The Story in Your Eyes
"The Story in Your Eyes" is a 1971 hit single by the English rock band the Moody Blues. Written by the band's guitarist Justin Hayward, it was first released as a single with "My Song" on the B-side, and then on the 1971 album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour shortly after.
| "The Story in Your Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by The Moody Blues | ||||
| from the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | ||||
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| Released | 27 August 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 4 November 1970 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, blues rock, hard rock | |||
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| Label | Threshold | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Justin Hayward | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Clarke | |||
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| Official audio"The Story In Your Eyes" (2008 Remaster) on YouTube | ||||
Background
"The Story in Your Eyes" was the Moody Blues' last single to feature the Mellotron as it would be supplanted by the Chamberlin, a similar instrument, in time for their next album, Seventh Sojourn. The SACD release of the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour contains a version of "The Story in Your Eyes" that has the Mellotron in dominant role.
Cashbox described it as a "scorching rocker" that is "certain to make quite an impact in underground and pop markets."[1]
The distinctive picture sleeve used for the French single release used a photograph of a close-up face with the Threshold logo in place of the mouth.
Personnel
- Justin Hayward – double-tracked vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- John Lodge – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Pinder – Mellotron, piano, backing vocals
- Ray Thomas – tambourine, backing vocals
- Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | Billboard Hot 100[2] | 23 |
Cover versions
- Stiv Bators released the song as a single in 1987 on Bomp! Records, backed with "Have Love, Will Travel". It is included on Bators' retrospective CD L.A. L.A..[3]
- Fountains of Wayne recorded a cover version of the song for their 2011 album Sky Full of Holes. It was available only as an Amazon.com MP3 bonus track.[4]
References
- "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 31 July 1971. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 588.
- "L.A., L.A. - Stiv Bators" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Release "Sky Full of Holes" by Fountains of Wayne - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.