(Review from amazon)

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 track and “I’m Sorry” (the latter featuring some unusually jagged guitar) are also the hardest-rocking records on which Hayward had appeared since “Question” by the Moody Blues, a decade earlier.

Wayne’s production gives Hayward’s music a leaner sound than had been evident on his prior recordings, with more use of pulsing synth pop-type accompaniments of the era (“Crazy Lovers,” etc.) and a thinner guitar sound (“Penumbra Moon”), while other songs, such as “Nearer to You”, were much more dance-oriented than anything Hayward had previous released, and all of the songs are more romantic than his previous solo work.

Only “Suitcase” and “It’s Not On” really sounded like his earlier work, and even they had more of a stripped-down band sound at their core.

The album had everything going for it except timing, appearing as it did after the Moody Blues’ reunion, while also sounding too different from the Moodies’ work to appeal to more than a relatively small fraction of their fans.

Track List:
01. Night Flight – 5:23
02. Maybe It’s Just Love – 4:48
03. Crazy Lovers – 5:31
04. Penumbra Moon – 4:12
05. Nearer To You – 3:42
06. A Face In The Crowd – 4:01
07. Suitcase – 3:36
08. I’m Sorry – 3:10
09. It’s Not On – 4:10
10. Bedtime Stories – 5:45

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