The Other Side of Life

The Other Side of Life
Studio album by The Moody Blues
Released	9 April 1986
Recorded	August 1985 – February 1986 at Good Earth Studios, Soho, London
Genre	Synthpop
Length	42:06
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Tony Visconti
The Moody Blues chronology
Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues (1984) The Other Side of Life (1986) Prelude (1987)
Singles from The Other Side of Life
"Your Wildest Dreams" Released: April 1986 "The Other Side of Life" Released: August 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(Average)[2]

The Other Side of Life is the twelfth album by The Moody Blues, released in 1986.

It is the third album of the Patrick Moraz era, and the first for flautist and vocalist Ray Thomas not to play a major role. The music on The Other Side of Life marked the beginning of dominant synthesizer, sequencer, and drum machine use by the band, to the point that the entire album could be classified as a "synthpop" record, a surprising stylistic change for a band that had pioneered symphonic rock.

The Other Side of Life contains the major hit, "Your Wildest Dreams", which, like "Nights in White Satin" before it, was a Top-10 hit in the United States. It also contains the song "Rock 'n' Roll Over You", which was featured in the ice-chopping scene in The Karate Kid, Part II.

Original track listing

Side One

1. "Your Wildest Dreams" (Justin Hayward) – 4:50
2. "Talkin' Talkin'" (Hayward, John Lodge) – 3:55
3. "Rock 'n' Roll Over You" (Lodge) – 4:50
4. "I Just Don't Care" (Hayward) – 3:25
5. "Running Out of Love" (Hayward‚ Lodge) – 4:25

Side Two

1. "The Other Side of Life" (Hayward) – 6:50
2. "The Spirit" (Graeme Edge, Patrick Moraz) – 4:14
3. "Slings and Arrows" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:29
4. "It May Be a Fire" (Lodge) – 4:56

Personnel

The Moody Blues

• Justin Hayward — guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum sequencing
• John Lodge — bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum sequencing
• Graeme Edge — drums, percussion, vocals
• Ray Thomas — vocals, percussion, harmonica
• Patrick Moraz — keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements

Production

• Produced and recorded by Tony Visconti
• Recorded and mixed at Good Earth Studios in London
• Assistant engineers — Gordon Futter, Sam Smith, Andy Liewellyn
• Additional programming & sampling — Barry Radman
• Art direction — Alwyn Clayden
• Design — Alwyn Clayden, Bruce Gill (Green Ink)
• Photography — Michael Hoppen
• Illustration — Karl Lloyd

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	Billboard 200	9[3]
	UK Albums Chart	24[4]

Singles

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Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"The Other Side of Life"	Billboard Hot 100	58
	"Your Wildest Dreams"		9
	"The Other Side of Life"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
	"Your Wildest Dreams"		2
	"The Other Side of Life"	Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	18
	"Your Wildest Dreams"		1

Certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
US	RIAA	Platinum[5]

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "The Other Side of Life review". Allmusic.
2. DeCurtis, Anthony (1986-07-17). "The Other Side of Life review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009.
3. "The Other Side of Life chart position in the US". Billboard.
4. "The Moody Blues chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
5. "RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program searchable database". RIAA.