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Natural Avenue

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Released
  
January 28, 1977

Artist
  
John Lodge

Producer
  
Tony Clarke

Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
1976

Release date
  
28 January 1977

Label
  
Esoteric Recordings

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Length
  
45:26 (album) 49:28 (Original CD) 53:45 (Reissue CD)

Natural Avenue (1977)
  
10,000 Light Years Ago (2015)

Similar
  
John Lodge albums, Rock music albums

Natural Avenue is an album by John Lodge of The Moody Blues. It received a favourable review from Robert Hillburn in the Los Angeles Times.

Contents

It was later re-released on CD in 1987 with one bonus track, "Street Café" (originally released as a single in 1980).

It was released again on Threshold in May 1996 with the additional bonus track "Threw It All Away (the B-side of the "Street Café" single)

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Side 1

  1. "Intro to Children of Rock 'n Roll" (John Lodge) – 1:04
  2. "Natural Avenue" (John Lodge) – 3:56
  3. "Summer Breeze" (John Lodge) – 5:22
  4. "Carry Me" (John Lodge) – 5:42
  5. "Who Could Change" (John Lodge) – 6:04

Side 2

  1. "Broken Dreams, Hard Road" (John Lodge) – 4:33
  2. "Piece Of My Heart" (John Lodge) – 3:56
  3. "Rainbow" (John Lodge) – 3:53
  4. "Say You Love Me" (John Lodge) – 6:25
  5. "Children Of Rock 'n Roll" (John Lodge) – 4:31

1987 CD Bonus Track

  1. "Street Café" (John Lodge) – 4:02

1996/2014 Reissue CD Bonus Tracks

  1. "Street Café" (John Lodge) – 4:02
  2. "Threw It All Away" (John Lodge) – 4:17

"Street Café" produced by Tony Clarke
"Threw It All Away" produced by Pip Williams & Tony Clarke

Personnel

  • John Lodge – 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars (1–7, 9, 10), bass (2–10), harmonica (2), vocals
  • Steve Simpson – Spanish guitar (1, 9), 6-string acoustic guitars (1, 3–6, 10), electric guitar (2, 6), vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums & percussion (2–10)
  • Mick Weaver – piano & organ (2–6, 8–10), electric piano (7), celeste (7)
  • Mel Collins – soprano saxophone (2)
  • Martin Dobson – alto saxophone (2)
  • Jimmy Jewel – saxophone (3, 6)
  • Brian Rogers Orchestra – (3–10)
  • Chris Spedding – electric guitar (5, 7–10)
  • Dennis Lopez – percussion (5)
  • Gary Osborne – vocals
  • John Richardson – vocals
  • Allan Williams – vocals
  • Billy Lowrie – vocals

    • Songs

    1Intro to Children of Rock 'n' Roll1:06
    2Natural Avenue3:56
    3Summer Breeze5:21

    References

    Natural Avenue Wikipedia
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