''Ennismore'' is the second solo

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by the English singer Colin Blunstone of rock band the Zombies. The name of the album comes from Ennismore Gardens, a square in Knightsbridge where Blunstone was living; the name being a variant spelling of the island Inishmore.Greg Russo Time of the Season: The Zombies Collector's Guide 1999 - Page 65 "Now located in the Knightsbridge section of London, Colin Blunstone was sharing a flat in Ennismore Gardens with the singer/songwriter Duncan Browne and his manager. Drawing upon this location, "Ennismore" became Colin's second Epic" It was originally released in November 1972 on the label

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. The lead single "I Don't Believe in Miracles" peaked at No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart, and "How Could We Dare to Be Wrong" peaked No. 45. ''Ennismore'' was reissued on CD by Sony in 2003. As with Blunstone's 1971 debut album ''

One Year ''One Year'' is the debut solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Colin Blunstone, a member of the Zombies. It was released by Epic Records in 1971. It includes "Say You Don't Mind", which peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Prod ...

'', ''Ennismore'' was produced by Rod Argent and Chris White and most of the songs were backed by Argent's band Argent.

Critical reception

Robin Platts of AllMusic retrospectively gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that "Opinions differ as to which of the two is Blunstone's best album, but both ''One Year'' and ''Ennismore'' are consistently strong records and are bound to please anyone who has enjoyed Colin's work with the Zombies."

Track listing

#"I Don't Believe in Miracles" ( Russ Ballard) – 3:03 #"Quartet: Exclusively for Me" (Colin Blunstone, David Jones) – 2:30 #"Quartet: A Sign from Me to You" (Blunstone) – 3:58 #"Quartet: Every Sound I Heard" (Blunstone, David Jones) – 2:26 #"Quartet: How Wrong Can One Man Be" (Blunstone) – 2:02 #"I Want Some More" (Blunstone) – 3:08 #"Pay Me Later" (Blunstone, Phil Dennys) – 2:46 #"Andorra" ( Rod Argent, Chris White) – 3:18 #"I've Always Had You" (Blunstone) – 2:32 #"Time's Running Out" (Blunstone) – 2:41 #"How Could We Dare to Be Wrong" (Blunstone, Phil Dennys) – 3:24

Personnel

* Colin Blunstone – vocals; guitar * Rod Argent – piano; keyboards * Russ Ballard – guitar; piano; keyboards * Steve Bingham – bass guitar * Jim Rodford – bass guitar * Robert Henrit –

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*Byron Lye Foot – drums *Jim Toomey – drums *Terry Poole – drums; bass guitar *Phil Dennys – piano; keyboards * Pete Wingfield – piano; keyboards *Derek Griffiths – guitar
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*Chris White – producer *

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– engineer *Steve Campbell – cover photography *

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– string arrangements *Dan Loggins – adviser *David Lowe – photography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ennismore 1972 albums Colin Blunstone albums Albums produced by Rod Argent Albums produced by Chris White (musician) Epic Records albums