- Lovely to See You
Infobox Song
Name = Lovely to See You
Artist =The Moody Blues
Album =On the Threshold of a Dream
Released =25 April 1969
B-side =
Recorded =29 January 1969
Length = 2:39
Label =Deram Records
Writer =Justin Hayward
Producer = Tony Clarke
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc =Extra tracklisting
Album =On the Threshold of a Dream
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
#"In the Beginning"
#"Lovely to See You "
#"Dear Diary"
#"Send Me No Wine "
#"To Share Our Love "
#"So Deep Within You ";Side two
#- "
Never Comes the Day "
#"Lazy Day"
#"Are You Sitting Comfortably?"
#"The Dream"
#"Have You Heard (Part 1)"
#"The Voyage"
#"Have You Heard (Part 2)""Lovely to See You" is a 1969 song by the
progressive rock bandThe Moody Blues . It was written by the band's guitaristJustin Hayward , and was recorded and released in 1969 on the Moody Blues Album "On the Threshold of a Dream ".As with the two previous Moody Blues' albums ("
Days of Future Passed " and "In Search of the Lost Chord "), "On the Threshold of a Dream " opens with a short spoken-word interlude that introduced the overall theme of the album. On "On the Threshold of a Dream", the opening poem is titled "In the Beginning", which written byGraeme Edge . "In the Beginning" includes many electronic sounds, and begins the album's overall theme of dreams (which is explained by comparing human dreams with the idea of technology). The end of "In the Beginning" then fades into the opening of "Lovely to See You".On most of the Moody Blues' compilation albums including "Lovely to See You," the very end of "In the Beginning" is still heard at the beginning of the song.
Despite not being released as a single, "Lovely to See You" can be considered the album's most popular song, and is often performed in concert. "Lovely to See You" even became more popular than the album's only single "
Never Comes the Day ", which itself was a commercial flop.The song's popularity also led the Moody Blues to name one of their live albums after it. "" was recorded at a performance at the
Greek Theater , and was released in 2005, with the song "Lovely to See You" as the lead track.Personnel
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Justin Hayward : electric guitar, vocals
* John Lodge: bass guitar, backing vocals
*Mike Pinder : mellotron, backing vocals
*Ray Thomas : tambourine, backing vocals
*Graeme Edge : drums, percussionExternal Links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RID5iucQxng "Lovely to See You" being performed at Red Rocks Amphitheater (YouTube)]
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