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Night Flight (Justin Hayward album)

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Released
  
June 13, 1980

Artist
  
Justin Hayward

Producer
  
Jeff Wayne

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Recorded
  
1979

Release date
  
13 June 1980

Label
  
Decca Records

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Length
  
44:18 (album)52:57 (UK reissue)

Night Flight(1980)
  
Moving Mountains(1985)

Similar
  
Justin Hayward albums, Rock music albums

Night Flight is a studio album by Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, released on Decca Records in 1980. It was reissued on CD in September 1989.

Contents

The album came about as a result of Hayward's involvement in Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of War of the Worlds. Wayne produced and arranged the album, which proved to be one of the lengthiest recording experiences of Hayward's career. The music was mostly pop and dance oriented, and most of the tracks were romantic love songs. It was not a favourite with Moody Blues fans, and was not a commercial success.

The title track was the last to be recorded for the album.

In April 2004, the album was remastered and released on CD with two extra tracks.

Side One

  1. "Night Flight" (Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass) - 5:24
  2. "Maybe It's Just Love" (Mike Silver) - 4:49
  3. "Crazy Lovers" (Justin Hayward) - 5:31
  4. "Penumbra Moon" (Billy Nicholls) - 4:12
  5. "Nearer to You" (Justin Hayward) - 3:42

Side Two

  1. "A Face in the Crowd" (Justin Hayward) - 4:01
  2. "Suitcase" (Justin Hayward) - 3:37
  3. "I'm Sorry" (Daryl Hall, John Oates, copyright 1972) - 3:11
  4. "It's Not On" (Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne) - 4:10
  5. "Bedtime Stories" (Colin Still) - 5:45

2004 Expanded Edition Tracks (UK)

  1. "Bedtimes Stories (single version)" (Colin Still) - 4:09
  2. "Forever Autumn (Live)" (Wayne, Virgrass, Osborne) - 4:26

Personnel

  • Justin Hayward: vocals and guitars; bass and drums on "Suitcase"
  • Jeff Wayne: production, arrangements, conducting; piano on "Night Flight"
  • Jo Partridge: guitars
  • Ken Freeman: keyboards
  • Herbie Flowers: bass
  • Barry de Souza: drums
  • Stuart Elliott: drums
  • Roy Jones: percussion
  • Tony Carr: percussion
  • Doreen Chanter: female vocals on "Bedtime Stories" and "Nearer To You"
  • Irene Chanter: female vocals on "Bedtime Stories" and "Nearer To You"
  • Dave Holland: drums on "Crazy Lovers"

    • Brass arrangements by Jeff Wayne and Steve Gray. Engineered by Geoff Young with technical assistance from Graham Meek. Assistant engineers: Paul Taylor, Craig Thompson and Norman Goodman.

    Songs

    1Night Flight5:24
    2Maybe It's Just Love4:49
    3Crazy Lovers5:32

    References

    Night Flight (Justin Hayward album) Wikipedia
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