The Sunset (The Moody Blues song)

Infobox Song
Name = The Sunset


Artist = The Moody Blues
Album = Days of Future Passed
Released = 10 November 1967
track_no = 6
Recorded = October 1967
Genre = Symphonic rock
Length = 3:35
Writer = Mike Pinder
Label = Deram Records
Producer = Tony Clarke
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Days of Future Passed
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
#"The Day Begins"
#Dawn: "Dawn is a Feeling"
#The Morning: "Another Morning"
#Lunch Break: "Peak Hour";Side two
#

The Afternoon: "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" / "(Evening) Time to Get Away"
#Evening: "The Sunset" / "Twilight Time"
#The Night: "Nights in White Satin"

"The Sunset" is a song from The Moody Blues 1967 album "Days of Future Passed". It is the second of three songs on the album representing the evening, along with "(Evening) Time to Get Away" (which is actually on "The Afternoon" track), and "Twilight Time." Written by keyboardist Mike Pinder, "The Sunset" is a very low-key song describing the scene in the sky as the sun sets. At the end of the song, an orchestral transition is used to segue the song into "Twilight Time." This orchestral transition also includes a brief orchestral excerpt from "Forever Afternoon" (which is better known as "Tuesday Afternoon"). "The Sunset" is one of two songs written by Mike Pinder for "Days of Future Passed", with the other being "Dawn is a Feeling."

The original LP featured piano underneath the mellotron part of the song. In 1978, the entire album was remixed due to deterioration of the original master tapes, and the piano backing was removed.

Personnel

* Justin Hayward: piano (on original mix only)
* John Lodge: bass guitar
* Mike Pinder: mellotron, vocals
* Ray Thomas: flute
* Graeme Edge: drums, percussion
* Peter Knight and the London Festival Orchestra: orchestral arrangements