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The Story in Your Eyes
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Story in Your Eyes
| cover = Story in Your Eyes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Moody Blues
| album = Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
| B-side =
| released = 27 August 1971
| format =
| recorded = 4 November 1970
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock, blues rock, hard rock
| length =
*2:57 (album)
*3:07 (single)
| label = Threshold
| writer = Justin Hayward
| producer = Tony Clarke
| prev_title = Question
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Isn't Life Strange
| next_year = 1972
| misc =
}}
"'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.
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."
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
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.'.
*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.
References
Category:The Moody Blues songs
Category:1971 singles
Category:Songs written by Justin Hayward
Category:1971 songs
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