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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Hopes, Wishes and Dreams
| Type = studio
| name = Hopes, Wishes and Dreams
| Artist = [[Ray Thomas]]
| type = studio
| Cover =
| artist = [[Ray Thomas]]
| cover = Hopes_Wishes_Dreams_Front.jpg
| Released = June 1976
| Recorded = 1975 - 1976
| alt =
| released = 3 June 1976
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| recorded = 1 February – April 1976 at [[Decca Studios|Threshold Studios]], [[London]]
| Length =
| Label = Threshold
| venue =
| studio =
| Producer = Ray Thomas in association with Derek Varnals
| genre = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[soft rock]]}}
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| length = 39:51
| label = [[Threshold Records|Threshold]]/[[Decca Records|Decca]]
| This album =
| producer = Ray Thomas in association with Derek Varnals
| Next album =
| prev_title = [[From Mighty Oaks]]
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Back cover
| type = studio
| cover = Hopes_Wishes_Dreams_Back.jpg
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{{Unreferenced|date=February 2009}}
'''''Hopes, Wishes and Dreams''''' is a 1976 solo album by [[Ray Thomas]] ([[The Moody Blues]]) released under the Moody Blues own Threshold Label as THS17.


'''''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 [[arrangement|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.
It was reissued on CD in September 1989.

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


== Track listing ==
===Side 1===
===Side 1===
*"In Your Song"
#"In Your Song" (Nicky James) – 4:30
*"Friends"
#"Friends" – 2:57
*"We Need Love"
#"We Need Love" – 4:17
*"Within Your Eyes"
#"Within Your Eyes" – 3:27
*"One Night Stand"
#"One Night Stand" – 3:37


===Side 2===
===Side 2===
*"Keep On Searching"
#"Keep On Searching" – 4:52
*"Didn't I"
#"Didn't I" – 3:46
*"Migration"
#"Migration" – 3:41
*"Carousel"
#"Carousel" – 3:52
*"The Last Dream"
#"The Last Dream" (Ray Thomas) – 4:52
<br />
All titles ASCAP<br />Recorded at Threshold Studios, Decca, London


== Chart positions ==
[[Category:Ray Thomas albums|Thomas, Ray]]


=== Album ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|1976
|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|147
|}


===Personnel===
{{1970s-rock-album-stub}}


;Musicians
[[it:Hopes, Wishes and Dreams]]
*Ray Thomas – [[western concert flute|flute]], [[bass flute]], [[harmonica]], [[singing|lead vocals]], [[backing vocals]]
[[nl:Hopes, Wishes and Dreams]]
*Nicky James – backing vocals
*John Jones – [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]], backing vocals
*Trevor Jones – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Mike Moran (music producer)|Mike Moran]] – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Graham Deakin]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*Barry St. John – backing vocals
*Liza Strike – backing vocals
*Helen Chappelle – backing vocals
*Terry James – [[arrangement|orchestral arrangements]]

;Production, recording etc.
*Ray Thomas – [[record producer|producer]]
*Derek Varnals – associate producer, [[recording engineer]]
*Dave Baker – recording engineer
*Phil Travers – illustration and design
*[[Gered Mankowitz]] – [[photography]]

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1976 albums]]
[[Category:Ray Thomas albums]]
[[Category:Threshold Records albums]]


{{1970s-rock-album-stub}}

Latest revision as of 14:53, 23 May 2024

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

[edit]

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

Side 1

[edit]
  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

[edit]

Album

[edit]
Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard 200 147

Personnel

[edit]
Musicians
Production, recording etc.