The Best of The Moody Blues

The Best of the Moody Blues
The Best of the Moody Blues
Compilation album by The Moody Blues
Released	28 January 1997
Recorded	1964 – 1988
Genre	Rock
Length	77:03
Label	Polydor
Producer	Various
The Moody Blues chronology

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The Best of The Moody Blues is a 1996 album by English progressive rock band The Moody Blues and went to number 13 in the United Kingdom. It is the first compilation album to feature Go Now featuring original lead singer Denny Laine who was replaced by Justin Hayward shortly after.

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Hayward except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Go Now"	Larry Banks, Milton Bennett	The Magnificent Moodies, 1965	3:11
2.	"Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)"		Days of Future Passed, 1967	4:09
3.	"Nights in White Satin" (Single version)		Days of Future Passed	4:25
4.	"Ride My See-Saw"	John Lodge	In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968	3:42
5.	"Voices in the Sky"		In Search of the Lost Chord	3:29
6.	"Question"		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"	Lodge	Seventh Sojourn, 1972	6:05
9.	"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"	Lodge	Seventh Sojourn	4:16
10.	"Blue Guitar" (by Justin Hayward & John Lodge with 10cc (though Lodge did not perform on the track))		Non-album single, 1975; later included on the 1987 CD release of Blue Jays, 1975	3:37
11.	"Steppin' in a Slide Zone"	Lodge	Octave, 1978	5:28
12.	"Forever Autumn" (Edited version; by Justin Hayward & Richard Burton)	Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass, Gary Osborne	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"	Hayward, Lodge	Long Distance Voyager	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

References

↑ Eder, Bruce. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[AM1-1] Eder, Bruce. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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The Moody Blues
Graeme Edge Mike Pinder Ray Thomas Justin Hayward John Lodge Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rod Clark Patrick Moraz
Studio albums	Go Now: The Moody Blues 1 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
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" "Life's Not Life" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "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" "English Sunset"
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