The Best of The Moody Blues

The Best of the Moody Blues
Compilation album by
The Moody Blues
Released28 January 1997
Recorded1964 – 1988
GenreRock
Length77:03
LabelPolydor
ProducerVarious
The Moody Blues chronology
Time Traveller
(1994) 		The Best of the Moody Blues
(1997) 		Anthology
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars [1]

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. TitleOriginal album Length
1. "Go Now"  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"  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"  Seventh Sojourn, 1972 6:05
9. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"  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"  Octave, 1978 5:28
12. "Forever Autumn" (Edited version; by Justin Hayward & Richard Burton)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 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

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