''Ennismore'' is the second solo

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by the English singer

Colin Blunstone Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band the Zombies, which rel ...

of rock band

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. 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

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.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

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"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

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in 2003. As with Blunstone's 1971 debut album ''

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'', ''Ennismore'' was produced by

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and Chris White and most of the songs were backed by Argent's band

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Critical reception

Robin Platts of

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retrospectively wrote, "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" (

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) – 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" (

, 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

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; keyboards *

– guitar; piano; keyboards * Steve Bingham –

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– bass guitar * Robert Henrit –

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*Byron Lye Foot – drums *Jim Toomey – drums *Terry Poole – drums; bass guitar *Phil Dennys – piano; keyboards *

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– piano; keyboards *Derek Griffiths – guitar
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*Steve Campbell – cover photography * Chris Gunning –

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*Dan Loggins – adviser *David Lowe –

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References

External links

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