Hall of Fame (The Moody Blues album)

Hall of Fame

Live album by The Moody Blues

Released

8 August 2000

Recorded

1 May 2000
at the Royal Albert Hall
London, England

Genre

Rock, Prog rock

Length

73:36

Label

Ark 21 Records

The Moody Blues chronology

Strange Times
(1999)

Hall of Fame
(2000)

December
(2003)

Hall of Fame is a live album by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was recorded at a concert performed at the Royal Albert Hall, which included backing by a live orchestra. The album was released on 8 August 2000. It is the second Moody Blues live album to feature a live orchestra, with the first being A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. This is the last live release to feature Ray Thomas. A decade on, all but "Overture" and "Legend of a Mind" appeared on the budget release Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the World Festival Orchestra released by Sony Music Custom Marketing Group in North America.^[1] The concert is also available on DVD.

Track listing

All songs by Justin Hayward, except where noted.

"Overture" (Ray Thomas, Hayward) – 3:58 (features excerpts from "Legend of a Mind", "Tuesday Afternoon", and "Nights in White Satin")
"Tuesday Afternoon" – 4:30
"English Sunset" – 5:16
"Words You Say" (John Lodge) – 5:13
"The Story in Your Eyes" – 3:47
"I Know You're Out There Somewhere" – 5:25
"Haunted" – 4:14
"Your Wildest Dreams" – 4:54
"Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 5:50
"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (Lodge) – 6:26
"Nights in White Satin" - 6:59
"Legend of a Mind" (Ray Thomas) – 6:01
"Question" – 6:14
"Ride My See-Saw" (Lodge) – 5:07

Personnel

Additional personnel

Paul Bliss – keyboards
Bias Boshell – keyboards
Tracy Graham – backing vocals
Gordon Marshall – drums
Sue Shattock – backing vocals
The World Festival Orchestra.

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	185

References

↑ "Live At The Royal Albert Hall (With The World Festival Orchestra): The Moody Blues: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

The Moody Blues

Graeme Edge Justin Hayward John Lodge Ray Thomas Mike Pinder Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rodney Clark Patrick Moraz

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 albums	Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You: Live Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Compilations	This Is The Moody Blues Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues

Singles	"Go Now" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "Watching and Waiting" "Question" "The Story in Your Eyes" "Isn't Life Strange" "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" "Driftwood" "Gemini Dream" "The Voice" "Talking Out of Turn" "Blue World" "Sitting at the Wheel" "Your Wildest Dreams" "The Other Side of Life" "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" "No More Lies" "Say It with Love" "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" "English Sunset"

Related articles	Band members Discography Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits Moody Bluegrass tribute albums

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