A Question of Balance

A Question of Balance is the sixth album by The Moody Blues, released in 1970. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their previously lush, psychedelic sound in order to be better able to perform the songs in concert.[3] The album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and No. 3 in the United States.

A Question of Balance
Studio album by
The Moody Blues
Released7 August 1970
RecordedJanuary – June 1970
StudioDecca, London
GenreProgressive rock, folk rock
Length38:41
LabelThreshold
ProducerTony Clarke
The Moody Blues chronology
To Our Children's Children's Children
(1969)		 A Question of Balance
(1970)		 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
(1971)
Singles from A Question of Balance
  1. "Question"
    Released: 24 April 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(unrated)[2]

In March 2006, the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged with six extra tracks. In 2008, a remaster for standard audio CD was issued with the same bonus tracks.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Question"Justin HaywardHayward5:40
2."How Is It (We Are Here)"Mike PinderPinder2:48
3."And the Tide Rushes In"Ray ThomasThomas2:57
4."Don't You Feel Small"Graeme EdgeHayward, Thomas, Pinder, John Lodge; whisper by Edge2:40
5."Tortoise and the Hare"LodgeLodge3:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."It's Up to You"HaywardHayward3:11
7."Minstrel's Song"LodgeLodge4:27
8."Dawning is the Day"HaywardHayward4:22
9."Melancholy Man"PinderPinder5:49
10."The Balance"Edge, ThomasPinder (narration)3:33
Total length:38:41

Personnel
The Moody Blues

Charts
Chart (1970-1971) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 3
Danish Albums Chart[6] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 8
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[8] 9
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[9] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 1
US Billboard 200[12] 3
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart[13] 17

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "A Question of Balance - The Moody Blues - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "The Moody Blues: A Question of Balance : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Reed, Ryan (7 August 2015). "How Moody Blues Found New Urgency With 'A Question of Balance'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3709". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. "danskehitlister.dk". danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Moody Blues – A Question of Balance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Moody Blues".
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Moody Blues – A Question of Balance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. "The Moody Blues | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. "The Moody Blues Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. "danskehitlister.dk". danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. "Canadian album certifications – The Moody Blues – A Question of Balance". Music Canada.
  15. "American album certifications – The Moody Blues – A Question of Balance". Recording Industry Association of America.
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