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Hopes, Wishes and Dreams

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Hopes, Wishes and Dreams
Studio album by
Released3 June 1976
Recorded1 February – April 1976 at Threshold Studios, London
Genre
Length39:51
LabelThreshold/Decca
ProducerRay Thomas in association with Derek Varnals
Ray Thomas chronology
From Mighty Oaks
(1975)
Hopes, Wishes and Dreams
(1976)
Back cover

Hopes, Wishes and Dreams is the second and final solo album by Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues in conjunction with Nicky James and the orchestral arrangements of Terry James, released under The Moody Blues own Threshold Label as THS17 in June 1976. The album was also available in cassette and cartridge. It was reissued on Compact Disc in September 1989 and as part of a box set in 2010. The album produced one single, "One Night Stand" (B-side "Carousel"), which was released in July 1976 in the UK and August 1976 in the United States.

Original track listing

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All songs co-written by Ray Thomas and Nicky James, except where noted.

Side 1

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  1. "In Your Song" (Nicky James) – 4:30
  2. "Friends" – 2:57
  3. "We Need Love" – 4:17
  4. "Within Your Eyes" – 3:27
  5. "One Night Stand" – 3:37

Side 2

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  1. "Keep On Searching" – 4:52
  2. "Didn't I" – 3:46
  3. "Migration" – 3:41
  4. "Carousel" – 3:52
  5. "The Last Dream" (Ray Thomas) – 4:52


All titles ASCAP
Recorded at Threshold Studios, Decca, London

Chart positions

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Album

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Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard 200 147

Personnel

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Musicians
Production, recording etc.