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About This Track
“Time of the Season” is a song by The Zombies, featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967.
Several other songs from Odessey and Oracle were released as singles prior to “Time of the Season”. Columbia Records supported the album and its singles at the urging of new A&R Rep, Al Kooper. One of the singles Kooper pushed for was the quite uncommercial sounding “Butcher’s Tale”, which he and Columbia thought might catch on as an anti-war statement, at the time a popular trend. “Time of the Season” was only released at Kooper’s urging, after previous singles flopped, and made its breakthrough in early 1969, over a year after the band split up, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada. It did not chart in the band’s native Britain.
The song’s characteristics include the unique voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the memorable bass riff (which is similar to Ben E. King’s hit “Stand By Me”), and Rod Argent’s fast-paced psychedelic improvisation. The lyrics are an archetypical depiction of the emotions surrounding the Summer of Love. It is famous for such call-and-response verses as “What’s your name? (What’s your name?) / Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?) / (He rich?) Is he rich like me?” (approximately fifty seconds into the track). Both stereo and monaural original releases contain vocal responses.
Several other songs from Odessey and Oracle were released as singles prior to “Time of the Season”. Columbia Records supported the album and its singles at the urging of new A&R Rep, Al Kooper. One of the singles Kooper pushed for was the quite uncommercial sounding “Butcher’s Tale”, which he and Columbia thought might catch on as an anti-war statement, at the time a popular trend. “Time of the Season” was only released at Kooper’s urging, after previous singles flopped, and made its breakthrough in early 1969, over a year after the band split up, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada. It did not chart in the band’s native Britain.
The song’s characteristics include the unique voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the memorable bass riff (which is similar to Ben E. King’s hit “Stand By Me”), and Rod Argent’s fast-paced psychedelic improvisation. The lyrics are an archetypical depiction of the emotions surrounding the Summer of Love. It is famous for such call-and-response verses as “What’s your name? (What’s your name?) / Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?) / (He rich?) Is he rich like me?” (approximately fifty seconds into the track). Both stereo and monaural original releases contain vocal responses.
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Shouts
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
one of the best tunes ever to have come out of the 60s !
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odinthorn wrote:
Odessey & Oracle is one of the few 'perfect' albums. It really is flawless.
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G0DSTAR wrote:
Super sexy track, love it.
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supersteveme wrote:
saw them at colne r and b festival,they were brilliant,Blunstone and Argent
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AnIslandGurl wrote:
Zombies, still going strong in 2012 ! one of their best hits !!! [2]
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Marjo47 wrote:
Good on them!
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weaselmin wrote:
Worst Zombies track.
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Watamelonmofo wrote:
Whats your name? Who's your daddy? :)
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
still haven`t heard the original on here..damn shame!
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StarryLa wrote:
surprisingly sexy song. :o
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mrsongbird wrote:
Zombies, still going strong in 2012 ! one of their best hits !!!
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janw-fm wrote:
great song 1968.....
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yatasaurus wrote:
I agree with BigChoupique
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chantywrastler wrote:
Who's your daddy?
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ddluvsruski wrote:
Tell it to me slowly. Any time, any season is the time for loving. I love this song! Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me? Love those words!
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BigChoupique wrote:
One of the classics of the sixties; the mix in this version's been fiddle with a little but not as bad as most "re-mixes" are... Why the fuck can't they just leave stuff alone? The song was loved the way it was not the way some new wannabe sound engineer imagines it "should" have sounded : /
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goddesspain wrote:
so cool :)
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janw-fm wrote:
such a good tune, makes me happy :)
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Dementedcookie wrote:
How the hell did I not have this as a loved track???
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
@catgus....and nobody missed you either schmuck! and @blazikens...whatever you`re on,I want some.!!!
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