Long Distance Voyager
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| Studio album by The Moody Blues | ||
| Released | May 1981 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 46:29 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Pip Williams | |
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| The Moody Blues chronology | ||
| Octave (1978) |
Long Distance Voyager (1981) |
The Present (1983) |
Long Distance Voyager was a Moody Blues album released in 1981, and was their first with keyboardist Patrick Moraz in place of original keyboardist Mike Pinder.
After the completion of the 1978 album Octave, Pinder decided against touring with the Moody Blues to promote the album, so the group replaced him with former Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz. The band then waited three years before releasing a new album, the longest gap between Moody Blues albums since the group went on hiatus after the release of Seventh Sojourn in 1972.
Long Distance Voyager is only partially a concept album, as only half of the songs relate to a "travelling" referred to in the album's title. The final three tracks comprise a mini-suite that combines themes of carnival jesters and the chaos experienced backstage at a rock show.
Upon release in 1981, Long Distance Voyager became the Moody Blues' second U.S. number one album, and was also the source of the top-40 singles "The Voice" (#15) and "Gemini Dream" (#12).
[edit] Track listing
- "The Voice" (Justin Hayward) – 5:18
- "Talking Out of Turn" (John Lodge) – 7:18
- "Gemini Dream" (Hayward/Lodge) – 4:07
- "In My World" (Hayward) – 7:17
- "Meanwhile" (Hayward) – 4:08
- "22,000 Days" (Graeme Edge) – 5:27
- "Nervous" (Lodge) – 5:45
- "Painted Smile" (Ray Thomas) – 3:18
- "Reflective Smile" (Thomas) – 0:37
- "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" (Thomas) – 3:14
[edit] Personnel
- The Moody Blues - Main Performers
- Melvyn Abrahams - Mastering
- Justin Hayward - Vocals, Guitar
- John Lodge - Vocals, Bass Guitar
- Ray Thomas - Vocals, Flute, Harmonica
- Graeme Edge - Drums
- Patrick Moraz - Keyboards
- Cream - Design, Illustrations
- Pip Williams - Producer, String Arrangements
- Greg Jackman - Engineer, Mixing
- Norman Goodman - Engineer, Mixing
| The Moody Blues |
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| Justin Hayward | John Lodge | Graeme Edge Former members: Ray Thomas | Mike Pinder | Patrick Moraz | Denny Laine | Clint Warwick |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: The Magnificent Moodies | Days of Future Passed | In Search of the Lost Chord | On the Threshold of a Dream | To Our Children's Children's Children | A Question of Balance | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Seventh Sojourn | Octave | Long Distance Voyager | The Present | The Other Side of Life | Sur La Mer | Keys of the Kingdom | Strange Times | December |
| Live: Caught Live + 5 | A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra | Hall Of Fame: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Lovely To See You Again |
| Compilations: This is The Moody Blues | Greatest Hits | Prelude | Time Traveller (Box Set) | An Introduction to The Moody Blues |
