Name: Long Distance Voyager
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SKU: 499043
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Long Distance Voyager

Rating

Album: Long Distance Voyager
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Voice Full Version	More Info...	5:17
2)	Talking Out Of Turn	More Info...	7:20
3)	Gemini Dream Full Version	More Info...	4:10
4)	In My World	More Info...	7:20
5)	Meanwhile	More Info...	4:09
6)	22,000 Days	More Info...	5:28
7)	Nervous	More Info...	5:45
8)	Painted Smile	More Info...	3:18
9)	Reflective Smile	More Info...	0:38
10)	Veteran Cosmic Rocker	More Info...	3:13
11)	The Voice Edit Version	More Info...	4:17
2)	Talking Out of Turn	More Info...	0:07
3)	Gemini Dream	More Info...	0:04
4)	In My World	More Info...	0:07
5)	Meanwhile	More Info...	0:04
6)	22,000 Days	More Info...	0:05
7)	Nervous	More Info...	0:05
8)	Painted Smile	More Info...	0:03
9)	Reflective Smile	More Info...
10)	Veteran Cosmic Rocker	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Voice (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04

Album: Long Distance Voyager
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Voice Full Version	More Info...	5:17
2)	Talking Out Of Turn	More Info...	7:20
3)	Gemini Dream Full Version	More Info...	4:10
4)	In My World	More Info...	7:20
5)	Meanwhile	More Info...	4:09
6)	22,000 Days	More Info...	5:28
7)	Nervous	More Info...	5:45
8)	Painted Smile	More Info...	3:18
9)	Reflective Smile	More Info...	0:38
10)	Veteran Cosmic Rocker	More Info...	3:13
11)	The Voice Edit Version	More Info...	4:17
2)	Talking Out of Turn	More Info...	0:07
3)	Gemini Dream	More Info...	0:04
4)	In My World	More Info...	0:07
5)	Meanwhile	More Info...	0:04
6)	22,000 Days	More Info...	0:05
7)	Nervous	More Info...	0:05
8)	Painted Smile	More Info...	0:03
9)	Reflective Smile	More Info...
10)	Veteran Cosmic Rocker	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Voice (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

The Moody Blues: Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar); Ray Thomas (vocals, flute, harmonica); John Lodge (bass, background vocals); Patrick Moraz (keyboards); Graeme Edge (drums).
Additional personnel: The New World Philharmonic.
The Moody Blues: Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar); Ray Thomas (vocals, flute, harmonica); Patrick Moraz (keyboards); John Lodge (bass, background vocals); Graeme Edge (drums).
Additional personnel: The New World Philharmonic.
Personnel: Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar); Ray Thomas (vocals, flute, harmonica); John Lodge (vocals); Patrick Moraz (keyboards); Graeme Edge (drums).
Audio Mixers: Gregg Jackmann; Norman Goodman.
Audio Remasterers: Justin Hayward ; Paschal Byrne; Alberto Parodi.
Recording information: Threshold Studios, New York, NY.
LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER signaled the revitalization of the Moodies. After a six-year layoff, they'd regrouped for 1978's OCTAVE, which met with mixed reviews. Three years later, the updated sound of VOYAGER brought them back to the top of the charts. Ex-Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz's synthesizers replace Mike Pinder's Mellotron, and there's a distinct early-'80s sheen to the upbeat hits "Gemini Dream," which chronicles the band's comeback efforts quite literally, and "The Voice." "Talking out of Turn" sounds like nothing so much as a more sophisticated Little River Band, but one cannot deny its gentle, bouncy appeal.
Gentle, acoustic ballads like "In my World" and "Nervous," however, wouldn't sound out of place on ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM. For the diehards, Ray Thomas (whose flute is conspicuously absent in much of this '80s-centric production) provides that essential element of quirky British theatricality with his closing, self-referential triptych of "Painted Smile," "Reflective Smile," and "Veteran Cosmic Rocker." The last of these offerings proves that the Moodies have more self-knowledge than their critics would like to believe.

Professional Reviews

CMJ (1/5/04, p.8) - Ranked #9 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1981"

Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "1981's LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER was a revitalised and vital collection, every song a winner..."