Classic Blue

Studio album by Justin Hayward

Released

October 4, 1989

Recorded

1988 - 1989
Abbey Road Studios, London

Genre

Symphonic rock

Length

58:29

Label

Trax Records, Castle Music

Producer

Mike Batt

Justin Hayward chronology

Alternative cover
Moving Mountains (1985)	Classic Blue (1989)	Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits (1996)
Reissue cover.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Classic Blue is the fourth solo studio album by The Moody Blues member Justin Hayward. Classic Blue was released in 1989 by Trax Records (later re-released on Castle Music Records in 1994), and features Mike Batt, who also produced the album, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The album includes cover versions of many hit songs, such as The Beatles' "Blackbird", and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." It also includes a re-recorded version of "Forever Autumn," a song from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, in which Hayward originally sang lead vocals.

Track listing

"The Tracks of My Tears" (William Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Warren Moore)– 3:23
"MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 7:16
"Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:31
"Vincent" (Don McLean) – 4:53
"God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) – 3:34
"Bright Eyes" (Mike Batt) – 3:53
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker) – 4:28
"Scarborough Fair" (Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 4:18
"Railway Hotel" (Mike Batt) – 3:23
"Man of the World" (Peter Green) – 3:29
"Forever Autumn" (Paul Vigrass, Gary Osborne, Jeff Wayne) – 5:15
"As Long As the Moon Can Shine" (Mike Batt) – 4:20
"Stairway to Heaven" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 7:42

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	UK Albums Chart	47

References

↑ Eder, Bruce. Classic Blue at AllMusic

The Moody Blues

Graeme Edge Justin Hayward John Lodge Ray Thomas Mike Pinder Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rodney Clark Patrick Moraz

Studio albums	The Magnificent Moodies Days of Future Passed In Search of the Lost Chord On the Threshold of a Dream To Our Children's Children's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Seventh Sojourn Octave Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life Sur la Mer Keys of the Kingdom Strange Times December

Live albums	Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You: Live Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Compilations	This Is The Moody Blues Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues

Singles	"Go Now" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "Watching and Waiting" "Question" "The Story in Your Eyes" "Isn't Life Strange" "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" "Driftwood" "Gemini Dream" "The Voice" "Talking Out of Turn" "Blue World" "Sitting at the Wheel" "Your Wildest Dreams" "The Other Side of Life" "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" "No More Lies" "Say It with Love" "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" "English Sunset"

Related articles	Band members Discography Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits Moody Bluegrass

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