The Story in Your Eyes

"The Story in Your Eyes" is a 1971 hit single by the English rock band the Moody Blues. Written by the band's guitarist Justin Hayward, it was first released as a single with "My Song" on the B-side, and then on the 1971 album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour shortly after.

"The Story in Your Eyes"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
B-side
  • "My Song" (Netherlands)
  • "Melancholy Man" (US)
Released27 August 1971
Recorded4 November 1970
GenreProgressive rock, blues rock, hard rock
Length
  • 2:57 (album)
  • 3:07 (single)
LabelThreshold
Songwriter(s)Justin Hayward
Producer(s)Tony Clarke
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"Question"
(1970)		 "The Story in Your Eyes"
(1971)		 "Isn't Life Strange"
(1972)

"The Story in Your Eyes" was the Moody Blues' last single to feature the Mellotron as it would be supplanted by the chamberlin, a similar instrument, in time for their next album, Seventh Sojourn. The SACD release of the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour contains a version of "The Story in Your Eyes" that has the Mellotron in dominant role.

The distinctive picture sleeve used for the French single release used a photograph of a close-up face with the Threshold logo in place of the mouth.

Personnel

Cover versions

Stiv Bators released a single in 1987 on Bomp! of "Story in Your Eyes" backed with "Have Love, Will Travel". It is included on Bators' retrospective CD L.A. L.A..

Fountains of Wayne did a cover version of the song for their 2011 album Sky Full of Holes. It was available only as an Amazon.com MP3 bonus track.

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1971-1972 Billboard Hot 100 23

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