Night Flight

Justin Hayward | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001F6Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,894 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Night Flight

2. Maybe It's Just Love

3. Crazy Lovers

4. Penumbra Moon

5. Nearer to You

6. A Face in the Crowd

7. Suitcase

8. I'm Sorry

9. It's Not On

10. Bedtime Stories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as strong as his previous solo album "Songwriter"..., March 8, 2006

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Lee Roschen "Lee" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Flight (Audio CD)

In 1978, Jeff Wayne recruited Justin Hayward to sing and perform on the highly acclaimed "War Of The Worlds" album. Wayne went on to produce the album, including Hayward's single "Forever Autumn", which became a worldwide hit. As a way of saying "thank you" for Hayward's contribution, two years later Wayne returns the favor by producing Hayward's 1980 album "Night Flight".

The title cut is the best song on the album, showcasing Hayward's soaring vocals and recognizable guitar. The next track "Maybe It's Just Love" is light and pretty, however, the rest of the tracks here just don't match up to the creativity and originality of Hayward's previous solo album "Songwriter" from three years earlier. The album features brass and string arrangements, a female group occasionally providing background vocals, and a slight bit of a "disco" beat to some of the songs, but unfortunately these aspects don't carry the album to top notch status. Nonetheless, die-hard Moody Blues/Justin Hayward fans will desire this album to make sure their collection is complete.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Night Flight, February 22, 2007

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Michael C. Anderson "04jeepwrangler" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Flight (Audio CD)

If you own Songwriter, than expect more of the same. Played back-to-back the two albums have consistency. This is not a Moody Blues album, however.

Like Songwriter, select tracks here are wonderful and make the album worth getting for fans, though the entire record arc is lovely.


Night Flight, Penumbra Moon, Face in the Crowd all have that special something and those Justin harmonies always get me...

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lyrically short - Vocally Wonderful!, April 25, 2004

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Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Flight (Audio CD)

Hayward only wrote six of the songs on this collection and each one of them stands up to every song he's done since. The others don't seem to have the range of emotional urgency Hayward delivers so well - perhaps it's because it didn't pen them. However, it's still a great vocal recording and having all his CD's, I couldn't pass this one up and I'm glad I have it. The additional bonus tracks of, "Bedtime Stories" is just additional filler, but the live rendition of "Forever Autumn" is excellent and hard to find.