Dear Eloise (song)

"Dear Eloise" is a song by English pop band the Hollies, written by members Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash. The song was conceived after Clarke wrote the lyrics on the stairs of the EMI Studios in London. Musically, the song reflected a venture towards psychedelia with elements of bubblegum- and vaudeville pop. Lyrically, it refers to a letter written to an ex-lover. It features several tempo and a slow intro and outro that features Nash on harmonium and vocals. "Dear Eloise" was recorded at EMI on 26 September 1967 with Ron Richards producing.

In England, "Dear Eloise" received its first release on the Hollies seventh studio album Butterfly through Parlophone on 1 November 1967. In the US, Epic rush-released "Dear Eloise" as a single on 3 November 1967 with "When Your Lights Turned On" to coincide with a tour of the US by the Hollies. It achieved mild commercial success in the US, reaching number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was more successful in continental Europe where it reached number one in Sweden. "Dear Eloise" received positive reviews upon release, with praise for the arrangement, and has retrospectively been considered one of the Hollies' few forays into psychedelia.