One Year
title: "One Year" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1971-debut-albums", "colin-blunstone-albums", "albums-arranged-by-tony-visconti", "albums-produced-by-rod-argent", "albums-produced-by-chris-white-(musician)", "epic-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Year" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | One Year |
| type | studio |
| artist | Colin Blunstone |
| cover | One Year Colin Blunstone.jpg |
| released | November 1971 |
| recorded | 1970–1971 |
| studio | Abbey Road Studios and Sound Techniques, London |
| * Chamber pop<ref name | "Guardian 2007" |
| length | |
| label | Epic |
| producer | Rod Argent, Chris White |
| next_title | Ennismore |
| next_year | 1972 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | One Year |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Mary Won't You Warm My Bed |
| single1date | 1971 |
| single2 | Caroline Goodbye |
| single2date | 1971 |
| single3 | Say You Don't Mind |
| single3date | 1972 |
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| name = One Year | type = studio | artist = Colin Blunstone | cover = One Year Colin Blunstone.jpg | alt = | released = November 1971 | recorded = 1970–1971 | studio = Abbey Road Studios and Sound Techniques, London | genre =
- Chamber pop | length = | label = Epic | producer = Rod Argent, Chris White | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Ennismore | next_year = 1972 | misc = {{Singles | name = One Year | type = studio | single1 = Mary Won't You Warm My Bed | single1date = 1971 | single2 = Caroline Goodbye | single2date = 1971 | single3 = Say You Don't Mind | single3date = 1972 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.
Production
After the Zombies disbanded in 1968, Blunstone left the music business only to return after the surprise success of "Time of the Season". Recorded between 1970 and 1971, One Year was co-produced by Blunstone's former Zombie colleagues Rod Argent and Chris White. Some of the songs had previously been recorded during the last days of the Zombies, although they were re-recorded for this album. The distinctive string arrangements on six of the tracks were made by Christopher Gunning.
The album chronicled a year in Blunstone's life, during which he broke up with his then-girlfriend, actress Caroline Munro, to whom "Caroline, Goodbye" is obviously addressed.
Reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | rev2Score = | rev3 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide | rev3score = Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote: "Marked by a thoughtfulness that’s always on the brink of despair, One Year is an understated masterpiece. It drifts by quickly but connects immediately, capturing the same stir of conflicting feelings as remembering a time that will never happen again, or a romance you wish hadn’t ended quite so soon." Thurston Moore called it "a gorgeous example of classic British pop music." He added: "It's very personal, very sophisticated in its sentiment."
In 2007, The Guardian included it on the "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list.
Track listing
| title1 = She Loves the Way They Love Her | writer1 = Rod Argent, Chris White | length1 = 2:49 | title2 = Misty Roses | writer2 = Tim Hardin | length2 = 5:04 | title3 = Smokey Day | writer3 = Rod Argent, Chris White | length3 = 3:13 | title4 = Caroline Goodbye | writer4 = Colin Blunstone | length4 = 2:54 | title5 = Though You Are Far Away | writer5 = Colin Blunstone | length5 = 3:24 | title6 = Mary Won't You Warm My Bed | writer6 = Mike d'Abo | length6 = 3:11 | title7 = Her Song | writer7 = Rod Argent, Chris White | length7 = 3:31 | title8 = I Can't Live Without You | writer8 = Colin Blunstone | length8 = 3:27 | title9 = Let Me Come Closer to You | writer9 = Colin Blunstone | length9 = 2:24 | title10 = Say You Don't Mind | writer10 = Denny Laine | length10 = 3:20 | headline = 2006 reissue edition bonus track | title11 = I Hope I Didn't Say Too Much Last Night | note11 = mono single version | writer11 = Colin Blunstone | length11 = 3:30 | headline = 2010 reissue edition bonus tracks | title11 = I Hope I Didn't Say Too Much Last Night | note11 = mono single version | writer11 = Colin Blunstone | length11 = 3:30 | title12 = Mary Won't You Warm My Bed | note12 = mono single version | writer12 = Mike d'Abo | length12 = 3:06
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
- Colin Blunstone – vocals, guitar
- Rod Argent – keyboards (1, 4 & 6)
- Russ Ballard – guitar (1, 4 & 6)
- Jim Rodford – bass guitar (1, 4 & 6)
- Robert Henrit – drums (1, 4 & 6)
- Alan Crosthwaite – guitar (2)
Technical personnel
- Chris White – production
- Rod Argent – arrangement (1, 4 & 6), production
- Chris Gunning – arrangement (2, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10)
- Tony Visconti – arrangement (4 & 6)
- John Fiddy – arrangement (9)
- Jerry Boys – engineering (1 & 2)
- Peter Vince – engineering (2–10)
- Paul Ostrer – photography
References
References
- "The Making of One Year - featuring Colin Blunstone".
- Guardian Staff. (19 November 2007). "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die: Artists beginning with B (part 1)".
- "Colin Blunstone". [[Official Charts Company]].
- Thomas, Fred. "One Year - Colin Blunstone". [[AllMusic]].
- Larkin, Colin. (2007). "[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]". [[Oxford University Press]].
- (1979). "The Rolling Stone Record Guide". Random House.
- (6 October 2006). "Music's secret weapons (part two)". [[The Guardian]].
- Barker, Emily. (19 September 2014). "Foo Fighters, The Killers, St Vincent – 30 Huge Artists On Their Favourite 'Lost' Albums". [[NME]].
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