The Moody Blues
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Although they are best known today for their lush, lyrically and musically profound psychedelic-era albums, The Moody Blues was one of the better R&B-based combos in the British Invasion. They spawned several studio albums including their biggest hit, A Question of Balance.
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About
The Moody Blues were formed at Birmingham, England in 1964 by "Michael Pinder" on keyboards and vocals and "Ray Thomas" on harmonica and vocals with "Denny Laine" on guitar, "Graeme Edge" on drums, and "Clint Warwick" on bass. The group signed a management contract under London-based management company "Decca Records" which was formed by, "Alex Murray".
Their first single, "Steal Your Heart Away" was released in 1964, which became hit. Their biggest break came when they issued their second single, "Go Now" which chartered at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The group released their debut album, The Magnificent Moodies in 1965. In 1966, Clint left the band and replaced by "Rod Clarke". In the later part of that year, Denny and Rod left the band. They were immediately replaced by Michael's former band mate in El Riot, "John Lodge" and "Justin Hayward".
Their second album, Days of Future Passed was released in 1967. The album spawned two singles, "Nights in White Satin" and "Forever Afternoon". Their third album, In Search of The Lost Chord was released in 1968. In 1969, they released their next album, On The Threshold of A Dream. To The Children's Children was released in the later part of 1969.
Their hit album, A Question of Balance was released in 1970 and landed #3 in the American Charts and #1 the British Charts. Their next two albums, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour released in 1971 and Seventh Sojourn in 1972 chartered #1 in the UK Albums Chart and US Albums Chart.
The band re-issued their single, "Nights in White Satin" in 1972 and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 pm the UK Singles Chart. The single became the groups biggest U.S. hit which became a certified million seller.
The band took an extended break in 1973. John and Justin released a duo album, Blue Jays in 1975. Other members of the group have also released solo albums. They were reformed in 1978. They released their next album, Octave in 1978. In 1981, they released their album, Long Distance Voyager in 1981, which landed #1 on the Billboard Chart. It spawned two singles, "The Voice" and "Gemini Dream".
In 1983, they released their next album, The Present. It features the singles, "Blue World" reached #62 in the US Singles Chart and "Sitting At The Wheel". Their next album, The Other Side of Life was released in 1986 and issued the single, "Your Wildest Dreams" which chartered at #1 on the Billboard's Adult Contemporary Singles Chart for two weeks.
Their next album, Sure La Mer was released in 1988 and issued the single, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". In 1991, their next album, Keys of The Kingdom was issued and featured two singles, "Say It With Love" and "Bless The Wings". Their next album after eight years of absence in the recording industry, Strange Times was released under Universal. Their latest album, December was released in 2003.
Awards & Certifications
Chart Toppers
| Year | US Album Chart | UK Albums Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 | 1 | A Question of Balance |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | Seventh Sojourn |
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Moody Blues.
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
 July 26, 1965 Decca |
 December 14, 1967 Polydor |
 July 1968 Polydor |
 April 1969 Polydor |
 November 1969 Polydor |
 August 1970 Polydor |
 July 1971 Polydor |
 November 1972 |
 June 1978 Polydor |
 May 1981 Polydor |
 Deptember 1983 Polydor |
 May 1986 Polydor |
 June 6, 1988 Polydor |
 June 25, 1991 Polydor |
 August 17, 1999 Polydor |
 October 28, 2003 Universal |
Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Steal Your Heart Away | Decca |
| 1967 | Nights in White Satin | Decca |
| 1967 | Forever Afternoon | Decca |
| 1981 | The Voice | Polydor |
| 1981 | Gemini Dream | Polydor |
| 1986 | Your Wildest Dreams | Polydor |
| 1991 | Say it With Love | Polydor |
| 1991 | Bless The Wings | Polydor |
Compilations & Live Releases
 October 19, 1969 Decca |
 January 1, 1974 Polydor |
 Janauary 1, 1975 Deram |
 January 1, 1977 Decca |
 January 1, 1977 London |
 January 1, 1979 Deram |
 1986 Castle |
 1987 Polygram |
 1989 Polygram |
 September 27, 1994 Polygram |
 1996 Ps-Nems |
 1996 Ps-Nems |
 1997 Koch |
 January 28, 1997 Polydor |
 October 6, 1998 Polygram |
 December 27, 1999 Deram |
 March 7, 2000 Polygram |
 February 6, 2001 BR Music |
 June 4, 2002 Decca |
 January 14, 2003 Polydor |
 December 30, 2003 Universal International |
 March 1, 2005 Polydor |
 June 27, 2005 Universal |
 September 27, 2005 Polydor |
 October 4, 2004 Universal |
 August 29, 2006 Fuel |
 February 26, 2007 Universal |
 February 27, 2007 Umvd Import |
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Contemporaries
Influences
Trivia
- The name The Moody Blues developed from a planned sponsorship from the M&B Brewery and was also a subtle reference to the Duke Ellington song, "Mood Indigo".
