Colin blunstone discography

British singer

Musical artist

Colin Prince Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English soloist and songwriter.

In a job spanning more than 60 period, Blunstone came to prominence manner the mid-1960s as the focal singer of the rock come together the Zombies, which released singles that entered the Refrain from 75 charts in the Leagued States during the 1960s: "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", "She's Coming Home" and "Time of the Season".

Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under pure pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. In that then, he has released attach studio albums under his positive name. He was also top-notch recurring guest vocalist with rank Alan Parsons Project,^[1] appearing frill four of their albums amidst 1978 and 1985.

In 2019, Blunstone was inducted into ethics Rock and Roll Hall be partial to Fame as part of Say publicly Zombies.^[2]

Early years

Colin Edward Michael Blunstone was born on 24 June 1945, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire,^[3] solitary son of Arthur and Dorothy Blunstone. Arthur was an aeronautic engineer at the De Havilland factory at Hatfield who following ran a hairdressing business already returning to work for Confer Havilland.

Dorothy was a preceding dancer who also worked select De Havilland. Notwithstanding post-war privations, Blunstone recalled that although potentate family were not well-off, fulfil parents never owning a vehivle, they had a pleasant mores in rural Hertfordshire. He well-known that "as a band amazement gave off that aura honor being middle-class...

maybe a consolidate of the guys' families were comfortable, but the others' weren't. Because of where we came from we talk in copperplate particular way. That...

sound a bit like BBC accents... My parents weren't wealthy insensible all. We may have antiquated middle-class by aspiration, but call for by income."^[4][5] He attended Watchful Albans County Grammar School representing Boys.^[1]

The Zombies

Main article: The Zombies

Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, and Hugh Grundy first played together reduced a jam on Easter 1961 in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Pole Argent wanted to form uncluttered band and initially asked queen cousin Jim Rodford to get hitched as a bass guitarist. Rodford was playing in local procession called the Bluetones at dignity time, so declined. Blunstone squeeze Paul Arnold joined in completely 1961, while all five brothers were still at school. Afterwards they won a local armed conflict, they recorded a demo despite the fact that their prize.

Rod Argent's vent "She's Not There" got them a recording contract with Decca.^[6] She's Not There would chip in on to be a intercontinental hit, with the band debut on shows such as Not get enough sleep of the Pops and Hubbub, among many others. Another eminence by the group was Recite say Her No.

Blunstone's voice was considered^{[according to whom?]} one remind the main factors in fashioning the Zombies' single, "She's Snivel There". In 1968, the could do with broke up over management issues, shortly after completing the fancy pop classic album Odessey other Oracle.^[7] One of the songs from Odessey and Oracle, Gaining of the Season, would be acceptable to one of the bands bossy acclaimed hits.

In 2004, Blunstone and Rod Argent recorded As Far as I Can See..., a new album in significance style of the Zombies. Fine later album and DVD Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent clean and tidy the Zombies Live at significance Bloomsbury Theatre were well received,^[8][9] as was their 2007 Cause tour.

One critic wrote, "The Zombies, still led by modern keyboard wizard Rod Argent stomach featuring the smoked-silk vocals order Colin Blunstone, is the outperform 60s band still touring which doesn't have Mick Jagger little a front man".^[10]

Blunstone continued get into tour with Argent as magnanimity Zombies, and in April 2009 the original surviving members allude to the band played four assemblage concerts performing Odessey and Oracle.

Blunstone and Rod Argent undeniable to put together a associate band, perform live and unloose new material as The Zombies. Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks) was on bass, Steve Rodford on drums and Keith Airey on guitar. Airey left lecture was replaced by Tom Toomey. After the death of Jim Rodford in 2018, Soren Bacteriologist became the Zombies' new voice player.

In a 2015 do away with for PopMatters, journalist J.C. Maçek III quoted Argent about blue blood the gentry Zombies' latest album Still Got That Hunger. Argent said, "Still Got That Hunger is birth first album that has genuinely recaptured some of the juddering of feeling of a grade. We're so tight as capital group together now.

And glory whole process has become like so organic that we're 100% convinced with the Zombies name service rediscovering and playing all greatness old stuff and at loftiness same time carving a another path forward which is further very, very important to us."^[11]

In 2012, Blunstone participated in ethics unveiling of a Blue Medallion at the Blacksmith's Arms, practised St.

Albans pub where illustriousness Zombies met for their greatest rehearsal.^[12]

In 2019, Blunstone was inducted into the Rock and Rotate Hall of Fame as corner of The Zombies, along become conscious Argent, Atkinson (posthumously), White, captain Grundy.^[2]

Solo career

Blunstone briefly worked trade in a clerk in the indemnity business before resuming his mellifluous career.^[13] In 1969, he individualized with Deram and released yoke singles under the pseudonym point toward Neil MacArthur, including a re-make of "She's Not There", which charted in the UK.^[1]

Blunstone gained success as a solo person in charge in 1972 with "Say Bolster Don't Mind"^[14] (which peaked excite number 15 in the UK chart and was written moisten future Paul McCartney and Toes member Denny Laine), and "I Don't Believe in Miracles" (which peaked at number 31 take delivery of the UK chart and unavoidable by Argent member Russ Ballard), both with stringarrangements by Christopher Gunning.

Additional minor hits followed with "How Could We Disregard to Be Wrong" in mistimed 1973 (which peaked at back copy 45 in the UK chart) and "The Tracks of Free Tears" in 1982 (which bounds at number 60 in position UK chart).

One Year (1971), produced by Chris White limit Rod Argent was Blunstone's first night solo album, and included glory song "Caroline Goodbye" about authority break-up with the model extort actress Caroline Munro.

The sticker album also featured new material destined by Argent and White. That was followed by Ennismore good turn Journey.^[15] He then signed spick recording contract with Elton John's record label, The Rocket Cloakanddagger Company, and released three bungalow albums: Planes (1976); Never Yet Thought (1978); and Late Ad after dark in Soho (1979) which was only released in Europe.

Blunstone also contributed to Dave Stewart's hit cover version of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1980). He went on to development on several albums by representation Alan Parsons Project including Eye in the Sky, where recognized sings the hit single "Old and Wise", and Ammonia Avenue ("Dancing on a Highwire"). Adjoin 1984, he joined with different Parsons musicians, most notably King Paton of PILOT/Parsons to knob Keats.

His ninth solo autograph album The Ghost of You Bracket Me was released in primacy UK, Benelux, and Scandinavia steamy 9 March 2009.^[16] Blunstone fit a twelve date UK trip circuit, his first in several age. He continued to tour sound out Rod Argent as the Zombies, and the original surviving associates of the band played join reunion concerts performing Odessey playing field Oracle, in April 2009.

Lid 2010, Sony released Colin Blunstone Original Album Classics, a 3-disc boxed set featuring digitally re-mastered versions of Blunstone's solo albums One Year,Journey and Ennismore. Probity collection also includes two honour tracks that were originally unattached as non-LP b-sides in UK.^[17]

Blunstone continues to be active, only now and then in tours with 1960s bands such as Manfred Mann,^[18] generally collaborating with Rod Argent.

Detestable of his more recent albums are As Far As Farcical Can See, the mid-1990s Echo Bridge and Out of ethics Shadows (with Rod Argent). Deliver 2024 he toured in illustriousness UK with a band all-in-one Soren Koch on Lead obtain Acoustic guitars, Dave Bainbridge disarray Keyboards (Iona / Lifesigns), Chas Cronk (Strawbs, Steve Hackett, Multitude Wakeman) on bass and Steve Rodford on drums.

For their second set, a string assemblage , Q Strings, joined them on stage to perform Blunstone's first solo album One Generation in its entirety.

Radio, and film

Blunstone has appeared visit times on radio and demand shows in the UK challenging on soundtracks. He and fillet band performed several sessions promote John Peel and Johnnie Wayfarer, and on the Old Wan Whistle Test in 1971, hoop he performed live with cool string quartet.^[19]

Blunstone appeared in The Savages (2001) and Keep nobleness Aspidistra Flying (1997) both pass for a singer.

Other TV protocol include The Dan and Motheaten Show (2004) as the Zombies, Shindig! Presents British Invasion Vol. 2 (1992) also as decency Zombies, and Pop Quiz (1982). His sole film part was in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), directed by Otto Preminger (as the Zombies) and pre-eminent Laurence Olivier.

Personal life

Blunstone deference married to Suzy Blunstone, current the couple have a daughter.^[20]

Discography

With the Zombies

Main article: The Zombies § Discography

Band albums

• Argent-Blunstone - Out deadly the Shadows (2001) - Redhouse REDHCD

Solo albums

• One Year – Heroic EPC64557 (1971)
• Ennismore – Epic EPC65278 (1972)
• Journey – Epic EPC65805 (1974)
• Planes – Epic EPC81592 (1977)
• Never Uniform Thought – Rocket BXL1-2903 (1978)
• Late Nights in Soho – Zoom (Netherlands) 9103 510 (1979)
• Sings Government Greatest Hits - JSE Rolls museum – CLACD 351 (1991)
• Echo Bridge – Permanent PERMCD38 (1995)
• Live look after the BBC (1996)
• The Light Inside – Mystic MYSCD125 (1998)
• The Eidolon of You and Me – Ennismore ENNISCD1 (2009)
• On the Sadness Tonight – Ennismore ENNISCD2 (2012)
• That Same Year – recordings overexert 1971 (2021)

Compilations

• I Don't Believe Breach Miracles - CBS/Embassy (1979)
• Some Years : It's the Time of Colin Blunstone - Epic/Legacy 489487 2 (1995)
• Super Hits - Epic (2003)
• Greatest Hits + Plus - Occult MYS CD194 (2006)
• The Best Of - Camden (2010)
• 3 Original Notebook Classics - Epic/Legacy/Sony (2010)
• Collected - Universal Music 534 274-2/4 (2014)

Singles

• "Mary, Won't You Warm My Bed" / "I Hope I Didn't Say Too Much Last Night" (1971), Epic
• "Caroline, Goodbye" / "Though You Are Far Away" (1971), Epic
• "Say You Don't Mind" Data "Let Me Come Closer" (1972), Epic – UK #15^[21]
• "I Don't Believe in Miracles" / "I've Always Had You" (1972), Intrepid – UK #31^[21]
• "How Could Astonishment Dare to Be Wrong" Memento "Time's Running Out" (1973), Prominent – UK #45^[21]
• "Wonderful" / "Beginning" (1973), Epic
• "It's Magical" / "Summersong" (1974), Epic
• "When You Close Your Eyes" / "Good Guys Don't Always Win" (1976), Epic
• "Planes" Minutes "Dancing in the Dark" (1976), Epic
• "Beautiful You" / "It's Grant to Say Goodbye" (1977), Epic
• "Lovin' and Free" / "Dancing spiky the Dark" (1977), Epic
• "I'll Conditions Forget You" / "You Conniving the Way for Me" (1978), Epic
• "Ain't It Funny" / "Who's That Knocking?" (1978), Epic
• "Photograph" Privately "Touch and Go" (1978), Epic
• "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (with Dave Stewart) / "There Give something the onceover No Reward" (1980), Stiff – UK #13^[21] (AUS #34)^[22]
• "Miles Away" / "Excerpts from Exiled" (non-Blunstone B-side) (1981), Panache
• "The Tracks fence My Tears" / "Last Goodbye" (1982), PRT – UK #60^[21]
• "Old and Wise" / "Children give a miss the Moon" (The Alan Sociologist Project release; Blunstone on remove vocals on "Old and Wise") (1982), Arista – UK #74
• "Touch" / "Touch" (instrumental) (1983), PRT
• "Where Do We Go from Here?" / "Helen Loves Paris" (1986), Sierra
• "She's Not There" / "Who Fires the Gun" (1986), Sierra
• "Cry an Ocean" / "Make Bid Easy" (1988), IRS
• "So Much More" (2012), Ennismore

As Neil MacArthur

• "She's Very different from There" / "World of Glass" (1969), Deram – UK #34^[23]
• "Don't Try to Explain" / "Without Her" (1969), Deram
• "It's Not Easy" / "12:29" (1969), Deram

Guest appearances

• The Alan Parsons Project – Pyramid (1978) – "The Eagle Last wishes Rise Again"
• Mike Batt – Tarot Suite (1979) – "Losing Your Way in the Rain"
• Iva Twydell – Duel (1982) (backing vocals)
• The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky (1982) – "Old and Wise" (UK Negation.

  74,^[21] US #22)

• Keats – Keats (1984)
• The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue (1984) – "Dancing on a Highwire"
• The Alan Sociologist Project – Vulture Culture (1985) – "Somebody Out There"
• The Assemblage – You'll Never Walk Alone (1985)
• Don Airey – K2 (1989) – "Julie"
• Nadieh – No Mound Back (1989) – "Splendid Morning" (duet)
• The Bolland Project – Darwin (The Evolution) (1991) – "The Way of the Evolution", "Emma My Dear"
• Just Like a Woman soundtrack (1992) – "Politics well Love"
• Split Second soundtrack (1992) – "Nights in White Satin"
• Heineken Gloom of the Proms '93 – "She's Not There"
• Time Code 64 W/ Colin Blunstone – Dance Trax (1993) – "She's Battle-cry There (Club Mix)"
• Duncan Browne – Songs of Love And War (1995) – "Misunderstood", "Love Leads You", "I Fall Again"
• Steve Hackett – Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited (1996) – "For Absent Friends"
• Mike Batt – Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1998) – "Tiger in the Night"
• Mike Batt with The Royal Philharmonic Keep – Philharmania (1998 – movable only in Germany) – "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
• Alan Sociologist – The Time Machine (1999) – "Ignorance Is Bliss"
• Sir Closet Betjeman & Mike Read – Words & Music (2000) – "Peggy", "In Memory"
• Edward Rogers – Sunday Fables (2004) – "Make It Go Away" (backing vocals)

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