A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

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A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
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Live album by
The Moody Blues
Released9 March 1993
Recorded9 September 1992
at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, Colorado (west of Denver)
Genre Rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, art rock, symphonic rock, baroque pop, blues
Length76:41
Label Polydor
Producer Nick Williams (co-ordination)
David Aeling (orchestra)
John O'Keefe (assistant)
The Moody Blues chronology
Keys of the Kingdom
(1991)		A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
(1993)		 Time Traveller
(1994)
Professional ratings
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A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra is a live album by The Moody Blues, recorded from a live performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 9 September 1992. [2] This performance was the first time The Moody Blues performed in concert backed by a full orchestra. The concert was held in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their second album, Days of Future Passed , which had featured the London Festival Orchestra. The full video of this concert was broadcast as a fundraising broadcast for PBS in the United States.

Contents

The original album was released on 9 March 1993 by Polydor Records, and a Concert Home Video was released shortly after. On 4 March 2003, a deluxe two-disc edition was released, which features the entire concert.

Also, in November 1999, a second video of the concert titled The Other Side of Red Rocks was released. It contained footage of the songs not on the first video release, as well as interviews and rehearsal footage.

Original CD track listing

All songs by Justin Hayward except where noted.

  1. "Overture" (features excerpts from "Ride My See-Saw", "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)", and "Nights in White Satin") (Hayward, John Lodge) – 2:58
  2. "Late Lament" (Graeme Edge, Peter Knight) – 1:35
  3. "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" – 4:42
  4. "For My Lady" (Ray Thomas) – 4:11
  5. "Lean on Me (Tonight)" (Lodge) – 4:39
  6. "Lovely to See You" – 4:04
  7. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" – 5:22
  8. "The Voice" – 5:28
  9. "Your Wildest Dreams" – 4:57
  10. "Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 6:44
  11. "The Other Side of Life" – 7:05
  12. "I'm Just a Singer" (Lodge) – 6:55
  13. "Nights in White Satin" – 6:33
  14. "Question" – 6:22
  15. "Ride My See-Saw" (Lodge) – 5:26

Video track listing

  1. "Overture" – 3:03
  2. "Late Lament" – 1:21
  3. "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" – 4:04
  4. "For My Lady" – 4:51
  5. "New Horizons" – 5:06
  6. "Lean on Me (Tonight)" – 4:56
  7. "Lovely to See You" – 4:19
  8. "Gemini Dream" – 4:20
  9. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" – 5:23
  10. "The Voice" – 5:18
  11. "Say It with Love" – 3:20
  12. "The Story in Your Eyes" – 3:02
  13. "Your Wildest Dreams" – 4:53
  14. "Isn't Life Strange" – 7:20
  15. "The Other Side of Life" – 6:47
  16. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" – 6:58
  17. "Nights in White Satin" – 6:49
  18. "Question" – 5:29
  19. "Ride My See-Saw" – 4:50

Deluxe Edition track listing

The Deluxe Edition was released on 4 March 2003.

Disc one

  1. "Overture" (features excerpts from "Ride My See-Saw", "New Horizons", "Another Morning", "Voices in the Sky", "(Evening) Time to Get Away", "Isn't Life Strange", "Legend of a Mind", "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)", and "Nights in White Satin") (Hayward, Lodge, Thomas) – 4:53
  2. "Late Lament" (Edge, Knight) – 1:31
  3. "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" – 3:54
  4. "For My Lady" (Thomas) – 4:55
  5. "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" – 5:19
  6. "Emily's Song" (Lodge) – 4:29
  7. "New Horizons" – 5:10
  8. "Lean on Me (Tonight)" (Lodge) – 4:39
  9. "Voices in the Sky" – 3:44
  10. "Lovely to See You" – 4:26
  11. "Gemini Dream" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:45
  12. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"– 5:27
  13. "The Voice" – 5:53

Disc two

  1. "Say It with Love" – 4:45
  2. "The Story in Your Eyes" – 3:36
  3. "Your Wildest Dreams" – 4:57
  4. "Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 7:16
  5. "The Other Side of Life" – 6:02
  6. "I'm Just a Singer" (Lodge) – 6:47
  7. "Nights in White Satin" – 6:58
  8. "Legend of a Mind" (Thomas) – 9:02
  9. "Question" – 5:51
  10. "Ride My See-Saw" (Lodge) – 5:04

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 93

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4]
audio release 		Gold500,000^
United States (RIAA) [5]
VHS release 		Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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