Classic Blue

~ Release by Justin Hayward with Mike Batt & the London Philharmonic Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Tracks of My Tears
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears (in 1989)
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
3:23
2MacArthur Park
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
MacArthur Park (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Canopy Music, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
7:16
3Blackbird
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Blackbird (in 1989)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP, not to get confused with Sir Paul McCartney’s company or the company that goes by the name MPL Communications), Northern Songs Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:32
4Vincent
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
translated version of:
Wim
4:53
5God Only Knows
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
God Only Knows (in 1989)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
3:34
6Bright Eyes
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Bright Eyes (in 1989)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
April Music, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967-2001), EMI Songs Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Watership Productions Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:54
7A Whiter Shade of Pale
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale (in 1989)
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
translated version of:
青い影
4:28
8Scarborough Fair
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Scarborough Fair (in 1989)
written in:
England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12)
version of:
The Elfin Knight (aka Scarborough Fair / Whittingham Fair / Rosemary Lane; title is easily confused with Child #4, check lyrics)
4:19
9Railway Hotel
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
3:23
10Man of the World
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Man of the World (in 1989)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd. and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
3:29
11Forever Autumn
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Forever Autumn (in 1989)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass
composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
5:15
12As Long as the Moon Can Shine
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
As Long as the Moon Can Shine (in 1989)
lyricist:
Mike Batt and Lewis Carroll (English writer)
composer:
Mike Batt
4:20
13Stairway to Heaven
assistant engineer:
Garth Cousins
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) (in 1989)
conductor:
Mike Batt (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trax Music Ltd.
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Stairway to Heaven (in 1989)
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases) and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
7:43

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Release

ASIN:US: B000B6ET9Q [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/71582 [info]
Wikidata:Q3679618 [info]