Octave (album)
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| Octave | ||
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| Studio album by The Moody Blues | ||
| Released | June 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 46:41 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Tony Clarke | |
| The Moody Blues chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Caught Live + 5 (1977) |
Octave (1978) |
Long Distance Voyager (1981) |
The Moody Blues reformed in 1978 after a six-year hiatus to record Octave, the groups' eighth album. However, the album was the last for the group with keyboardist Mike Pinder, who departed after the album's sessions, declining an offer to tour with the group. As a result, the Moody Blues replaced Pinder with former Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz in time for their 1979 tour.
Octave was considered a departure from previous Moody Blues albums, mainly because the group used synthesizers in place of a Mellotron or Chamberlain (Pinder's song "One Step Into the Light" referenced the Mellotron). Real strings were used on two songs (both by Ray Thomas), "Under Moonshine" and "I'm Your Man."
The album produced the hit single "Steppin' In a Slide Zone," which hit #39 in the United States.
[edit] Track listing
- "Steppin' In a Slide Zone" (John Lodge) – 5:28
- "Under Moonshine" (Ray Thomas) – 5:00
- "Had to Fall in Love" (Justin Hayward) – 3:38
- "I'll Be Level With You" (Graeme Edge) – 3:47
- "Driftwood" (Hayward) – 5:02
- "Top Rank Suite" (Hayward) – 3:40
- "I'm Your Man" (Thomas) – 4:20
- "Survival" (Lodge) – 4:09
- "One Step Into the Light" (Mike Pinder) – 4:28
- "The Day We Meet Again" (Hayward) – 6:18
| 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 |
| Compilations: This is The Moody Blues | Greatest Hits | Prelude | Time Traveller (Box Set) | An Introduction to The Moody Blues |
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