A Question of Balance is the sixth album by The Moody Blues. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their well-known lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert.[3] Released in 1970, the album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and #3 in the United States.
In March 2006, the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with six extra tracks. In 2008, a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.
Track listing
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| 6. | "It's Up to You" | Hayward | Hayward | 3:11 |
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| 7. | "Minstrel's Song" | Lodge | Lodge | 4:27 |
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| 8. | "Dawning Is the Day" | Hayward | Hayward | 4:22 |
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| 9. | "Melancholy Man" | Pinder | Pinder | 5:49 |
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| 10. | "The Balance" | Edge, Thomas | Pinder (narration) | 3:33 |
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| Total length: | 38:41 |
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| 11. | "Mike's Number One" (previously unreleased) | Pinder | 3:36 |
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| 12. | "Question" (alternate version) | Hayward | 6:08 |
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| 13. | "Minstrel's Song" (original mix) | Lodge | 4:35 |
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| 14. | "It's Up to You" (original mix) | Hayward | 3:19 |
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| 15. | "Don't You Feel Small" (original mix) | Edge | 3:02 |
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| 16. | "Dawning Is the Day" (full original mix) | Hayward | 4:36 |
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Chart positions
Album
Singles
The "Question" single released in the United States and Canada was a 4:55 edit of the song, in a substantially different mix from the album version that eliminated many of the Mellotron overdubs featured in the latter.
Personnel
- Justin Hayward - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
- John Lodge - vocals, bass
- Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, tambourine
- Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, whispered vocal on "Don't You Feel Small"
- Mike Pinder - vocals, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, piano, harpsichord, maracas, acoustic guitar
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