Begin Here
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Begin Here is the debut album by the British
pop rock
band The Zombies
, released in March 1965. The American version (titled The Zombies
) repeated many of the tracks from it, but, as was common in those days, deleted some cuts and substituted some others.
The 1999 CD reissue on Big Beat expands the track lineup substantially with the addition of three songs from their 1965 UK EP The Zombies and alternate takes of "Sticks and Stones" and "It's Alright With Me," as well as demos of "I Know She Will" and "I'll Keep Trying." The demos of these last two tunes are notable in that they don't have the overdubs on the versions available on other albums.
The song "The Way I Feel Inside" is featured in director Wes Anderson
's film The Life Aquatic and is included in the film soundtrack. It plays after the helicopter crashes as a sort of funeral dirge
. Additionally, the song She's Not There
appears in Renny Harlin's film The Long Kiss Goodnight
during Geena Davis
's character's transformation from Samantha Caine to Charli Baltimore.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band The Zombies
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
, released in March 1965. The American version (titled The Zombies
The Zombies (album)
-Personnel:*Rod Argent - keyboards, vocals*Colin Blunstone - guitar, vocals*Paul Atkinson - guitar*Chris White - bass*Hugh Grundy - drums...
) repeated many of the tracks from it, but, as was common in those days, deleted some cuts and substituted some others.
The 1999 CD reissue on Big Beat expands the track lineup substantially with the addition of three songs from their 1965 UK EP The Zombies and alternate takes of "Sticks and Stones" and "It's Alright With Me," as well as demos of "I Know She Will" and "I'll Keep Trying." The demos of these last two tunes are notable in that they don't have the overdubs on the versions available on other albums.
The song "The Way I Feel Inside" is featured in director Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer of features, short films and commercials....
's film The Life Aquatic and is included in the film soundtrack. It plays after the helicopter crashes as a sort of funeral dirge
Dirge
A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. A lament. The English word "dirge" is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam , the first words of the first antiphon in the Matins of the Office...
. Additionally, the song She's Not There
She's Not There
"She's Not There" is the debut single by the British pop band The Zombies. It reached number twelve in the UK Singles Chart in August 1964, and became a top-ten hit in the United States...
appears in Renny Harlin's film The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
during Geena Davis
Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist...
's character's transformation from Samantha Caine to Charli Baltimore.
Track listing
Personnel
- Rod ArgentRod ArgentRod Argent is an English rock musician and a founding member of the 1960s English pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent....
- piano, organ, lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonica on "Work 'n' Play" and "I Got My Mojo Working" - Colin BlunstoneColin BlunstoneColin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project.-Biography:...
- lead vocals, backing vocals - Paul AtkinsonPaul Atkinson (guitarist)Paul Atkinson , born Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson, was a pop guitarist in the legendary pop/rock band The Zombies. Born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, and educated at St Albans School, he later became an artists and repertoire executive, discovering and signing such bands as ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr...
- guitar - Chris WhiteChris White (musician)Chris White was the bass guitarist and songwriter with the 60s British Invasion band The Zombies.Although born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, he was brought up in Markyate where his parents owned a village shop...
- bass, backing vocals - Hugh Grundy - drums
- Ken Jones - piano on "Work 'n' Play", tambourine on "I Remember When I Loved Her"