From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Present
The Present
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The Present signed to capitalise on the legacy of the more successful
Long Distance Voyager, with Justin Hayward’s songs at the
beginning and Ray Thomas’ as finales.
The Present also became, in 1983, the first compact
disc manufactured worldwide. In November 2008, the al-
bum was remastered and released on CD with two extra
tracks.
The cover is a pastiche of Maxfield Parrish’s famous
painting Daybreak, with some subtle details: The crossed
arms of the standing child is said to symbolise the roman
numeral X, this being the Moody Blues’ tenth album
(with Lodge and Hayward).
Track listing
Studio album by The Moody Blues
Side One
Released 28 August 1983 (UK)
2 September 1983 (US) 1. "Blue World" (Justin Hayward) - 5:20
2. "Meet Me Halfway" (Hayward, John Lodge) - 4:08
Recorded 8 March - 10 December 1982 3. "Sitting at the Wheel" (Lodge) - 5:40
Strawberry Studios South
4. "Going Nowhere" (Graeme Edge) - 5:33
Genre Rock
Length 41:47
Side Two
1. "Hole in the World" (Lodge) - 1:54
Label Threshold Records 2. "Under My Feet" (Lodge) - 4:51
Producer Pip Williams 3. "It’s Cold Outside of Your Heart" (Hayward) - 4:27
4. "Running Water" (Hayward) - 3:23
The Moody Blues chronology
5. "I Am" (Ray Thomas) - 1:40
Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life 6. "Sorry" (Thomas) - 5:02
(1981) (1983) (1986)
2008 Remastered CD Expanded Edition
Singles from The Present 1. Blue World (Single Edit) - 3:15
2. Sitting at the Wheel (Steve Greenberg Remix) - 3:49
1. "Blue World"
Released: August 1983
2. "Sitting at the Wheel"
Released: November 1983
Personnel
3. "Running Water" • Justin Hayward - vocals, guitar
Released: March 1984 • John Lodge - vocals, bass guitar
• Ray Thomas - vocals, harmonica, flute
The Present is the eleventh album by The Moody Blues. • Graeme Edge - drums
It is the second album of the Patrick Moraz era. It had • Patrick Moraz - keyboards
three minor hit singles, "Blue World" (#62) , "Sitting at • Pip Williams - sequencing
the Wheel" (#27) and "Running Water". The album itself
features strong compositions, but with a track order de-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Present
Chart positions 1983 "Sitting at the
Wheel"
Pop Singles 27
Album - Billboard (North America)
1983 "Sitting at the Billboard Hot 92
Year Chart Position Wheel" 100
1983 Pop Albums 26
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
References
[1] Connolly, Dave. The Present at Allmusic
1983 "Blue World" Mainstream 32
Rock
1983 "Blue World" Pop Singles 62 External links
1983 "Blue World" Billboard Hot 62 • "Blue World" Official Music Video (YouTube)
100 • "Sitting at the Wheel" Official Music Video
(YouTube)
1983 "Sitting at the Mainstream 3
Wheel" Rock
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• 1983 albums
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