Name: Some Years: It's the Time of Colin Blunstone
Brand: Sony Music Distribution (USA)
SKU: 306063
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Some Years

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Album: Some Years: It's the Time of Colin Blunstone
#	Song Title	Time
1)	She Loves the Way They Love Her
2)	Misty Roses
3)	Caroline Goodbye
4)	Though You Are Far Away
5)	Mary Won't You Warm My Bed
6)	Let Me Come Closer to You
7)	Say You Don't Mind
8)	I Don't Believe in Miracles
9)	How Wrong Can One Man Be
10)	Andorra
11)	How Could We Dare to Be Wrong
12)	Wonderful
13)	Beginning
14)	Keep the Curtains Closed Today
15)	You Who Are Lonely
16)	It's Magical
17)	This Is Your Captain Calling

Album: Some Years: It's the Time of Colin Blunstone
#	Song Title	Time
1)	She Loves the Way They Love Her
2)	Misty Roses
3)	Caroline Goodbye
4)	Though You Are Far Away
5)	Mary Won't You Warm My Bed
6)	Let Me Come Closer to You
7)	Say You Don't Mind
8)	I Don't Believe in Miracles
9)	How Wrong Can One Man Be
10)	Andorra
11)	How Could We Dare to Be Wrong
12)	Wonderful
13)	Beginning
14)	Keep the Curtains Closed Today
15)	You Who Are Lonely
16)	It's Magical
17)	This Is Your Captain Calling

Performer Notes

Compilation producers: Melani Rogers, Ed Rogers, James Spina.
This is part of the Sony Legacy Rock Artifacts series.
Personnel: Colin Blunstone (vocals, guitar).
Liner Note Authors: Ed Rogers; James Spina.
The pure, breathy voice of Colin Blunstone was a key element of the Zombies' sound, and his subtle delivery of such Zombies hits as "Time of the Season" and "She's Not There" is forever ingrained in the public's pop consciousness. Anthologized here, Blunstone's subsequent solo career found him straying from the British Invasion sound of his former band, pursuing an artier, more genteel framework for his delicate voice. One might call him the thinking man's Art Garfunkel, applying his velvety tones to gentle ballads that skirt the borders of pop, folk, rock, and art song.
Hearing Blunstone tackle Tim Hardin's folk-rock gem "Misty Roses," it's apparent how much emotion he can put into his hushed vocals. An angular string section pushes the tune into another realm entirely. On several tracks, the artfully arranged strings complement Blunstone's voice impeccably, making for expertly understated chamber pop. The pop side occasionally takes over the production aesthetic, but Blunstone's range proves broad enough to open into it. In fact, one of the most striking tracks is the relatively up-tempo pop-rock closer "This is Your Captain Calling," a quirky, catchy song that would have been a top-40 hit in a sane world.