The Best of The Moody Blues
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The Best of the Moody Blues | ||||
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Released | 23 September 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1964 – 1988 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 77:03 | |||
Label | Deram, Polydor | |||
Producer | Various | |||
The Moody Blues chronology | ||||
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Original cover (changed shortly after release) | ||||
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The Best of The Moody Blues is a compilation album by the British progressive rock band The Moody Blues, released on 23 September 1996.
The album marked the first time the band's only UK No. 1 single, 1964's "Go Now", was included on an official Moody Blues compilation album.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks performed by The Moody Blues except track 10 performed by Justin Hayward and John Lodge (with backing by 10cc) and track 12 performed by Justin Hayward and Jeff Wayne
All songs written by Justin Hayward except track 1 by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett, tracks 4, 8, 9 and 11 by John Lodge, track 12 by Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne and track 14 by Justin Hayward and John Lodge
Charts
[edit]Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 13 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Eder, Bruce. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "The Moody Blues | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – The Moody Blues – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.