major hit. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQ6exyRLog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=dRQ6exyRLog</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>