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"Time of the Season" is a song by the British rock band 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. ==Song information== 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 representative Al Kooper. One of the singles issued on Columbia's Date label was the non-commercial-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, initially coupled with its original UK B-side, "I'll Call You Mine", without success. After previous singles flopped, Date rereleased "Time Of The Season" backed with another UK flop single, "Friends Of Mine", and it made its breakthrough in early 1969, over a year after the band split up. It reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in March, topped the ''Cashbox'' chart, and reached number 1 in Canada. It did not chart in the band's native Britain, although in mid-1969 it peaked at number 2 on the South African hit parade. The song's characteristics include the voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the 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?) / Is he rich? (Is he rich like me?)" approximately 50 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 instrumental backings had been mixed out on the original 1968 stereo and mono versions to create a cappella vocal sections. Music critic Antonio Mendez called it one of the sublime songs on ''Odessey and Oracle''. Milwaukee's ''Third Coast Daily.com'' called the song "something of a counterculture anthem".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Zombies return to Milwaukee, this time at the Pabst )〕 In 2012, ''NME'' named the track the 35th-best song of the 1960s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=100 Best Songs of the 1960s - #35 The Zombies - Time Of The Season - NME.COM )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Time of the Season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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