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"The Story in Your Eyes" is a 1971 hit single by the English rock band the Moody Blues. Written by the band's guitarist Justin Hayward, it was first released as a single with "My Song" on the B-side, and then on the 1971 album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour shortly after.
The song's video garnered a Billboard Video of the Year award after being frequently featured on MTV. It was the first of three albums with producer Tony Visconti , best known for his extensive work with T. Rex and David Bowie , who together with synth programmer Barry Radman delivered a modern sound the Moodies had been seeking in order to ...
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is the seventh album by The Moody Blues, released in 1971.The album reached No. 1 on the British album chart, in addition to a three-week stay at No. 2 in the United States, and produced one top-40 single, "The Story in Your Eyes".
A music video was created for "No More Lies", directed by Danny Kleinman and produced by Jane Reardon. [9] Although he did not play on the song (or on any song on Sur la Mer ), Ray Thomas is seen "playing" tambourine on the music video, and is also shown on the picture sleeve of the single. [ 2 ]
"Melancholy Man" is a song written by Mike Pinder that was first released on the Moody Blues' 1970 album A Question of Balance. It was also released as a single in some countries, but not in the UK or US, although in the US it was later released as the b-side of "The Story in Your Eyes".
The song reached number 21 on the Billboard Top 40 in the USA. [2] It was later featured as the lead track on the 1970 album A Question of Balance. The single also features the song "Candle of Life" on its B-side, which was from the Moody Blues' previous album To Our Children's Children's Children.
[18] The song is sung by the band's four singers, though Edge made an attempt at singing the song during the sessions. "The Tortoise and the Hare", written by bassist John Lodge, takes direct inspiration from the fable by Aesop. He sees the song as a metaphor for the band: "It was really a sort of analogy, really, of the Moody Blues.
The basic tracks for the song were recorded in Pinder's garage, producing a raw sound. [8] The song remained in the Moody Blues' live concerts throughout their career. [8] Live performances of the song during the band's final years featured a live saxophone played by keyboardist Julie Ragins, along with Norda Mullen on flute. [10]