Talking Out of Turn

"Talking Out of Turn" is a 1981 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was the third and final single released from their 1981 album Long Distance Voyager.

"Talking Out of Turn"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album Long Distance Voyager
B-side"Veteran Cosmic Rocker"
Released10 November 1981
Recorded19 February 1980 –
Mid-April 1981
GenreProgressive rock
Length7:18 (Album version)
4:12 (Single version)
LabelThreshold
Songwriter(s)John Lodge
Producer(s)Pip Williams
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"The Voice"
(1981)		 "Talking Out of Turn"
(1981)		 "Blue World"
(1983)

The song became a hit in the United States, reaching #65 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and #60 Cash Box.[2] It did better in Canada, where it reached #27.[3]

Written by bassist John Lodge, it lasts nearly seven and a half minutes, only five seconds short of "Nights in White Satin." It was later released as a single in November 1981, with "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" on the B-side.

Billboard called it a "soothingly melodic song highlighted by John Lodge's vocal."[4] Record World said that "space-age synthesizers introduce Justin Hayward's relaxed vocal" and commented on the "rich harmony choruses."[5] Allmusic critic Dave Connolly called it a "winning number."[6]

The instrumental final minute of the song closes the first hour of The Mike Malloy Show each weekday evening.

Chart history
Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 65
US Cash Box Top 100[9] 60

Personnel

References
  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1981
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-19. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. November 7, 1981. p. 81. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 31, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. Connolly, Dave. "Long Distance Voyager". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-19. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  8. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1981
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