<Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee" (1973) </Td> <Td> "The Air That I Breathe" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Son of a Rotten Gambler" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee" (1973) </Td> <Td> "The Air That I Breathe" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Son of a Rotten Gambler" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Air That I Breathe" is a ballad written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, initially recorded by Albert Hammond on his 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California . </P> <P> This song was a major hit for The Hollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the United Kingdom . In the summer of 1974, the song reached number six in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart . In Canada, the song peaked at number five on the RPM Magazine charts . The audio engineering for "The Air That I Breathe" was done by Alan Parsons . It proved to be the Hollies' final charting hit in the US . </P>

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