"Look Through Any Window" is a song by British

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 Beat

Beat (music)

The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...

 group the Hollies

The Hollies

The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...

. It was the first American Top-40 hit for them, peaking at #32 in January 1966. It reached #4 in their homeland. Written by professional songwriter Graham Gouldman

Graham Gouldman

Graham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...

 and Charles Silverman, its distinctive 12-string riff, along with soaring harmonies and Bobby Elliott

Bobby Elliott

Robert Hartley "Bobby" Elliott is a rock drummer, best known for playing with The Hollies, who has been described as "one of the very finest drummers in all of pop/rock".-Early life:...

's explosive drumming, make it one of the Hollies' and the British Invasion's finest moments. They also recorded a version in French (titled "Regardez Par Des Fenetres") that wasn't officially released at the time and was included on the 1988 compilation Rarities.

While released only as a single in the UK, it was included in the USA version of their 1965 album Hollies

Hollies (1965 album)

*Note: All songs written by the bandmembers Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash were attributed to the pseudonym "Ransford"-Hear! Here! :...

titled Hear! Here! by their US label, Imperial Records

Imperial Records

Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...

.

The b-side "So Lonely", later included on Hollies

Hollies (1965 album)

*Note: All songs written by the bandmembers Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash were attributed to the pseudonym "Ransford"-Hear! Here! :...

and Hear! Here!, was recorded by the Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...

 and released in July 1966 on their Two Yanks in England

Two Yanks in England

Two Yanks in England is an album by The Everly Brothers, released in 1966.The backing band on most of the recordings is actually The Hollies and eight of the twelve songs featured are credited to L. Ransford, The Hollies' Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash songwriting pseudonym. Jimmy Page...

album.

A version was later recorded by American group Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Gary Lewis & the Playboys were a 1960s rock group fronted by Gary Lewis, son of comedian Jerry Lewis. They are best known for their 1965 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "This Diamond Ring."-Original members:* Gary Lewis - Drums and vocals...

for their 1966 album Hits Again!