A Question of Balance
A Question of Balance is the sixth album by The Moody Blues, released in 1970. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their well-known lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert. Released in 1970, the album reached #1 in the United Kingdom and #3 in the United States.
In March 2006 the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with six extra tracks. In 2008 a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.
Original track listing
Side One
- "Question" (Justin Hayward) – 5:40 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "How Is It (We Are Here)" (Mike Pinder) – 2:48 (lead singer: Mike Pinder)
- "And the Tide Rushes In" (Ray Thomas) – 2:57 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)
- "Don't You Feel Small" (Graeme Edge) – 2:40 (lead singers: Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas; whisper by Graeme Edge)
- "Tortoise and the Hare" (John Lodge) – 3:23 (lead singer: John Lodge)
Side Two
- "It's Up to You" (Hayward) – 3:11 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "Minstrel's Song" (Lodge) – 4:27 (lead singer: John Lodge)
- "Dawning Is the Day" (Hayward) – 4:22 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)
- "Melancholy Man" (Pinder) – 5:49 (lead singer: Mike Pinder)
- "The Balance" (Edge, Thomas) – 3:33 (narrator: Mike Pinder)
2006 SACD Expanded Edition Tracks (also 2008 remaster)
Bonus tracks on the SACD version:
- "Mike's Number One (Previously unreleased)" (Pinder) – 3:36
- "Question (Alternate version)" (Hayward) – 6:08
- "Minstrel's Song (Original mix)" (Lodge) – 4:35
- "It's Up to You (Original mix)" (Hayward) – 3:19
- "Don't You Feel Small (Original mix)" (Edge) – 3:02
- "Dawning is the Day (Full original mix)" (Hayward) – 4:36
Chart positions
Album
Singles
The "Question" single released in North America was a 4:55 edit of the song, in a substantially different mix from the album version that eliminated many of the Mellotron overdubs featured in the latter.
Personnel
- Justin Hayward - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
- John Lodge - vocals, bass
- Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, tambourine
- Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, whispered vocal on "Don't You Feel Small"
- Mike Pinder - vocals, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, piano, maracas, acoustic guitar
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