''A Question of Balance'' is the sixth album by

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, released in 1970. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their previously lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert. The album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and No. 3 in the United States. In March 2006, the album was remastered into

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format and repackaged with six extra tracks. In 2008, a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks. “Melancholy Man” song was covered by Gökhan Abur, former Turkish pop singer and present weatherman, as “ Yalnız Adam” (“Lonely Man in Turkish”) in his 45 rpm Yalnız Adam/Palyaçodan Başka Neyim ? in 1972

Track listing

Personnel

;The Moody Blues *

Justin Hayward David Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band the Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 ...

- vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin * John Lodge - vocals, bass *

Ray Thomas Raymond Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist, flautist, singer, founding member and composer in the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. His flute solo on the band's 1967 hit single "Night ...

- vocals, flute, tambourine *

Graeme Edge Graeme Charles Edge (30 March 1941 – 11 November 2021) was an English musician, songwriter and poet, best known as the co-founder and drummer of the English band the Moody Blues. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge worked as t ...

- drums, percussion, whispered vocal on "Don't You Feel Small" *

Mike Pinder Michael Thomas Pinder (born 27 December 1941) is an English rock musician, and is a founding member and original keyboard player of the British rock group the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's ninth album ''O ...

- vocals,

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

Moog synthesizer The Moog synthesizer is a modular synthesizer developed by the American engineer Robert Moog. Moog debuted it in 1964, and Moog's company R. A. Moog Co. (later known as Moog Music) produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 20 ...

, piano, harpsichord, maracas, acoustic guitar

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

"A Question Of Balace" at discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Question Of Balance, A The Moody Blues albums 1970 albums Deram Records albums Threshold Records albums Albums produced by Tony Clarke (record producer)