| Natural Avenue | ||||
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| Released | 28 January 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Threshold Studios, London; mixed at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:26 (album) 49:28 (Original CD) 53:45 (Reissue CD) | |||
| Label | Threshold/Decca | |||
| Producer | Tony Clarke | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Prog |  [2] |
Natural Avenue is the debut solo album by John Lodge of The Moody Blues, released in 1977 during the Moody Blues' five year hiatus. During the five years, Lodge also collaborated with Justin Hayward for an album titled Blue Jays. While Natural Avenue wasn't exactly a hit, the album fared slightly better than Hayward's release of Night Flight three years later. Music critic Robert Hillburn gave the album a favourable review in the Los Angeles Times. The album's cover features artwork by English artist Roger Dean.
The album was originally released on the London label in 1977. It was subsequently re-released on CD on the Threshold label in 1987. This release included one bonus track, "Street Café" (originally released as a single in 1980).
It was released yet again on Threshold in May 1996, with the additional bonus track "Threw It All Away" (the B-side of the "Street Café" single).
- ^ Natural Avenue at AllMusic. Retrieved 21:20, 17 May 2016 (UTC).
- ^ Sexton, Paul. "John Lodge: Natural Avenue". Retrieved 31 December 2018.