Long Distance Voyager
1981 studio album by The Moody Blues
Long Distance Voyager is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock band The Moody Blues and was released 15 May, 1981 through Threshold Records. It went to number 1 in Canada and the United States, number 7 in Australia and the United Kingdom and number 8 in New Zealand.
| Long Distance Voyager | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | 19 February 1980 – 14 April 1981 at Threshold Studios and RAK Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, synthpop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 46:32 | |||
| Label | Threshold | |||
| Producer | Pip Williams | |||
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| Singles from Long Distance Voyager | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Original track listing change
| Side One | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "The Voice" | Hayward | 5:21 | ||||||
| 2. | "Talking Out of Turn" | Lodge | 7:18 | ||||||
| 3. | "Gemini Dream" | Hayward, Lodge | 4:09 | ||||||
| 4. | "In My World" | Hayward | 7:22 | ||||||
| Side Two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Meanwhile" | Hayward | 4:08 | ||||||
| 2. | "22,000 Days" | Thomas, Hayward, Lodge | 5:25 | ||||||
| 3. | "Nervous" | Lodge | 5:45 | ||||||
| 4. | "Painted Smile" | Thomas | 3:18 | ||||||
| 5. | "Reflective Smile" | Dave Symonds | 0:36 | ||||||
| 6. | "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" | Thomas | 3:18 | ||||||
| 2008 remaster CD expanded edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 11. | "The Voice (Single edit)" | Hayward | 4:17 | ||||||
References change
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 11 May 2011. Type "Moody Blues" under Search to see results.
- ↑ Dave Connolly; Bruce Eder. "Long Distance Voyager – The Moody Blues | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (12 November 1981). "The Moody Blues: Long Distance Voyager : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
