THE ZOMBIES AND BRIAN WILSON - The Chris White Experience

**ON TOUR IN AMERICA WITH THE ZOMBIES AND BRIAN WILSON: Something Great from '68**

** ANOTHER STUNNING COLLECTION OF NEW RECORDINGS FROM HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE ** 

In March of this year (2019) The Zombies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a British invasion alongside Radiohead and The Cure. On stage with Rod Argent, Hugh Grundy and Colin Blunstone was Chris White; the man who co-produced and wrote more than half of the seminal Odessey & Oracle album, who composed (the now standard) This Will Be Our Year and who penned and co-produced the worldwide hit Hold Your Head Up for Argent. His acceptance speech from the night, widely quoted in Rolling Stone, beautifully summarised the golden age of recording: “Music and songs are the bookmarks in all our lives, it’s the language that binds us all together”. The Chris White Experience is an incredible collection of unreleased recordings from the last 50 years.

After The Zombies, Chris White co-produced albums for both Colin Blunstone (incl. Say You Don’t Mind) and Argent (incl. God Gave Rock And Roll To You). The popularity of his songwriting has been celebrated by diverse artists (Beck, Paul Weller, Tom Petty, The Foo Fighters) recorded in a number of languages, and reached number one worldwide (Japan, Europe, and America). Yet much of his work from 1976 onwards has remained elusive. This collection of demos, co-writes, and unreleased gems is the second in a planned series detailing his work as a songwriter between 1976-2019.

Most of these songs have never been heard, genuinely unreleased until now, which is exciting considering the calibre of talent involved. With collaborations and contributions featuring Tim Renwick (Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Elton John) Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) Kevin Finn and Eve Graham (New Seekers) Jim Rodford (The Kinks, Argent) Stuart Elliott (Cockney Rebel, Kate Bush) and many more. Following on from the acclaimed Volume One, it is a brilliant and vital document in the history of British music and analogue recording.

The Chris White Experience - Volume Two features 13 tracks to showcase more of his considerable songwriting catalogue, with so much beyond to discover. 

Find out more at: thechriswhiteexperience.com 

"Music and songs are the bookmarks in all our lives. It’s the language that binds us all together." - Chris White, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech - March 29th, 2019.

Christopher Taylor White (born 7 March 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.

White's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the bass guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of the English rock band The Zombies. White is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music, and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

He became one of the band's two main songwriters, alongside Rod Argent, penning hits ('I Love You' for People) and a song now considered a standard ('This Will Be Our Year') during their initial existence. He also wrote seven of the twelve songs on the band's album and generally acknowledged masterpiece, Odessey and Oracle. White also contributed lead vocals to "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" and a verse of "Brief Candles".

Following the demise of the Zombies, White contributed songwriting and production work to Colin Blunstone's solo career and Rod Argent's new band, Argent. With Argent he wrote their 1972 hit "Hold Your Head Up".

After Argent split in 1976, there is little record of Chris White's achievements. Here are some of those unheard recording.