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- For the split album, see The Other Side of Life (Sound Pollution and Rotting Christ split album).
The Other Side of Life is a 1986 album by the rock band The Moody Blues. It contains the major hit, "Your Wildest Dreams," which, like "Nights in White Satin" before it, was a top-10 hit in the United States. The music on this album marked the beginning of dominant synthesizer, sequencer, and drum machine use by the band.
[edit] Track listing
- "Your Wildest Dreams" (Justin Hayward) – 4:50
- "Talkin' Talkin'" (Hayward/John Lodge) – 3:50
- "Rock 'N' Roll Over You" (Lodge) – 4:50
- "I Just Don't Care" (Hayward) – 4:25
- "Running Out of Love" (Hayward/Lodge) – 4:25
- "The Other Side of Life" (Hayward) – 6:50
- "The Spirit" (Graeme Edge/Patrick Moraz) – 4:14
- "Slings and Arrows" (Hayward/Lodge) – 4:29
- "It May Be a Fire" (Lodge) – 4:56
[edit] Credits
- Justin Hayward: Guitars, Vocals
- John Lodge, Bass, Guitars, Vocals
- Patrick Moraz: Keyboards
- Graeme Edge: Drums, Percussion
- Ray Thomas: Backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Produced By Tony Visconti
- Sequencing by Barry Radman
- Engineered & Mixed By Tony Visconti, Gordon Futter & Sam Smith
[edit] Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1986 |
The Billboard 200 |
9 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1986 |
"Your Wildest Dreams" |
Adult Contemporary |
1 |
| 1986 |
"Your Wildest Dreams" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
2 |
| 1986 |
"Your Wildest Dreams" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
9 |
| 1986 |
"The Other Side of Life" |
Adult Contemporary |
18 |
| 1986 |
"The Other Side of Life" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
11 |
| 1986 |
"The Other Side of Life" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
58 |
