Classic Blue


Classic Blue is the fourth solo studio album by The Moody Blues member Justin Hayward. Classic Blue was released in 1989 by Trax Records, 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

  1. "The Tracks of My Tears" – 3:23
  2. "MacArthur Park" – 7:16
  3. "Blackbird" – 2:31
  4. "Vincent" – 4:53
  5. "God Only Knows" – 3:34
  6. "Bright Eyes" – 3:53
  7. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" – 4:28
  8. "Scarborough Fair" – 4:18
  9. "Railway Hotel" – 3:23
  10. "Man of the World" – 3:29
  11. "Forever Autumn" – 5:15
  12. "As Long As the Moon Can Shine" – 4:20
  13. "Stairway to Heaven" – 7:42

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