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Justin Hayward - Night Flight Audio CD

A fair review of the Justin Hayward "Night Flight" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Justin Hayward reviews here, or go back to the Justin Hayward tabs.

Justin Hayward Band: Justin Hayward
Title: Night Flight
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Release Date: 2004-05-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Night Flight 2: Maybe It's Just Love 3: Crazy Lovers 4: Penumbra Moon 5: Nearer to You 6: Face in the Crowd 7: Suitcase 8: I'm Sorry 9: It's Not On 10: Bedtime Stories 11: Bedtime Stories [Single Version][*] 12: Forever Autumn [Live][*]

Great! Really!
Justin does wonderful work here and it is one of my favorites. This album is always referred to as the "disco" album due to the use of synthesizers and such, but it is really a nice album. Don't miss it!.


Night Flight
Played back-to-back the two albums have consistency. If you own Songwriter, than expect more of the same. This is not a Moody Blues album, however.

Like Songwriter, select tracks here are wonderful and make the album worth getting for fans, though the entire record arc is lovely.


Night Flight, Penumbra Moon, Face in the Crowd all have that special something and those Justin harmonies always get me.


Not as strong as his previous solo album "Songwriter"...
Wayne went on to produce the album, including Hayward's single "Forever Autumn", which became a worldwide hit. In 1978, Jeff Wayne recruited Justin Hayward to sing and perform on the highly acclaimed "War Of The Worlds" album. As a way of saying "thank you" for Hayward's contribution, two years later Wayne returns the favor by producing Hayward's 1980 album "Night Flight".

The title cut is the best song on the album, showcasing Hayward's soaring vocals and recognizable guitar. The next track "Maybe It's Just Love" is light and pretty, however, the rest of the tracks here just don't match up to the creativity and originality of Hayward's previous solo album "Songwriter" from three years earlier. The album features brass and string arrangements, a female group occasionally providing background vocals, and a slight bit of a "disco" beat to some of the songs, but unfortunately these aspects don't carry the album to top notch status. Nonetheless, die-hard Moody Blues/Justin Hayward fans will desire this album to make sure their collection is complete. .


Lyrically short - Vocally Wonderful!
The others don't seem to have the range of emotional urgency Hayward delivers so well - perhaps it's because it didn't pen them. Hayward only wrote six of the songs on this collection and each one of them stands up to every song he's done since. However, it's still a great vocal recording and having all his CD's, I couldn't pass this one up and I'm glad I have it. The additional bonus tracks of, "Bedtime Stories" is just additional filler, but the live rendition of "Forever Autumn" is excellent and hard to find.


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