Hopes, Wishes and Dreams is the second solo album by Ray Thomas

Ray Thomas

Ray Thomas is an English musician, best known as the flautist and as a singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues.-Career:...

 of The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....

in conjunction with Nicky James and the orchestral arrangements of Terry James, released under The Moody Blues own Threshold Label as THS17 in June 1976. The album was also available in cassette and cartridge. It was reissued on Compact Disc in September 1989 and as part of a box set in 2010. The album produced one single, "One Night Stand" (B-side "Carousel), which was released in July 1976 in the UK and August 1976 in the United States.

Original track listing

Side 1

• "In Your Song" (James) (4:30)
• "Friends" (Thomas/James) (2:57)
• "We Need Love" (Thomas/James) (4:17)
• "Within Your Eyes" (Thomas/James) (3:27)
• "One Night Stand" (Thomas/James) (3:37)

Side 2

• "Keep On Searching" (Thomas/James) (4:52)
• "Didn't I" (Thomas/James) (3:46)
• "Migration" (Thomas/James) (3:41)
• "Carousel" (Thomas/James) (3:52)
• "The Last Dream" (Thomas) (4:52)

All titles ASCAP
Recording Engineers - Derek Varnals, Dave Baker
Recorded at Threshold Studios, Decca, London




Band members:


Ray Thomas. (Bass Flute, 'C' Flute, Harmonica, Lead Vocals.)
Nicky James. (Backing Vocals.)
John Jones. (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar.)
Trevor Jones. (Electric Bass.)
Mike Moran. (Keyboards.)
Graham Deakin. (Drums, Percussion.)
Terry James. (Orchestral Arrangements.)