Long Distance Voyager

Long Distance Voyager
Studio album by
the Moody Blues
Released15 May 1981 (1981-05-15)[1]
Recorded19 February 1980 – 14 April 1981
StudioThreshold and RAK, London
GenreProgressive rock, synthpop, pop rock
Length46:32
LabelThreshold
ProducerPip Williams
The Moody Blues chronology
Octave
(1978) 		Long Distance Voyager
(1981) 		The Present
(1983)
Singles from Long Distance Voyager
  1. "Gemini Dream"
    Released: May 1981
  2. "The Voice"
    Released: July 1981
  3. "Talking Out of Turn"
    Released: November 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Long Distance Voyager is the tenth album by the Moody Blues, first released in May 1981[1] on the group's Threshold record label. It was the group's first album featuring keyboardist Patrick Moraz (who previously had worked with bands such as Refugee and Yes) in place of co-founder Mike Pinder, who left after Octave in 1978.

Upon release in 1981, Long Distance Voyager became the Moody Blues' second American number one album, and was also the source of the US Top 20 singles "Gemini Dream" (No. 12) and "The Voice" (No. 15) on the Billboard Hot 100. A third single, "Talking Out of Turn", only reached No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 but reached No. 27 in Canada.[4][5] It also continued the Moody Blues' winning streak in their native United Kingdom, reaching No. 7 there.

Besides the singles, two songs from the album charted on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. "Meanwhile" charted at No. 11 and "22,000 Days" charted at No. 38.[4]

In November 2008, the album was remastered and released on CD with one extra track.

  1. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 11 May 2011. Type "Moody Blues" under Search to see results.
  2. ^ Dave Connolly; Bruce Eder. "Long Distance Voyager – The Moody Blues | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (12 November 1981). "The Moody Blues: Long Distance Voyager : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 19 December 1981. Retrieved 16 February 2024.