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"Tuesday Afternoon" (sometimes referred to as "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)", or simply "Forever Afternoon") is a 1968 single by English symphonic rock band the Moody Blues, which was presented in its original album form on their 1967 album Days of Future Passed in two parts.

"Tuesday Afternoon"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album Days of Future Passed
B-side"Another Morning"
Released19 July 1968 (US)
Recorded22 October 1967
Genre
  • Baroque pop
  • psychedelic pop
  • progressive rock
  • space rock
  • psychedelic rock
  • pop rock
Length
  • 8:23 (Album version)
  • 2:16 (Single edit)
  • 4:08 (Compilation edit 1)
  • 4:52 (Compilation edit 2)
LabelDeram
Songwriter(s)Justin Hayward
Producer(s)Tony Clarke
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"Nights in White Satin"
(1967)
"Tuesday Afternoon"
(1968)
"Voices in the Sky"
(1968)

Background


The song was originally released on The Moody Blues 1967 album Days of Future Passed, a concept album chronicling a typical day. On the album, it was part one of "The Afternoon" track titled "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)". Justin Hayward said that he wrote the song on a Tuesday afternoon in Lypiatt Park, in western England near Stroud. Hayward's mother had taken him and his brother to the park while they were growing up, and he revisited the park during the production of Days of Future Passed to write the song.[1]

Justin Hayward wrote the song originally intending to name it "Tuesday Afternoon". At the insistence of producer Tony Clarke, it was named "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" for its release on Days of Future Passed. However, when it was released as a single a year later, its name was changed back to "Tuesday Afternoon". Some of the Moody Blues compilation and live albums list the song as "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" to reflect both titles.

"Tuesday Afternoon" was released as a single in 1968 and was the second single from Days of Future Passed (the first being "Nights in White Satin"). It was backed with another Days track, "Another Morning". Cash Box said that it is a "stunning teen-aimed ballad picks up rhythmic punch in a development."[2]

On Days of Future Passed, the London Festival Orchestra performs the final orchestral rendition of the chorus. This orchestral link between parts one and two of the song was recorded separately from the Moodys' portions. The link was arranged by Peter Knight, who arranged orchestral sections for the entire album. However, for the single release and subsequent releases on compilation albums, this orchestral finale was not included and the song simply faded out during Thomas's flute solo. The Moody Blues 1994 compilation album, Time Traveller, marked the first time the orchestral link was included on a compilation. Its release on 1998's Anthology also included the first-portion orchestral finale.


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Chart history


Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canada (RPM) Top Singles 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 24

Cover versions



References


  1. "2018 Justin Hayward Interview on The Ed Bernstein Show". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  2. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 1, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X





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