His previous album - the 1972 "Ennismore" - was exactly what the doctor ordered for this old Zombies fan. A collaboration between him, Rod Argent and Chris White containing many beautifully catchy numbers, more than once making me think of the classic band's masterpiece "Odessey And Oracle". This is almost up there. Two tracks composed by Argent/White and five written or co-written by himself. One cut - "Beware" - co-produced by Argent/White, the rest by White alone. The arrangement aren't as grand as on "Ennismore" and some of the songs sound more towards contemporary pop, but he still sings like a god and there are enough magic moments to make me wanna sit down and be embraced. "Beware" and "Wonderful" are lovely and you also get top vocals in small gems as "Setting Yourself Up", "Beginning" and "Keep The Curtains Closed Today", where especially the latter makes my mind drift back to O&O. Often the band "Argent" is seen as the natural follow-up to Zombies and that may be true for their debute, but after that they choosed a wider, more adverturous road ahead. If you want something with smilar songwriting and resembling atmosphere to the old band then Colin Blunstone's early albums is a much safer path. Also eleased on Epic in US, Canada, Downunder and a couple of European countries. Japan 2010 CD (Epic EICP 1388) in paper sleeve came with four bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here and thin structured cover. (ZÖZ*)
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