ON THIS DATE (47 YEARS AGO) November 21, 1967 - The Zombies: Care Of Cell 44 b/w Maybe After Hes Gone (Columbia 4-44363) 45 single is released in the US. Care of Cell 44 is a single by The Zombies, from their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It was featured on Pitchfork Medias 200 Best Songs of the 1960s list. Care of Cell 44 tells the story of a person writing to their partner in prison, as they await their release from prison. Rod Argent, the Zombies main songwriter said It just appealed to me. That twist on a common scenario, I just cant wait for you to come home to me again. Given the subject matter, the music accompanying this is very upbeat and jaunty, and has been described as the sunniest song ever written about the impending release of a prison inmate. Arts journalist Matt Kivel described the music as a sprightly piano jingle. At its time of release as the lead single for Odessey and Oracle in 1967, the track was not a success. Colin Blunstone, the groups vocalist said, I thought that Care of Cell 44 was incredibly commercial. I was really disappointed when it wasnt a hit. However, subsequent critical reappraisal of the album, following both the success of Time of the Season the following year and the albums later cult following has led to the track becoming much more popular, resulting in several cover versions from modern artists. Allmusic critic Matthew Greenwald calls it a breezy, infectious pop melody with choral harmony breaks, and particularly praises Chris Whites melodic bass playing. He also remarks that the song shows its Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney influences but remains original. Matt Kivel claims that in three minutes and fifty three seconds The Zombies have slyly redefined the lyrical conventions of a modern pop song. Music critic Antonio Mendez called it one of the sublime songs on Odessey and Oracle. The Zombies
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