One Year (1971)

"After the Zombies split in 1968, Colin Blunstone opted for the security of a 9-to-5 job. However, the posthumous success of the Zombies' "Time Of The Season" made him return to the music business. After a couple of singles under the pseudonym Neil MacArthur, he ran into ex-Zombies Rod Argent and Chris White. The duo were eager to produce their former bandmate, and soon Blunstone was preparing his first album for Epic. Recorded between June 1970 and June 1971, the album was titled "One Year" (for the length of time spent making it). The initial sessions found Blunstone backed by Argent's new group, Argent - later sessions by Chris Gunning's lovely string arrangements. The first singles, "Mary Won't You Warm My Bed" and "Caroline Goodbye," flopped, but the third - a cover of Denny Laine's "Say You Don't Mind" - was a hit in Britain. Widely considered to be Blunstone's best solo album, "One Year" is the perfect showcase for his distinctive, breathy voice." (Robin Platts, Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren)