Ennismore Explained

Ennismore
Type:Studio album
Artist:Colin Blunstone
Cover:Ennismore Colin Blunstone.jpg
Released:November 1972
Studio:Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre:Rock
Label:Epic
Producer:Rod Argent, Chris White
Prev Title:One Year
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Journey
Next Year:1974

Ennismore is the second solo studio album by the English singer Colin Blunstone of rock band the Zombies. 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 Inishmore.[1]

It was originally released in November 1972 on the label Epic. The lead single "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 Sony in 2003.

As with Blunstone's 1971 debut album One Year, Ennismore was produced by Rod Argent and Chris White and most of the songs were backed by Argent's band Argent.

Critical reception

Robin Platts of AllMusic retrospectively gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that "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

  1. "I Don't Believe in Miracles" (Russ Ballard) – 3:03
  2. "Quartet: Exclusively for Me" (Colin Blunstone, David Jones) – 2:30
  3. "Quartet: A Sign from Me to You" (Blunstone) – 3:58
  4. "Quartet: Every Sound I Heard" (Blunstone, David Jones) – 2:26
  5. "Quartet: How Wrong Can One Man Be" (Blunstone) – 2:02
  6. "I Want Some More" (Blunstone) – 3:08
  7. "Pay Me Later" (Blunstone, Phil Dennys) – 2:46
  8. "Andorra" (Rod Argent, Chris White) – 3:18
  9. "I've Always Had You" (Blunstone) – 2:32
  10. "Time's Running Out" (Blunstone) – 2:41
  11. "How Could We Dare to Be Wrong" (Blunstone, Phil Dennys) – 3:24

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. 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"