Night Flight was a studio album by Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...

, released on Decca Records

Decca Records

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 in 1980. It was reissued on CD in September 1989.

The album came about as a result of Hayward's involvement in Jeff Wayne

Jeff Wayne

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's musical adaptation of War of the Worlds. Wayne produced and arranged the album, which proved to be one of the lengthiest recording experiences of Hayward's career. The music was mostly pop and dance oriented, and most of the tracks were romantic love songs. It was not a favourite with Moody Blues fans, and was not a commercial success.

The title track was the last to be recorded for the album.

In April 2004, the album was remastered and released on CD with two extra track.

Side One

1. "Night Flight" (Jeff Wayne/Paul Vigrass) - 5:24
2. "Maybe It's Just Love" (Mike Silver) - 4:49
3. "Crazy Lovers" (Justin Hayward) - 5:31
4. "Penumbra Moon" (Billy Nicholls
   Billy Nicholls
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   ) - 4:12
5. "Nearer to You" (Justin Hayward) - 3:42

Side Two

1. "A Face in the Crowd" (Justin Hayward) - 4:01
2. "Suitcase" (Justin Hayward) - 3:37
3. "I'm Sorry" (Daryl Hall
   Daryl Hall
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   /John Oates
   John Oates
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   , copyright 1972) - 3:11
4. "It's Not On" (Jeff Wayne/Gary Osborne
   Gary Osborne
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   ) - 4:10
5. "Bedtime Stories" (Colin Still) - 5:45

2004 Expanded Edition Tracks (UK)

11. "Bedtimes Stories (single version)" (Colin Still) - 4:09
    
12. "Forever Autumn (Live)" (Wayne/Virgrass/Osborne) - 4:26
    

Personnel

• Justin Hayward: vocals and guitars; bass and drums on "Suitcase"
• Jeff Wayne: production, arrangements, conducting; piano on "Night Flight"
• Jo Partridge: guitars
• Ken Freeman
  Ken Freeman (composer)
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  : keyboards
• Herbie Flowers
  Herbie Flowers
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  : bass
• Barry de Souza: drums

• Roy Jones: percussion
• Tony Carr
  Tony Carr
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  : percussion
• Doreen Chanter
  Doreen Chanter
  Doreen Chanter is a British singer best known for her career as a member of the Chanter Sisters and for her work as a backing vocalist and session vocalist during the 1970s and 1980s.-Chanter Sisters:...
  
  : female vocals on "Bedtime Stories" and "Nearer To You"
• Irene Chanter
  Irene Chanter
  Irene Chanter is a British singer best known for her career as a member of the Chanter Sisters and for her work as a singer, working with a number of musicians in the 1970s and 1980s....
  
  : female vocals on "Bedtime Stories" and "Nearer To You"
• Dave Holland
  Dave Holland (drummer)
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  : drums on one track (possibly "Crazy Lovers"; the liner note information is unclear)

Brass arrangements by Jeff Wayne and Steve Gray

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. Engineered by Geoff Young with technical assistance from Graham Meek. Assistant engineers: Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (engineer)

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, Craig Thompson and Norman Goodman

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.