The Singles As & Bs [Repertoire]

by The Zombies

Overview

This double-CD set isn't a substitute for the four-CD box from Big Beat, but it does provide a slightly leaner and less-expensive way of running through the band's history. It's difficult to believe that a group whose recording history lasted just a little more than three full years could account for the 22 single A- and B-sides on disc one of this set, but that was the pace of the business in those days, and it wasn't unheard of for a band to get four or five singles out in a year, especially if they'd enjoyed a major hit early on, as the Zombies did with "She's Not There," topped off by a huge U.S. hit ("Tell Her No"); the second disc, however, is a bit of a cheat, with five of its 20 songs consisting of EP tracks. But that first disc, made up of the songs that the group wrote and recorded for 5" platters, is a glorious listening experience -- the Zombies only experienced a fraction of the success of the Beatles, but their harmony-based, more heavily soul-influenced brand of British beat music nearly matched the Fab Four in sheer quality and inventiveness. The state-of-the-art remastering isn't a huge improvement over the excellent sound on Big Beat's box, but for those on a budget or just desiring to hop, skip, and jump through the most visible of the group's efforts, this is the place to start and finish, transcending any prior hits compilation in its range and sound quality, as well as its annotation. The keyboard solo and the harmonies on "Just out of Reach," as an example -- a white soul-shouter par excellence -- are so close they sound almost like part of a live performance. The songs off of Odessey & Oracle have even better sound, though at this stage of the game there are so many good digital editions of the latter album that this isn't a huge selling point for this set. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	12/24/2002
Label:	Repertoire
UPC:	4009910498521
Rank:	101764

Tracks

Disc 1

1. She's Not There
2. You Make Me Feel
3. Leave Me Be
4. Woman
5. Tell Her No
6. What More Can I Do
7. She's Coming Home
8. I Must Move
9. I Want You Back Again
10. I Remember When I Loved Her
11. Whenever You're Ready
12. I Love You
13. Is This the Dream
14. Don't Go Away
15. Remember You
16. Just Out of Reach
17. Indication
18. How Were We Before
19. Gotta Get a Hold of Myself
20. The Way I Feel Inside
21. Goin' Out of My Head
22. She Does Everything for Me

Disc 2

23. Friends of Mine
24. Beechwood Park
25. This Will Be Our Year
26. Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)
27. Care of Cell 44
28. Maybe After He's Gone
29. Time of the Season
30. I'll Call You Mine
31. Imagine the Swan
32. Conversation Off Floral Street
33. If It Don't Work Out
34. I Know She Will
35. Don't Cry for Me
36. I'll Call You Mine
37. Kind of Girl
38. Sometimes
39. It's Alright With Me
40. Summertime
41. Nothing's Changed
42. Remember You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Zombies   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

DuBose Heyward   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
Chris White   Composer
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Colin Blunstone   Composer
Angela Riela   Composer
Chris Welch   Liner Notes
Rod Argent   Composer
Clint Ballard, Jr.   Composer