The Best of The Moody Blues
The Best of the Moody Blues | ||||
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Compilation album by The Moody Blues | ||||
Released | 23 September 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1964 – 1988 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 77:03 | |||
Label | Deram, Polydor | |||
Producer | Various | |||
The Moody Blues chronology | ||||
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Original 1996 cover | ||||
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The Best of The Moody Blues is a compilation album by the British progressive rock band The Moody Blues, released on 23 September 1996.
The album marked the first time the band's only UK No. 1 single, 1964's "Go Now", was included on an official Moody Blues compilation album.
The album was re-released in both the UK and US on 28 January 1997, only just over four months after its original release, with new artwork. In the UK this re-release also carried a slightly different title, The Very Best of The Moody Blues, though the original title was kept in the US.
Track listing
All tracks performed by The Moody Blues except track 10 performed by Justin Hayward and John Lodge (with backing by 10cc) and track 12 performed by Justin Hayward and Jeff Wayne
All songs written by Justin Hayward except track 1 by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett, tracks 4, 8, 9 and 11 by John Lodge, track 12 by Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne and track 14 by Justin Hayward and John Lodge
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Go Now" | The Magnificent Moodies (1965, single released 1964) | 3:11 |
2. | "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" | Days of Future Passed (1967) | 4:09 |
3. | "Nights in White Satin (single mix)" | Days of Future Passed (1967) | 4:25 |
4. | "Ride My See-Saw" | In Search of the Lost Chord (1968) | 3:42 |
5. | "Voices in the Sky" | In Search of the Lost Chord (1968) | 3:29 |
6. | "Question (single mix)" | A Question of Balance (1970) | 5:44 |
7. | "The Story in Your Eyes" | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) | 3:05 |
8. | "Isn't Life Strange" | Seventh Sojourn (1972) | 6:05 |
9. | "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" | Seventh Sojourn (1972) | 4:16 |
10. | "Blue Guitar" | Non-album single (1975, added to the 1987 CD release of Blue Jays) | 3:37 |
11. | "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" | Octave (1978) | 5:28 |
12. | "Forever Autumn (edited)" | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978) | 4:31 |
13. | "The Voice" | Long Distance Voyager (1981) | 5:14 |
14. | "Gemini Dream" | Long Distance Voyager (1981) | 4:05 |
15. | "Blue World" | The Present (1983) | 5:11 |
16. | "Your Wildest Dreams" | The Other Side of Life (1986) | 4:50 |
17. | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" | Sur la Mer (1988) | 6:37 |
Charts
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 13 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "The Moody Blues | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – The Moody Blues – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
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- Graeme Edge
- Mike Pinder
- Ray Thomas
- Justin Hayward
- John Lodge
- Denny Laine
- Clint Warwick
- Rod Clark
- Patrick Moraz
- 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
- 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
- Days of Future Passed Live
- 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
- "Go Now"
- "I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
- "Life's Not Life"
- "Nights in White Satin"
- "Tuesday Afternoon"
- "Voices in the Sky"
- "Ride My See-Saw"
- "Never Comes the Day"
- "Watching and Waiting"
- "Question"
- "Melancholy Man"
- "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"
- "Running Water
- "Your Wildest Dreams"
- "The Other Side of Life"
- "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
- "Here Comes the Weekend"
- "No More Lies"
- "Say It with Love"
- "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)"
- "English Sunset"