Greatest Hits (The Moody Blues album)
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Compilation album by The Moody Blues | ||||
Released | 21 November 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1967 – 1988 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 63:48 | |||
Label | Polydor Records | |||
Producer |
Tony Clarke Pip Williams Tony Visconti Anne Dudley / Justin Hayward & John Lodge | |||
The Moody Blues chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues, released in 1989. It was re-released as Legend of a Band in 1990. Both releases contained additional orchestration on "Isn't Life Strange" and "Question." [2] The arrangements and new productions were overseen by Anne Dudley.[3]
Original Track Listing
All songs written by Justin Hayward except where noted.
Side One
- "Your Wildest Dreams" – 4:51
- "The Voice" – 5:17
- "Gemini Dream" (Hayward, John Lodge) – 4:09
- "The Story in Your Eyes" – 3:06
- "Tuesday Afternoon" – 4:53
- "Isn't Life Strange (1988 version)" (Lodge) (orch. arr. by Anne Dudley) – 6:41
Side Two
- "Nights in White Satin" – 7:39
- "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" – 6:39
- "The Other Side of Life" – 6:52 (not on vinyl LP (Europe only); included on CD and Cassette format)
- "Ride My See-Saw" (Lodge) – 3:47
- "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (Lodge) – 4:20
- "Question (1988 version)" (Hayward) (orch. arr. by Anne Dudley) – 5:45
Additional personnel on 1988 versions
- London Symphony Orchestra on 6 and 12
- Alexander Barantschik: LSO leader
- Frank Ricotti: additional percussion on 12
Personnel are otherwise the same as on the original albums.
Chart positions
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1990 | Billboard 200 | 113 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits - The Moody Blues | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "The Moody Blues Discography". king-nerd.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ Greatest Hits / Legend of a Band liner notes, 1989, 1990