The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn (1972) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4

1. Lost In A Lost World (0:00)
2. New Horizons (4:45)
3. For My Lady (9:55)
4. Isn't Life Strange (13:52)

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Seventh Sojourn reached #5 in the United Kingdom, and became the band's first American chart topper, spending five weeks at #1 to close out 1972.

Two hit singles came from this album: "Isn't Life Strange" (#13 UK, #29 US) and "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (#36 UK, #12 US). However, both songs were overshadowed by the re-release of "Nights in White Satin," which had been first released in 1967. Whereas both singles from Seventh Sojourn made the top 40, "Nights In White Satin" bested both, hitting #9 in the UK and #2 in the United States and gaining the highest American chart position for a Moody Blues single.

As this album proved difficult to record, with a 1973 follow-up quickly shelved after inception, the group decided to go on hiatus after their tour of Asia in 1974 (Mike Pinder's last tour with the group), before reuniting in 1977 for Octave (1978) and its subsequent tour without Pinder.

Personnel:
Justin Hayward ― vocals, guitars
John Lodge ― vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Ray Thomas ― vocals, flute, tambourine, saxophone, oboe
Graeme Edge ― drums, percussion, vocals
Mike Pinder ― vocals, Chamberlin, piano, harmonium