The Zombies Are An English Rock Band Formed In 1962 In St Albans And Led By Keyboardist And Vocalist Rod Argent And Vocalist Colin Blunstone. The Group Scored British And American Hits In 1964 With "She's Not There". In The US Two Further Singles—"Tell Her No" In 1965 And "Time Of The Season" In 1968—were Also Successful. Their 1968 Album Odessey And Oracle Is Ranked Number 100 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Zombies Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2019. Read More On Last.Fm
"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. In 1998 Big Beat Records Released A CD Reissue Of Odessey And Oracle Containing Both The Original Stereo And Mono Versions Of "Time Of The Season". It Also Featured A Newly Remixed Alternate Version Containing Instrumental Backing Underneath The Vocals During The Entire Chorus. These Instruments Were Mixed Out One Of Part On The Original 1968 Stereo And Mono Versions To Create An A Cappella Vocal Section.