Blue Jays by Justin (Vocals/Guitar) Hayward (CD, Apr-2000, Polydor)

Album Features
UPC:	042282049124
Artist:	Justin (Vocals/Guitar) Hayward
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2000
Record Label:	Polydor
Genre:	Progressive Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. This Morning
2. Remember Me, My Friend
3. My Brother
4. You
5. Nights Winters Years
6. Saved by the Music
7. I Dreamed Last Night
8. Who Are You Now
9. Maybe
10. When You Wake Up
11. Blue Guitar

Details
Playing Time:	51 min.
Producer:	10CC, Tony Clarke
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar); John Lodge (vocals); Jim Cockey, Jim Cockney (violin); Tom Tompkins (viola, cello); Tim Tompkins (cello); Kirk Duncan (piano); Mark Singer, Graham Deakin (drums).Liner Note Author: John Tracy.Recording information: Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England; Threshold Studios, Decca, London, England.The most romantic album to come out of the Moody Blues' orbit, and the biggest success of their five-year hiatus. Hayward has the more distinctive body of songs, but their strength as a unit lies in their vocal pairing, which is as strong here as it ever was with the group. The pair play the guitars and basses, backed by a group that includes members of the Threshold-signed band Providence. Hayward wrote or co-wrote seven of the original album's ten songs, and most of it is fairly impressive as soft romantic rock, although "Nights Winters Years" is a little bit too melodramatic. Lodge has one of the better rockers to come out of the group's orbit, however, in "Saved By the Music," which is also a surprisingly spiritual song. The production by Tony Clarke echoes the best Moody Blues sound. The bonus track, "Blue Guitar," is an added attraction to the CD. ~ Bruce Eder