The Other Side of Life

Studio album by The Moody Blues

Released

9 April 1986

Recorded

August 1985 – February 1986 at Good Earth Studios, Soho, London

Genre

Synthpop

Length

42:06

The Moody Blues chronology

Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
(1984)

The Other Side of Life
(1986)

Prelude
(1987)

Singles from The Other Side of Life

"Your Wildest Dreams"
Released: April 1986
"The Other Side of Life"
Released: August 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(Average)^[2]

The Other Side of Life is the twelfth album by The Moody Blues, released in 1986.

It is the third album of the Patrick Moraz era, and the first for flautist and vocalist Ray Thomas not to play a major role. The music on The Other Side of Life marked the beginning of dominant synthesizer, sequencer, and drum machine use by the band, to the point that the entire album could be classified as a "synthpop" record, a surprising stylistic change for a band that had pioneered symphonic rock.

The Other Side of Life contains the major hit, "Your Wildest Dreams", which, like "Nights in White Satin" before it, was a Top-10 hit in the United States. It also contains the song "Rock 'n' Roll Over You", which was featured in the ice-chopping scene in The Karate Kid Part II.

Original track listing

Side One

"Your Wildest Dreams" (Justin Hayward) – 4:50
"Talkin' Talkin'" (Hayward, John Lodge) – 3:55
"Rock 'n' Roll Over You" (Lodge) – 4:50
"I Just Don't Care" (Hayward) – 3:25
"Running Out of Love" (Hayward‚ Lodge) – 4:25

Side Two

"The Other Side of Life" (Hayward) – 6:50
"The Spirit" (Graeme Edge, Patrick Moraz) – 4:14
"Slings and Arrows" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:29
"It May Be a Fire" (Lodge) – 4:56

Personnel

The Moody Blues

Justin Hayward — guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum sequencing
John Lodge — bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards, drum sequencing
Graeme Edge — drums, percussion, vocals
Ray Thomas — vocals, percussion, harmonica
Patrick Moraz — keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements

Production

Produced and recorded by Tony Visconti
Recorded and mixed at Good Earth Studios in London
Assistant engineers — Gordon Futter, Sam Smith, Andy Liewellyn
Additional programming & sampling — Barry Radman
Art direction — Alwyn Clayden
Design — Alwyn Clayden, Bruce Gill (Green Ink)
Photography — Michael Hoppen
Illustration — Karl Lloyd

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	Billboard 200	9^[3]
1986	UK Albums Chart	24^[4]

Singles

^[3]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"The Other Side of Life"	Billboard Hot 100	58
	"Your Wildest Dreams"	Billboard Hot 100	9
	"The Other Side of Life"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
	"Your Wildest Dreams"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
	"The Other Side of Life"	Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	18
	"Your Wildest Dreams"	Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1

Certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
US	RIAA	Platinum^[5]

References

↑ Eder, Bruce. "The Other Side of Life review". Allmusic.
↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (1986-07-17). "The Other Side of Life review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009.
1 2 "The Other Side of Life chart position in the US". Billboard.
↑ "The Moody Blues chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
↑ "RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program searchable database". RIAA.

The Moody Blues

Graeme Edge Justin Hayward John Lodge Ray Thomas Mike Pinder Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rodney Clark Patrick Moraz

Studio albums	The Magnificent Moodies Days of Future Passed In Search of the Lost Chord On the Threshold of a Dream To Our Children's Children's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Seventh Sojourn Octave Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life Sur la Mer Keys of the Kingdom Strange Times December

Live albums	Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You: Live Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Compilations	This Is The Moody Blues Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues

Singles	"Go Now" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "Watching and Waiting" "Question" "The Story in Your Eyes" "Isn't Life Strange" "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" "Driftwood" "Gemini Dream" "The Voice" "Talking Out of Turn" "Blue World" "Sitting at the Wheel" "Your Wildest Dreams" "The Other Side of Life" "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" "No More Lies" "Say It with Love" "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" "English Sunset"

Related articles	Band members Discography Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits Moody Bluegrass

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