The Moody Blues discography

Studio albums| 16
Live albums| 8
Compilation albums| 27
Video albums| 7
EPs| 1
Singles| 36

The following is the discography of the English symphonic and progressive rock band the Moody Blues.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Album details  | UK
[1] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[3] | GER
[4] | NLD
[5] | NZ
[6] | NOR
[7] | SWE
[8] | US
[9] | Certifications

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The Magnificent Moodies (US title: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1)

* Released: 23 July 1965
* Label: Decca (UK), London (US)
* Format: LP

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Days of Future Passed

* Released: 10 November 1967
* Label: Deram
* Format: LP

| 27  | 10  | 3  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 3  |

* UK: Silver[10]
* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

In Search of the Lost Chord

* Released: 26 July 1968
* Label: Deram
* Format: LP

| 5  | —  | 37  | 30  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 23  |

* UK: Silver[13]
* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Gold[12]

On the Threshold of a Dream

* Released: 25 April 1969
* Label: Deram
* Format: LP

| 1  | —  | 26  | 37  | —  | —  | 12  | —  | 20  |

* UK: Silver[10]
* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

To Our Children's Children's Children

* Released: 21 November 1969
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP

| 2  | —  | 11  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 14  |

* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Gold[12]

A Question of Balance

* Released: 7 August 1970
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP

| 1  | 2  | 3  | —  | 8  | —  | 5  | —  | 3  |

* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

* Released: 23 July 1971
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP

| 1  | 5  | 2  | 44  | 6  | —  | 5  | —  | 2  |

* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Gold[12]

Seventh Sojourn

* Released: 23 October 1972
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP

| 5  | 2  | 1  | 38  | 7  | —  | 10  | —  | 1  |

* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Gold[12]

Octave

* Released: 9 June 1978
* Label: Decca (UK), London (US)
* Format: LP

| 6  | —  | 9  | 15  | 7  | 14  | 9  | 12  | 13  |

* UK: Gold[13]
* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

Long Distance Voyager

* Released: 15 May 1981
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP

| 7  | 7  | 1  | 28  | 16  | 8  | 12  | 46  | 1  |

* UK: Silver[13]
* CAN: 3× Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

The Present

* Released: 2 September 1983
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP, CD

| 15  | —  | 11  | 33  | 26  | 26  | 14  | 35  | 26  |

* CAN: Gold[11]

The Other Side of Life

* Released: 21 April 1986
* Label: Polydor
* Format: LP, CD

| 24  | 34  | 46  | 56  | 65  | —  | —  | —  | 9  |

* CAN: Platinum[11]
* US: Platinum[12]

Sur la Mer

* Released: 13 June 1988
* Label: Polydor
* Format: LP, CD

| 21  | 35  | 35  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 38  |

* CAN: Gold[11]

Keys of the Kingdom

* Released: 1 July 1991
* Label: Polydor
* Format: LP, CD

| 54  | —  | 29  | —  | 67  | —  | —  | —  | 94  |
Strange Times

* Released: 17 August 1999
* Label: Universal
* Format: CD

| 92A | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 93  |
December

* Released: 28 October 2003
* Label: Universal
* Format: CD

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Live albums

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Recorded  | Album details  | US
[9] | Certifications

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12 December 1969 + 5 studio tracks 1967–1968  | Caught Live + 5

* Released: 30 April 1977
* Label: Decca (UK), London (US)
* Format: double LP

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9 September 1992  | A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

* Released: 9 March 1993
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD

| 93  |

* US: Gold[12]

1 May 2000  | Hall of Fame

* Released: 8 August 2000
* Label: Universal (UK), Ark 21 (US)
* Format: CD

| 185  |
11 June 2005  | Lovely to See You: Live

* Released: 15 November 2005
* Label: Image Entertainment
* Format: double CD

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1967–1970  | Live at the BBC 1967–1970

* Released: 26 March 2007
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD

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30 August 1970  | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

* Released: 6 July 2008
* Label: Eagle
* Format: double LP, CD

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6–7 June 2017  | Days of Future Passed Live

* Released: 23 March 2018
* Label: Eagle
* Format: double LP, double CD

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3 July 1991  | Live at Montreux 1991

* Released: 21 June 2021
* Label: Eagle
* Format: CD + DVD

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Compilation albums

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Album details  | UK
[1] | CAN
[3] | US
[9] | Certifications

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This Is The Moody Blues

* Released: 8 October 1974
* Label: Threshold
* Format: double LP

| 14  | 2  | 11  |

* UK: Gold[13]
* US: Gold[12]
* CAN: Platinum[11]

Out of This World

* Released: 22 October 1979
* Label: K-tel
* Format: LP

| 15  | —  | —  |

* UK: Gold[13]

Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues

* Released: 21 November 1984
* Label: Threshold
* Format: LP, CD

| —  | 91  | 132  |
Prelude

* Released: 26 October 1987
* Label: London
* Format: CD

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Blue

* Released: 22 July 1989
* Label: Pickwick
* Format: LP, CD

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Greatest Hits

* Released: 21 November 1989
* Label: Polydor
* Format: LP, CD

| 71  | —  | 113  |

* US: Gold[12]

Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues

* Released: 21 November 1990
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD

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Time Traveller

* Released: 27 September 1994
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD box set

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* US: Gold[12]

The Very Best of The Moody Blues (US title: The Best of The Moody Blues)

* Released: 23 September 1996
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD

| 13  | —  | —  |

* UK: Platinum[13]

Anthology

* Released: 20 October 1998
* Label: Polydor
* Format: double CD

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Classic Moody Blues

* Released: 27 December 1999
* Label: Universal
* Format: CD

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The Best of The Moody Blues: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

* Released: 7 March 2000
* Label: PolyGram
* Format: CD

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The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Strange Times

* The Very Best of... (1996) and Strange Times (1999) repackaged together
* Released: April 2000
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD

| 19  | —  | —  |
The Singles +

* Released: 17 November 2000
* Label: BR Music
* Format: double CD

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The Collection

* Released: 13 April 2001
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD

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The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Hall of Fame

* The Very Best of... (1996) and Hall of Fame (2000) repackaged together
* Released: 4 June 2002
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD

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Say It with Love

* Released: 14 January 2003
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD

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Ballads

* Released: 28 October 2003
* Label: Universal
* Format: CD

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Ballads / December

* Ballads and December (both 2003) repackaged together
* Released: 17 November 2003
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD

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Gold

* Released: 1 March 2005
* Label: Polydor
* Format: double CD

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An Introduction to The Moody Blues

* Released: 29 August 2006
* Label: Fuel
* Format: CD

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The Moody Blues Collected

* Released: 27 February 2007
* Label: Universal
* Format: triple CD

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Playlist Plus

* Released: 29 April 2008
* Label: Polydor
* Format: triple CD

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Icon

* Released 11 August 2011
* Label: Polydor
* Format: double CD

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Timeless Flight

* Released: 3 June 2013
* Label: Universal
* Format: double CD, CD box set, CD + DVD box set

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The Polydor Years 1986–1992

* Released: 24 November 2014
* Label: Polydor
* Format: CD + DVD box set

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Nights In White Satin: The Essential Moody Blues

* Released: 26 May 2017
* Label: Spectrum
* Format: triple CD

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### Video albums

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Album details  | Certifications

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Legend of a Band: The Story of The Moody Blues

* Released: 21 November 1990
* Label: PolyGram Video
* Format: VHS

A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

* Released: 16 March 1993
* Label: PolyGram Video
* Format: VHS

* US: Gold[12]

Hall of Fame

* Released: 14 November 2000
* Label: Image Entertainment
* Format: VHS, DVD

* AUS: Platinum[14]

Live at Montreux 1991

* Released: 31 May 2005
* Label: Eagle
* Format: DVD

* US: Gold[12]

Lovely to See You: Live

* Released: 15 November 2005
* Label: Image Entertainment
* Format: DVD

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

* Released: 6 July 2008
* Label: Eagle
* Format: DVD

Days of Future Passed Live

* Released: 23 March 2018
* Label: Eagle
* Format: DVD

## EPs

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EP details  | UK

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The Moody Blues

* Released: April 1965
* Label: Decca
* Format: EP

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## Singles

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Year  | Titles
Both sides from same album except where indicated | UK
[1] | AUS
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[3] | NLD
[5] | US
Hot
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[16] | US

[17] | US

[18] | Album

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1964  | "Steal Your Heart Away"
b/w "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album tracks
"Go Now"
b/w "It's Easy Child" | 1  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 6  | —  | —  | UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track

US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

1965  | "Go Now"
b/w "Lose Your Money" | UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track

US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track

"I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
b/w "Time Is on My Side" | 33  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | UK: Non-album tracks

US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track

"From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)"
b/w "And My Baby's Gone" | 22  | —  | 23  | —  | 93  | 70  | —  | —  | UK: Non-album tracks

US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

"Everyday"
b/w "You Don't" | 44  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album tracks
1966  | "Stop!"
b/w "Bye Bye Bird" | —  | —  | 88  | —  | 98  | 93  | —  | —  | UK: The Magnificent Moodies

US: A-side non-album track/B-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

"This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)"
b/w "Boulevard de la Madeleine" | —  | —  | —  | —  | 119  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album tracks
1967  | "Life's Not Life"
b/w "He Can Win" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Fly Me High"
b/w "I Really Haven't Got the Time" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Love and Beauty"
b/w "Leave This Man Alone" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Nights in White Satin"A
b/w "Cities" | 19  | —  | 30  | 1  | 103  | —  | —  | —  | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track
1968  | "Tuesday Afternoon"
b/w "Another Morning" | —  | —  | 12  | —  | 24  | 26  | —  | —  | Days of Future Passed
"Voices in the Sky"
b/w "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume" | 27  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | In Search of the Lost Chord
"Ride My See-Saw"
b/w "A Simple Game" | 42  | —  | 33  | 12  | 61  | 41  | —  | —  | A-side on In Search of the Lost Chord/B-side non-album track
1969  | "Never Comes the Day"
b/w "So Deep Within You" | —  | —  | 74  | —  | 91  | 90  | —  | —  | On the Threshold of a Dream
"Watching and Waiting"
b/w "Out and In" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | To Our Children's Children's Children
1970  | "Question"
b/w "Candle of Life" | 2  | 36  | 8  | 1  | 21  | 19  | —  | —  | A-side on A Question of Balance/B-side on To Our Children's Children's Children
1971  | "The Story in Your Eyes"
b/w "Melancholy Man" | —  | 68  | 7  | 11  | 23  | 14  | —  | —  | A-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour/B-side on A Question of Balance
1972  | "Isn't Life Strange"
b/w "After You Came" | 13  | 39  | 9  | —  | 29  | 20  | —  | —  | A-side on Seventh Sojourn/B-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
"Nights in White Satin"B
b/w "Cities" | 9  | 8  | 1  | —  | 2  | 1  | 37  | —  | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track
1973  | "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"
b/w "For My Lady" | 36  | 39  | 16  | 4  | 12  | 8  | —  | —  | Seventh Sojourn
1978  | "Steppin' in a Slide Zone"
b/w "I'll Be Level with You" | —  | 78  | 41  | —  | 39  | 46  | —  | —  | Octave
"Driftwood"
b/w "I'm Your Man" | —  | —  | 60  | —  | 59  | 68  | 38  | —
1981  | "Gemini Dream"
b/w "Painted Smile" | —  | 36  | 1  | —  | 12  | 13  | —  | 13  | Long Distance Voyager
"The Voice"
b/w "22,000 Days" | —  | 91  | 9  | 46  | 15  | 15  | 16  | 1
"Talking Out of Turn"
b/w "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" | —  | —  | 27  | —  | 65  | 60  | —  | —
1983  | "Blue World"
b/w "Going Nowhere" (UK), "Sorry" (US) | 35  | —  | 40  | —  | 62  | 72  | —  | 32  | The Present
"Sitting at the Wheel"
b/w "Sorry" (UK), "Going Nowhere" (US) | 91  | —  | 18  | —  | 27  | 30  | —  | 3
"Running Water"
b/w "Under My Feet" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | —  | —
1986  | "Your Wildest Dreams"
b/w "Talkin' Talkin'" | —  | 20  | 55  | —  | 9  | 10  | 1  | 2  | The Other Side of Life
"The Other Side of Life"
b/w "The Spirit" | —  | 80  | —  | —  | 58  | 76  | 18  | 11
1988  | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
b/w "Miracle" | 52  | 37  | 15  | —  | 30  | 40  | 9  | 2  | Sur la Mer
"Here Comes the Weekend"
b/w "River of Endless Love" |  | —  |  |  |  |  | —  | 50
"No More Lies"
b/w "River of Endless Love" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | 15  | —
1991  | "Say It with Love"
b/w "Lean on Me (Tonight)" | —  | —  | 36  | —  | —  |  | 31  | 22  | Keys of the Kingdom
"Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)"
b/w "Once Is Enough" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | —  | —
1999  | "English Sunset"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | —  | —  | Strange Times
2003  | "December Snow"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | —  | —  | December
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## Notes

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A:^ "Nights in White Satin" charted highest in most countries on its 1972 re-release, except in the Netherlands where the original 1967 release charted higher.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History: Moody Blues". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
2. ^ "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
3. ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.
4. ^ "Moody Blues Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2011. [dead link]
5. ^ a b "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
6. ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
7. ^ "Artist Info: The Moody Blues". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
8. ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
9. ^ a b c "The Moody Blues Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
10. ^ a b "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum Database Results". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
13. ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
15. ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
16. ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 407.
17. ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
18. ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

## External links

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* The Moody Blues discography at Discogs

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The Moody Blues

* Graeme Edge
* Mike Pinder
* Ray Thomas
* Justin Hayward
* John Lodge

* Denny Laine
* Clint Warwick
* Rod Clark
* Patrick Moraz

Studio albums|

* The Magnificent Moodies
* Days of Future Passed
* In Search of the Lost Chord
* On the Threshold of a Dream
* To Our Children's Children's Children
* A Question of Balance
* Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
* Seventh Sojourn
* Octave
* Long Distance Voyager
* The Present
* The Other Side of Life
* Sur la Mer
* Keys of the Kingdom
* Strange Times
* December

Live albums|

* Caught Live + 5
* A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
* Hall of Fame
* Lovely to See You: Live
* Live at the BBC: 1967-1970
* Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
* Days of Future Passed Live

Compilations|

* This Is The Moody Blues
* Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
* Prelude
* Greatest Hits
* Time Traveller
* The Best of The Moody Blues
* Anthology
* Gold
* An Introduction to The Moody Blues

Singles|

* "Go Now"
* "I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
* "Life's Not Life"
* "Nights in White Satin"
* "Tuesday Afternoon"
* "Voices in the Sky"
* "Ride My See-Saw"
* "Never Comes the Day"
* "Watching and Waiting"
* "Question"
* "Melancholy Man"
* "The Story in Your Eyes"
* "Isn't Life Strange"
* "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"
* "Steppin' in a Slide Zone"
* "Driftwood"
* "Gemini Dream"
* "The Voice"
* "Talking Out of Turn"
* "Blue World"
* "Sitting at the Wheel"
* "Running Water
* "Your Wildest Dreams"
* "The Other Side of Life"
* "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
* "Here Comes the Weekend"
* "No More Lies"
* "Say It with Love"
* "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)"
* "English Sunset"

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