Zombies - Time Of The Season HD

“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 was the uncommercial sounding “Butcher’s Tale“, which 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. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March and #1 in Canada. It did not chart in the band’s native Britain, although in mid-1969 it peaked at #2 on the South African hit parade. The song’s characteristics include the unique voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the memorable bass riff (which is similar