Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (album)
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| Studio album by The Moody Blues | ||||
| Released | 23 July 1971 | |||
| Recorded | November 1970 and January - March 1971 Wessex Studios, London |
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| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:05 (album) | |||
| Label | Threshold Records | |||
| Producer | Tony Clarke | |||
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is the seventh album by the Moody Blues, released in 1971. The album was the last to feature only the Mellotron, as it would be assisted by the Chamberlin (another device that uses recorded tape to generate sound) on the Moody Blues' next studio album, 1972's Seventh Sojourn.
This album featured the only track to be written by all five members of the band. The opening "Procession" was a piece that was intended to describe the history of music from the beginning of time up until the album's recording. The only three words heard in this track --"desolation," "creation," and "communication" -- were similarly used (along with many other "-ation" words) in "One More Time to Live."
The album reached #1 on the British album charts, in addition to a three week stay at #2 in the United States, and produced one top-40 single, "The Story in Your Eyes." The track "Emily's Song" was written by John Lodge for his newborn daughter.
The title is taken from the student mnemonic for the lines of the treble clef: E-G-B-D-F. These notes are heard played on piano during "Procession."
In April 2007 the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with the two extra tracks.
In 2008 a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.
Contents |
[edit] Original Track Listing
[edit] Side One
- "Procession" (Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas) – 4:40
- "The Story in Your Eyes" (Hayward) – 2:57
- "Our Guessing Game" (Thomas) – 3:34
- "Emily's Song" (Lodge) – 3:41
- "After You Came" (Edge) – 4:37
[edit] Side Two
- "One More Time to Live" (Lodge) – 5:41
- "Nice to Be Here" (Thomas) – 4:24
- "You Can Never Go Home" (Hayward) – 4:14
- "My Song" (Pinder) – 6:20
[edit] 2007 SACD Expanded Edition Tracks (also 2008 remaster)
Bonus tracks SACD version:
- "The Story in Your Eyes" (Original Version) (Hayward) – 3:33
- "The Dreamer" (Hayward, Thomas) – 3:42
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | UK Albums Chart | 1[2] |
| 1971 | Billboard 200 | 2[citation needed] |
| Preceded by Hot Hits 6 by Various artists |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 14 August 1971 – 21 August 1971 |
Succeeded by Top of the Pops, Volume 18 by Various artists |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | "The Story in Your Eyes" | Billboard Hot 100 | 23[citation needed] |
[edit] Personnel
- Justin Hayward – vocals, guitar, sitar
- John Lodge – vocals, bass
- Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, tambourine
- Graeme Edge – electric and acoustic drums
- Mike Pinder – vocals, mellotron, harpsichord, Hammond organ, synthesizer
[edit] Additional personnel
- Derek Varnals – recording engineer
- David Baker – assistant engineer
- Harry Fisher – cutting engineer
- Phil Travers – sleeve artist
[edit] References
- ^ "allmusic ((( Every Good Boy Deserves Favour > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r13373. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour". www.chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=2872. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
