1971's One Year was Blunstone's first solo album after the Zombies parted ways. Some of the Zombies relationships remained intact, with White/Argent writing several songs, and Argent as the backing band on two. The biggest change is that while the orchestral sounds on Odessey and Oracle were played on a Mellotron, there are live string and horn (and harp) players on One Year, and these arrangements are really the focus. Blunstone's voice still sounds great, with even more clarity and brightness preserved by newer technology. He's also written nearly half of the album, including the classic "Caroline Goodbye". The packaging has nice textured paper glued on to cardboard for the cover, and the front and back photos are both great.
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