- Night Flight (album)
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Night Flight Studio album by Justin Hayward Released June 13, 1980 Recorded 1979 Genre Rock and roll Length 44:18 (album)
52:57 (UK reissue)Label Decca Records Producer Jeff Wayne Justin Hayward chronology Songwriter
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Night Flight was a studio album by Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, released on Decca Records in 1980. It was reissued on CD in September 1989.
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 track.
Contents
Original Track Listing
Side One
- "Night Flight" (Jeff Wayne/Paul Vigrass) - 5:24
- "Maybe It's Just Love" (Mike Silver) - 4:49
- "Crazy Lovers" (Justin Hayward) - 5:31
- "Penumbra Moon" (Billy Nicholls) - 4:12
- "Nearer to You" (Justin Hayward) - 3:42
Side Two
- "A Face in the Crowd" (Justin Hayward) - 4:01
- "Suitcase" (Justin Hayward) - 3:37
- "I'm Sorry" (Daryl Hall/John Oates, copyright 1972) - 3:11
- "It's Not On" (Jeff Wayne/Gary Osborne) - 4:10
- "Bedtime Stories" (Colin Still) - 5:45
2004 Expanded Edition Tracks (UK)
- "Bedtimes Stories (single version)" (Colin Still) - 4:09
- "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
- 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 one track (possibly "Crazy Lovers"; the liner note information is unclear)
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.
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Night Flight (album) at Allmusic
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