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2004 remastered reissue of 1977 album, originally released by Deram, features 14 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, 'Wrong Time, Right Place', 'Marie' (A-side of Decca single released 1979), 'Heart Of Steel' (B-side of Decca single released 1979 - prev. unreleased on CD), & 'Learning The Game' (prev. released as bonus track 1987). Universal.
This 1977 solo album from Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) includes "Country Girl."
CD contains 4 bonus tracks.
Liner Note Author: Mark Powell.
Recording information: Threshold, London, England; Westlake, Los Angeles, CA.
Illustrator: Colin Elgie.
Hayward has always been at his best as a mystical/romantic, and Songwriter is the solo album that best displays these qualities around a relatively lean sound. From the gentle, lullaby-like "Raised on Love" to the ethereal mystical "Nostradamus," the album is a beguiling collection of material, more personal than his work with The Moody Blues. The material is richly scored, yet lean enough to seem like chamber music next to The Moody Blues' rock symphonies. ~ Bruce Eder
Justin Hayward's Songwriter was the best of the solo albums to come out from the members of the Moody Blues during their 1974-1978 hiatus, and it has held up better than any of the others, a fact reflected in that it not only managed to stay in print on CD longer than any of the others, but was reissued in significantly upgraded sound with three superb bonus tracks in May of 2004. First and foremost is "Wrong Time, Right Place," a driving electric rocker with a great beat and a wryly ironic lyric, which was recorded for Songwriter but lost before the album was assembled; the follow-up single "Marie," an electric ballad with a rich, dramatic vocal performance by Hayward, surrounded by several layers of electric and acoustic guitars; and "Heart of Steel," an ornate slowie with some intelligent and restrained synthesizer work. The new annotation answers many questions concerning the album and its origins, and the producers have also included the bonus track from the old CD edition, Hayward's surprisingly effective rendition of Buddy Holly's "Learning the Game." ~ Bruce Eder
Songwriter Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Progressive CDs, Rock | | Label | Decca | | Orig Year | 1977 | | All Time Sales Rank |  27754  | | CD Universe Part number | 6674929 | | Catalog number | 882283 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 29, 2004 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; Germany; Remastered |
Songwriter Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   Alot of weak songs
THis sort of proves that on his own, Justin Hayward doesn't quite cut it. His voice is spectacular, but 90% of the songs on here are weak and awful. The most outstanding track is "Nostradamus" but that does drag on. I am not disputing Justin as a great songwriter (think of his contrubutions to so many Moodies albums) but with this 1977 solo release, he seemed to take a different path and it was not a good one.
Submitted by Andy (Australia)
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 Im a Moddy Blues Fan
This is an old CD but the music is wonderful, not just 1 track but ALL
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Submitted by madmasker50 (Krum, Texas USA) 
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 Songwriter Re-release +
Years ago when the Moodies broke up I was disappointed for a while. Their music was inspirational to me for many of my pre and teen years. After a short time, Songwriter appeared and after much anticipation, I purchased it listened to Justin's tunes and found half to be bland and "b-side" material.
Blue Jays (released during the same period), on the other hand, was both interesting, fun and "Moody Blues-like".
I guess, Justin needed John to inspire his work at that time. This new CD added 4 songs which was why I purchased it at this time. I don't know why they were added, as 2 were "bland" again. So my opinion (as a long time Moodies fan) is: "If you haven't heard this record, buy it, but don't expect it to be like Justin's later solo work (Moving Mountains, for example). It's average for Justin, because his fans expect that 'Moody's' sound. Enjoy it for what it is: Historical Moody Blues minus the Moodies.
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