A follow-up album, Moody Bluegrass TWO… Much Love, was released on June 21, 2011,[4][5] by Bunny Rae Records. The second album includes performances by Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs in addition to many of the performers of the original album. Members of the Moody Blues themselves contributed to some of the tracks, with Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge providing lead vocals on one song each, as well as Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder providing some instrumentals. The album ends with an original instrumental composition, “Lost Chord”, which is a tribute to the album In Search of the Lost Chord.[6]
The track of the bluegrass cover of "It's Cold Outside Of Your Heart" from Moody Bluegrass TWO...Much Love was also released on Hayward's 2013 solo album, Spirits of the Western Sky.[7]
Compilation album
A compilation of the two tribute albums, also titled Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues, was released October 29, 2013 by Red River Entertainment.
Reception
Critics praised both releases for their craftsmanship and serious treatment of the material.
On AllMusic.com, James Christopher Monger provided this assessment of the first album: "With all of the other countless tongue-in-cheek bluegrass renderings of classic rock radio staples, it's hard not to toss off producer/mandolin player David Harvey's irony-free reimagining of the Moody Blues' greatest hits…[however] what was once an exercise in high camp turns into a lovingly crafted tribute that's as reverent as it is whimsical."[8]
For the second album, Jim Burn on folkalley.com wrote, “Harvey has once again sparked conversation with these arrangements, but pulls them off with such class that any suggestion of novelty instantly disappears once you listen. He adds vocal harmony (The Settles Connection) and strings at the right moments, but mostly lets his cast of stars deliver.”[9]
Track listings
The following listed tracks include lead singers / performers.
Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to Moody Blues (2004)
