''Begin Here'' is the debut studio album by the

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, released in April 1965 by Decca Records. The American version (titled ''

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'') repeated many of the tracks from it, but, as was common at the time, deleted some and substituted others. The 1999 CD reissue on Big Beat expands the track line-up substantially with the addition of three songs from the band's 1965 UK EP ''The Zombies'' and alternative versions of "Sticks and Stones" and "It's Alright with Me", as well as demos of "I Know She Will" and "I'll Keep Trying". The demos of these last two tunes do not have the overdubs on the versions available on other albums. The song "The Way I Feel Inside" was used in director

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's film '' The Life Aquatic'' and is included in the film soundtrack. It was also covered by

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for the animated film ''

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''. Additionally, the song "

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appears in Renny Harlin's film ''

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''. The song "Can't Nobody Love You" was used in the opening of a season 4 episode of the HBO series ''

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Reception

In his retrospective review of the release, critic Mark Deming for

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wrote "Given the wealth of fine original tunes that the Zombies released on various non-LP singles and EPs during this period, it's a shame that so much of Begin Here was given over to covers; it's still a fine album and certainly better than what most of their peers had to offer in 1965, but what could have been an achievement on a par with the Kinks' ''Face to Face'' or the Beatles' ''

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'' ended up being something quite good instead of an unqualified triumph."

Track listing

Personnel

;The Zombies *

Colin Blunstone Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, wh ...

- lead vocals, tambourine, guitar *

Rod Argent Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the ...

- keyboards, backing and lead vocals, harmonica on "Work 'n' Play" and "I Got My Mojo Working" * Paul Atkinson - guitar * Chris White - bass, backing vocals *

Hugh Grundy Hugh Birch Grundy (born 6 March 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Grundy came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the drummer of the English rock band the Zombies. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall o ...

- drums ;Additional personnel * Ken Jones - piano on "Work 'n' Play", tambourine on "I Remember When I Loved Her" *

Dezo Hoffmann Dezider Hoffmann (1912 – 1986), also known as Dezo Hoffmann or Dežo Hoffmann, was a Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from Czechoslovakia. In the 1960s he photographed pop and showbiz personalities, including the Beatles. Bi ...

- cover photography

References

{{Authority control The Zombies albums 1965 debut albums Decca Records albums