The Best of The Moody Blues
The Best of The Moody Blues is a compilation album by the British progressive rock band The Moody Blues, released on 23 September 1996.
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| Released | 23 September 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 – 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 77:03 | |||
| Label | Deram, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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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 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ 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.