Hopes, Wishes and Dreams
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| Studio album by Ray Thomas | ||||||||||
| Released | 3 June 1976 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1 February - April 1976 | |||||||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||||||||
| Length | 39:51 | |||||||||
| Label | Threshold/Decca | |||||||||
| Producer | Ray Thomas in association with Derek Varnals | |||||||||
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Hopes, Wishes and Dreams is the second solo album by Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues 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" (Nicky James) – 4:30
- "Friends" (Ray 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
Recorded at Threshold Studios, Decca, London
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 147 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Ray Thomas – flute, bass flute, harmonica, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nicky James – backing vocals
- John Jones – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Trevor Jones – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Moran – keyboards
- Graham Deakin – drums, percussion
- Barry St. John – backing vocals
- Liza Strike – backing vocals
- Helen Chappelle – backing vocals
- Terry James – orchestral arrangements
- Production, recording etc.
- Ray Thomas – producer
- Derek Varnals – associate producer, recording engineer
- Dave Baker – recording engineer
- Phil Travers – illustration and design
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
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