music.wikisort.org - CompositionA Question of Balance is the sixth album by The Moody Blues. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their well-known lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert.[3] Released in 1970, the album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and #3 in the United States.
1970 studio album by The Moody Blues
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Released | 7 August 1970 |
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Recorded | January – June 1970 |
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Studio | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London |
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Genre | Progressive rock, folk rock |
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Length | 38:41 |
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Label | Threshold |
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Producer | Tony Clarke |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Rolling Stone | (unrated)[2] |
In March 2006, the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with six extra tracks. In 2008, a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.
“Melancholy Man” song was covered by Gökhan Abur, former Turkish pop singer and present weatherman, as “ Yalnız Adam” (“Lonely Man in Turkish”) in his 45 rpm Yalnız Adam/Palyaçodan Başka Neyim ? in 1972[4]
Track listing
Side twoTitle | Writer(s) | Lead vocals |
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6. | "It's Up to You" | Hayward | Hayward | 3:11 |
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7. | "Minstrel's Song" | Lodge | Lodge | 4:27 |
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8. | "Dawning Is the Day" | Hayward | Hayward | 4:22 |
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9. | "Melancholy Man" | Pinder | Pinder | 5:49 |
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10. | "The Balance" | Edge, Thomas | Pinder (narration) | 3:33 |
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Total length: | 38:41 |
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Personnel
- The Moody Blues
- Justin Hayward - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
- John Lodge - vocals, bass
- Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, tambourine
- Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, whispered vocal on "Don't You Feel Small"
- Mike Pinder - vocals, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, piano, harpsichord, maracas, acoustic guitar
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A Question of Balance es el sexto álbum de estudio por la banda británica The Moody Blues, publicado el 7 de agosto de 1970 a través de Threshold Records.[7] El álbum se convirtió en un éxito comercial, alcanzando el puesto #1 en el Reino Unido[8] y el #3 en los Estados Unidos.[9]
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