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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Colin Blunstone is a national treasure. He has an impressive history behind him - he was performing alongside The Beatles back in the mid 1960's as lead singer of The Zombies, produced exquisite solo albums in the early 1970's, came back into the charts in the 1980's and has been in demand as a guest vocalist for highly repected producers and composers to put a voice to their work with the likes of Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson and Mike Batt amongst many.
1995 saw Colin return to the limelight in a small way with his Echo Bridge solo album. Since then a steady resurgence in interest in his solo work and that of The Zombies has seen him return to people's minds. The last few years have seen great things under The Zombies name, re-teaming up with Rod Argent. New albums and spectacular live shows with The Zombies have re-established Colin and Rod to their rightful place - highly respected by their contempories and those younger musicians they have influenced and loved by their fans.
Colin now takes advantage of a natural break in Zombies activities to remind people why he is Britain's best kept (almost) secret when it comes to beautifully crafted songs exquisitely sung. The Ghost of You and Me combines a modern but sensitive approach to selecting and producing more modern "pop" songs for Colin along with lovely songs arranged with string quintet - just the way Colin solo fans associate from 70's days of One Year and Ennismore albums. After all Colin has been a solo artist much longer than he was ever in The Zombies....
The Ghost of You and Me has got it all for Colin solo fans - well written songs (including a number of Colin written songs), modern but sensitive production, strings (and more strings!) but above all THAT VOICE - that utterly beautiful voice. Still, after over forty years of singing, it is a voice that just has to be heard. The Ghost of You and Me is the perfect showcase for it.
1995 saw Colin return to the limelight in a small way with his Echo Bridge solo album. Since then a steady resurgence in interest in his solo work and that of The Zombies has seen him return to people's minds. The last few years have seen great things under The Zombies name, re-teaming up with Rod Argent. New albums and spectacular live shows with The Zombies have re-established Colin and Rod to their rightful place - highly respected by their contempories and those younger musicians they have influenced and loved by their fans.
Colin now takes advantage of a natural break in Zombies activities to remind people why he is Britain's best kept (almost) secret when it comes to beautifully crafted songs exquisitely sung. The Ghost of You and Me combines a modern but sensitive approach to selecting and producing more modern "pop" songs for Colin along with lovely songs arranged with string quintet - just the way Colin solo fans associate from 70's days of One Year and Ennismore albums. After all Colin has been a solo artist much longer than he was ever in The Zombies....
The Ghost of You and Me has got it all for Colin solo fans - well written songs (including a number of Colin written songs), modern but sensitive production, strings (and more strings!) but above all THAT VOICE - that utterly beautiful voice. Still, after over forty years of singing, it is a voice that just has to be heard. The Ghost of You and Me is the perfect showcase for it.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I knew that I would like this album because I am a huge fan of Colin Blunstone as well as The Zombies. What I was totally unprepared for was how wonderful this whole album is from start to finish. For one thing, Colin's voice is different from his younger days, and in a good way. It is better than ever and the rich vocal quality comes through on every song.
"The Ghost of You and Me" opens the album, and I understand that it is getting alot of airplay on radio in the UK, well I hope that is true cause it deserves it indeed.
Many of the songs are sung with string quartet just like Colin's first 2 solo albums, "One Year" and Ennismore" and Chris Gunning who oversees the orchestral arrangments was on hand in those days. It is an enjoyable album all the way through, and I think that (so far) my favourite songs are "Follow", "Any Other Way", "Feels Like Rain", and "The Sun Will Rise Again". I could throw in "Beginning/Let's Keep The Curtains Closed Today" as well, and again, even though this song first made it's appearance on "Ennismore", Colin's vocals today make it even better than the original.
My only regret is that I was not in England to catch the solo tour. I hope I hear Colin singing some of these songs at some point. This is a rare treat, not to be missed.
"The Ghost of You and Me" opens the album, and I understand that it is getting alot of airplay on radio in the UK, well I hope that is true cause it deserves it indeed.
Many of the songs are sung with string quartet just like Colin's first 2 solo albums, "One Year" and Ennismore" and Chris Gunning who oversees the orchestral arrangments was on hand in those days. It is an enjoyable album all the way through, and I think that (so far) my favourite songs are "Follow", "Any Other Way", "Feels Like Rain", and "The Sun Will Rise Again". I could throw in "Beginning/Let's Keep The Curtains Closed Today" as well, and again, even though this song first made it's appearance on "Ennismore", Colin's vocals today make it even better than the original.
My only regret is that I was not in England to catch the solo tour. I hope I hear Colin singing some of these songs at some point. This is a rare treat, not to be missed.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The moment you hear the voice on the opening title track you quickly realise that he's still got it and maturity has enhanced his vocal qualities and his timing.
Recently gigging and signed CD's available at the show I was blown away with Colin and his band, very different show to the Zombies and they are out in April, how long will it be before as the last reviewer noted as a National Treasure. OBE I say.
Recently gigging and signed CD's available at the show I was blown away with Colin and his band, very different show to the Zombies and they are out in April, how long will it be before as the last reviewer noted as a National Treasure. OBE I say.
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Still a Zombie?
Worth a listen - some tracks better than others (The Ghost of You and Me and Second Avenue being the best). Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. WINFIELD
A game (record) of two halves!
A few of us that are old enough to remember vinyl LPs will recall that they often had themed sides; e.g. fast/slow, acoustic/electric, etc... and so with Colin's latest album. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Neil Bilbe
Colin Blunstone The ghost of you and me
On this CD Colin Blunstone shows he still has a great voice.
I really enjoy his songs.
I really enjoy his songs.
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by W. Van Der Plas
Great voice, great songwriter
An excellent cd, though somewhat schizophrenic: the first half consists of covers, the second half of Colin's own songs (beginning with the wonderful 'Beginning' - how's that for a... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by Jan A. Bletz
a typical Colin Blunstone album, which means its great and better than...
After reading several reviews panning this album, I was a little, just a little, hesitant about buying it. Read more
Published on 4 May 2009 by Bill Krohn
Colin Blunstone is a great singer with a beautiful voice!
This is truly a great album from one of my favourite singers in the rock scene!
The songs are superb, relaxing and Colin's voice is simply the best! Read more
The songs are superb, relaxing and Colin's voice is simply the best! Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by Joh Koster
Colin Blunstone,The Ghost of You and Me
Heard the title track on radio,checked availability on amazon,description was good,service excellent,and when played cd was well above expectation
Published on 16 April 2009 by Hedley J. Ggriffiths
Lovely
Huge fan of Colin Blunstone first got into him in the 70s with One Year and then for almost 20 years forgot about him until i looked again for him on Amazon. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2009 by hickman
The experienced Colin Blunstone
All the way,from "One Year",via "Echo Bridge",reaching "The Ghost of You and Me",Colin Blunstone sets a standard of his own in the history of popular music. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by Bengt Krantz
VOICE? NICE. SONGS? UGH!!!
I loved the Zombies and CB's pipes. Still do.
The voice is, understandably, a bit lower pitched than it used to be, but still very clear and strong. Read more
The voice is, understandably, a bit lower pitched than it used to be, but still very clear and strong. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2009 by Jojo Allen
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