Begin Here
Begin Here is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Zombies,[4] released in April 1965 by Decca Records.[5] The American version (titled The Zombies) repeated many of the tracks from it, but, as was common at the time, deleted some and substituted others.
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| Released | 9 April 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 12 June – 12 December 1964[1] | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios No. 2, London[1] | |||
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| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Ken Jones | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
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.[1]
The song "The Way I Feel Inside" was used in director Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic and is included in the film soundtrack. It was also covered by Taron Egerton for the animated film Sing. Additionally, the song "She's Not There" as covered by Santana appears in Renny Harlin's film The Long Kiss Goodnight. The song "Can't Nobody Love You" was used in the opening of a season 4 episode of the HBO series Girls.
Reception
In his retrospective review of the release, critic Mark Deming for AllMusic 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' Rubber Soul ended up being something quite good instead of an unqualified triumph."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Road Runner" | Bo Diddley | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 2:17 |
| 3. | "I Can't Make Up My Mind" | Chris White | 2:37 |
| 4. | "The Way I Feel Inside" | Rod Argent | 1:28 |
| 5. | "Work 'n' Play" | Ken Jones | 2:07 |
| 6. | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me/Bring It On Home to Me" | Smokey Robinson/Sam Cooke | 3:39 |
| 7. | "She's Not There" | Rod Argent | 2:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Sticks and Stones" | Henry Glover, Titus Turner | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Can't Nobody Love You" | Phillip Mitchell | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Woman" | Rod Argent | 2:25 |
| 11. | "I Don't Want to Know" | Chris White | 2:07 |
| 12. | "I Remember When I Loved Her" | Rod Argent | 2:00 |
| 13. | "What More Can I Do" | Chris White | 1:38 |
| 14. | "I Got My Mojo Working" | Preston Foster, McKinley Morganfield | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "It's Alright with Me" (from January 1965 The Zombies EP) | Rod Argent | |
| 16. | "Sometimes" (from January 1965 The Zombies EP) | Rod Argent | 2:05 |
| 17. | "Kind of Girl" (from January 1965 The Zombies EP) | Rod Argent | |
| 18. | "Tell Her No" (from December 1964 A-side) | Rod Argent | 2:09 |
| 19. | "Sticks and Stones" (Alternate take) | Henry Glover, Titus Turner | |
| 20. | "It's Alright with Me" (Alternate take) | Rod Argent | |
| 21. | "I Know She Will" (undubbed, previously released on Zombie Heaven, for the lost album, R.I.P.) | Rod Argent, Chris White | |
| 22. | "I'll Keep Trying" (undubbed, previously released on Zombie Heaven, for the lost album, R.I.P.) | Rod Argent |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "You Make Me Feel Good" | White | 2:36 |
| 16. | "Leave Me Be" | White | 2:06 |
| 17. | "Tell Her No" | Argent | 2:05 |
| 18. | "She's Coming Home" | Argent | 2:33 |
| 19. | "I Must Move" | White | 1:55 |
| 20. | "Kind of Girl" | Argent | 2:09 |
| 21. | "It's Alright With Me" | Argent | 1:49 |
| 22. | "Sometimes" | Argent | 2:03 |
| 23. | "Whenever You're Ready" | Argent | 2:42 |
| 24. | "I Love You" | White | 3:20 |
| 25. | "Is This the Dream" | Argent | 2:42 |
| 26. | "Don't Go Away" | White | 2:33 |
| 27. | "Remember You" | White | 1:57 |
| 28. | "Just Out Of Reach" | Colin Blunstone | 2:06 |
| 29. | "Indication" | Argent | 3:00 |
| 30. | "How Were we Before" | Blunstone | 2:04 |
| 31. | "I'm Going Home" | Acker Bilk, Paul Mares | 1:49 |
Personnel
- The Zombies
- Colin Blunstone - lead vocals, tambourine, guitar
- Rod Argent - 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 - drums
- Additional personnel
- Ken Jones - piano on "Work 'n' Play", tambourine on "I Remember When I Loved Her"
- Dezo Hoffmann - cover photography
References
- Zombie Heaven (liner notes pp. 41–44). Alec Palao. Zombies. Big Beat Records). 1997.
- Mark Deming. "Begin Here - The Zombies | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (17 April 1965). "The Zombies: Begin Here" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 214. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "The Zombies - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "The Zombies - Begin Here". Discogs. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Begin Here - The Zombies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2018.