Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (album)

Occupation

  • Justin Hayward: vocals, guitar, sitar
  • John Lodge: vocals, bass
  • Ray Thomas: vocals, flute, tambourine
  • Graeme Edge: vocals, drums
  • Mike Pinder: vocals, synthesizer, mellotron, harpsichord, organ

Technician:

  • Derek Varnals - sound engineer
  • David Baker - sound engineer ( assistant)
  • Harry Fisher - sound engineer (Editor)
  • Phil Travers - Cover Design

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is the title of the sixth album by the Moody Blues. It was published in 1971 and was the last album on which the Mellotron was used. For the following productions it should be replaced by Chamberlin ( an instrument that just works like the Mellotron, but sounds better delivered ).

The album

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is the only album that contains a song that was written by all five members of the band. In the opening titles Procession human history is recorded musical. In the beginning, only an electronic hum is audible, is explained desolation with the word. It follows creation, then you can hear the wind, rain and thunder effects. At the end of this part of Mike Pinder plays on the piano sounds EGBDF that are available for the album title ( Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ), it also helps musicians learn the notes of the treble clef. Then call all communication, and they show their style of early communication by imitating prehistoric sounds. It follows the development of music. It starts with a flute and sitar duet by Ray Thomas and Justin Hayward, followed by a flute and mellotron duet. The Mellotron played by Mike Pinder. Then there are in each case a short harpsichord and organ solo. Justin Hayward and John Lodge play concludes with guitar and electric bass, the end of the piece in the second song of the album, The Story in Your Eyes, over passes.

The song Emily 's Song was written by John Lodge for his newborn daughter. After You Came is the only published song in which one line after another sing Thomas, Pinder, Hayward and Lodge in the second part of the first and second verse, the lead vocal.

The recordings for the album took place until March 1971 in November 1970 and in January. In July, the album was finally released.

The album reached number 1 in the UK charts, spent three weeks at number two in the U.S. and had with The Story in Your Eyes a Top 40 single. This song, as occasionally One More Time to Live are, to this day for live-played repertoire.

In April 2007, the album for the SACD format was re-released with two bonus tracks. One of them was sung by Thomas The Dreamer. Was released in 2008 for the regular audio CD, the edition with the bonus tracks.

Original title list

Bonus tracks SACD version:

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References and Notes

  • Concept album
  • Album ( Progressive Rock )
Record label Threshold Records Genre UK Albums Chart Billboard 200
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