Artist: THE MOODY BLUES
Album: EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1971/ 2008
Media type: CD

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, the sixth album by the Moody Blues' psychedelic-era lineup, was released in 1971. The album was the last to feature the Mellotron, as it would be replaced by the Chamberlin (another device that uses recorded tape to generate sound) on the Moody Blues' next studio album, 1972's Seventh Sojourn.

This album featured the only track to be written by all five members of the band. The opening "Procession" was a piece that was intended to describe the history of music from the beginning of time up until the album's recording. The only three words heard in this track --"desolation," "creation," and "communication" -- were similarly used (along with many other "-ation" words) in "One More Time to Live."

The album reached #1 on the UK album charts, in addition to a three week stay at #2 in the U.S., and produced one top-40 single, "The Story In Your Eyes." The track "Emily's Song" was written by John Lodge for his newborn daughter.

The title is taken from the student mnemonic for the lines of the treble clef.

In April 2007 the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with the two extra tracks. In 2008 a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.

TRACKLIST:

1."Procession" (Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas) – 4:40
2."The Story in Your Eyes" (Hayward) – 2:57
3."Our Guessing Game" (Thomas) – 3:34
4."Emily's Song" (Lodge) – 3:41
5."After You Came" (Edge) – 4:37

6."One More Time to Live" (Lodge) – 5:41
7."Nice to Be Here" (Thomas) – 4:24
8."You Can Never Go Home" (Hayward) – 4:14
9."My Song" (Pinder) – 6:20

Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks (2008 remaster):

10."The Story in Your Eyes" (Original Version) (Hayward) – 3:33
11."The Dreamer" (Hayward, Thomas) – 3:42

LINE-UP:

Justin Hayward: vocals, guitar, sitar
John Lodge: vocals, bass
Ray Thomas: vocals, flute, tambourine
Graeme Edge: electric and acoustic drums
Mike Pinder: vocals, synthesizer, mellotron, harpsichord, organ