What Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and lead singer helped write the single "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"?
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (also called "Long Cool Woman" or "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)") is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British rock group The Hollies. Originally appearing on the album "Distant Light", it was released as a single in April 1972 (on Parlophone in the United Kingdom), selling 1.5 million copies in the United States and two million worldwide. It reached No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in September 1972. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1972.
Lani Hall Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, author, and the wife of Herb Alpert. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 she released her first solo album "Sundown Lady", but she may be best known for her rendition of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film "Never Say Never Again". In 1986 she was awarded her first Grammy Award for "Es Fácil Amar" as "Best Latin Pop Performance." After that year she largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album "Brasil Nativo". She has the distinction of recording over 22 albums in three different languages and has released three albums, "Anything Goes", "I Feel You" and "Steppin' Out", on which she performs alongside her husband Herb Alpert. She received her second Grammy Award in 2013 as producer for the album, "Steppin' Out".