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The Other Side of Life by The Moody Blues
The Other Side of Life is an album by The Moody Blues, released in 1986. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Your Wildest Dreams”, on 15 lists with a best position of #72.
The Other Side of Life, the Moody Blues' twelfth studio album, came out on Polydor in April 1986, with Tony Visconti producing. The band that once fused rock with a symphony orchestra now leans all the way into synthesizer gloss, the full synth-pop turn their '80s records had been heading toward. Justin Hayward and John Lodge handle guitar and bass, Graeme Edge is on drums, Ray Thomas is still aboard, and former Yes man Patrick Moraz covers the keyboards.
"Your Wildest Dreams" was the song that mattered, a shimmering, wistful single that made the Moodies the first act to land each of their first three US top ten singles in three different decades. It was also their first album since Octave in 1978 to come out without their own Threshold label behind it, though it carried an "in association with Threshold" tag.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Other Side of Life on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Wildest Dreams | 15 | #72 | – | 2014–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.