The Magnificent Moodies
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| Studio album by The Moody Blues | ||
| Released | July 26, 1965 | |
| Recorded | November 1964- March 1965 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 34:03 | |
| Label | Decca | |
| Producer(s) | Denny Cordell & Alex Murray | |
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| The Moody Blues chronology | ||
| The Magnificent Moodies (1965) |
Days of Future Passed (1967) |
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| The Moody Blues #1: Go Now! | ||
The Magnificent Moodies was an album released in the UK, and the U.S. with another title, in 1966 which featured the Moody Blues' pre-psychedelic era lineup of guitarist Denny Laine, bassist Clint Warwick, keyboardist Mike Pinder, flute player/percussionist Ray Thomas, and drummer Graeme Edge. Laine and Warwick left the group in 1966, and were replaced by guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge. The Magnificent Moodies is a collection of R&B based songs, including the hit cover of "Go Now". In 2006, it was released as CD with 7 new bonus tracks.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK Track listing (The Magnificent Moodies)
- "I´ll go crazy" (Brown) – 2:08
- "Something you got" (Kenner) – 2:47
- "Go Now" (Banks & Bennett) – 3:07
- "Can´t nobody love you" (Mitchell) – 3:57
- "I don´t mind" (Brown) – 3:22
- "I´ve got a dream" (Berry & Greenwich) – 2:48
- "Let me go" (Laine & Pinder) – 3:09
- "Stop" (Laine & Pinder) – 2:01
- "Thank you baby" (Laine & Pinder) – 2:24
- "It ain´t necessarily so" (Gershwin, Gershwin & Hayward) – 3:15
- "True story" (Laine & Pinder) – 1:41
- "Bye Bye Bird" (Williamson & Dixon) – 2:45
[edit] U.S. Track listing (Go Now!)
- "I Go Crazy" (Brown) – 2:08
- "And My Baby's Gone" (Laine/Pinder) – 2:15
- "Go Now" (Banks/Bennett) – 3:10
- "It's Easy Child" (Bennett/Sandler) – 3:10
- "Can't Nobody Love You" (Mitchell) – 4:00
- "I Had a Dream" (Greenwich/Mann) – 2:50
- "Let Me Go" (Laine/Pinder) – 3:08
- "I Don't Want to Go on Without You" (Berns/Wexler) – 2:45
- "True Story" (Laine/Pinder) – 1:40
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Gershwin/Gershwin) – 2:47
- "Bye Bye Bird" (Dixon/Williamson) – 2:50
- "From the Bottom of My Heart" (I Love You) (Laine/Pinder) – 3:20
[edit] Personnel
- Denny Laine: Guitars, piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals.
- Ray Thomas: Percussion, keyboards, flutes, vocals.
- Mike Pinder: Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Metrollon, vocals.
- Clint Warwick: Bass guitar, vocals.
- Graeme Edge: Drums , percussion.
Supporting musicians
- Elaine Caswell: Percussion.
| 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 |
