{"history":[],"article":{"id":"7d846774-5a4d-437e-b7ce-5b0fe700afd1","title":"Songwriter (Justin Hayward album)","slug":"songwriter-justin-hayward-album","content":":::summary\n![Songwriter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Justin///Hayward///Songwriter.jpg)\n**Name:** Songwriter \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward) \n**Released:** February 11, 1977 \n**Recorded:** June–December 1976 \n**Genre:** [Rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) \n**Length:** 42:28 (album) · 48:26 (Original CD) · 54:45 (UK reissue CD) \n**Label:** [Deram Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/deram-records) \n**Producer:** [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer) \n**Prev Title:** [Blue Jays](https://bliptext.com/articles/blue-jays-album) \n**Prev Year:** 1975 \n**Next Title:** [Night Flight](https://bliptext.com/articles/night-flight-justin-hayward-album) \n**Next Year:** 1980 \n:::\n\n# \n**Songwriter** is the debut solo album by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward) released in February 1977.\nIt was later rereleased on CD in 1987 with two bonus tracks, \"Marie\" (originally released as a single in 1979) and \"Learning the Game\" (a previously unreleased track, written by [Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)).\nThe album was released again on [Decca](https://bliptext.com/articles/decca-records) in April 2004 with the additional bonus tracks \"Wrong Time, Right Place\" and \"Heart of Steel\" (the B-side of the \"Marie\" single).\n\n# Original track listing\nAll songs were written by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), except where noted.\n\n## Side one\n\n## Side two\n\n## 1987 CD bonus tracks\n

\"Marie\" - 3:45\n
\"Learning The Game\" ([Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)) - 2:12\n

\n\n## 2004 Expanded edition tracks (UK)\n

\"Wrong Time, Right Place\" - 2:36\n
\"Marie\" - 3:53\n
\"Heart Of Steel\" - 3:26\n
\"Learning The Game\" (Buddy Holly) - 2:12\n

\n\n# Personnel\nAll songs written by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), except track 14 [Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)\nProduced by [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer), except tracks 11, 12, & 13 produced by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), and tracks 14 produced by Martin Wyatt\nStrings on \"One Lonely Room\" and \"Stage Door\" by [Peter Knight](https://bliptext.com/articles/peter-knight-composer)\nEngineered By [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer), Derek Varnals and Dave Baker at Threshold, London\nMixdown engineer: Gary Ladinkski at Westlake, L.A. Assistant Engineer: Dean Rod\nMastering: [Ted Jensen](https://bliptext.com/articles/ted-jensen) at Sterling Sound\n\n# Charts","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T08:28:25.863Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T08:28:25.863Z","search_vector":"'album':4 'hayward':3 'justin':2 'songwrit':1","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** Songwriter \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward) \n**Released:** February 11, 1977 \n**Recorded:** June–December 1976 \n**Genre:** [Rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) \n**Length:** 42:28 (album) · 48:26 (Original CD) · 54:45 (UK reissue CD) \n**Label:** [Deram Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/deram-records) \n**Producer:** [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer) \n**Prev Title:** [Blue Jays](https://bliptext.com/articles/blue-jays-album) \n**Prev Year:** 1975 \n**Next Title:** [Night Flight](https://bliptext.com/articles/night-flight-justin-hayward-album) \n**Next Year:** 1980 \n \n\n# \n**Songwriter** is the debut solo album by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward) released in February 1977.\nIt was later rereleased on CD in 1987 with two bonus tracks, \"Marie\" (originally released as a single in 1979) and \"Learning the Game\" (a previously unreleased track, written by [Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)).\nThe album was released again on [Decca](https://bliptext.com/articles/decca-records) in April 2004 with the additional bonus tracks \"Wrong Time, Right Place\" and \"Heart of Steel\" (the B-side of the \"Marie\" single).\n\n# Original track listing\nAll songs were written by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), except where noted.\n\n## Side one\n\n## Side two\n\n## 1987 CD bonus tracks\n \n \"Marie\" - 3:45\n \"Learning The Game\" ([Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)) - 2:12\n \n\n## 2004 Expanded edition tracks (UK)\n \n \"Wrong Time, Right Place\" - 2:36\n \"Marie\" - 3:53\n \"Heart Of Steel\" - 3:26\n \"Learning The Game\" (Buddy Holly) - 2:12\n \n\n# Personnel\nAll songs written by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), except track 14 [Buddy Holly](https://bliptext.com/articles/buddy-holly)\nProduced by [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer), except tracks 11, 12, & 13 produced by [Justin Hayward](https://bliptext.com/articles/justin-hayward), and tracks 14 produced by Martin Wyatt\nStrings on \"One Lonely Room\" and \"Stage Door\" by [Peter Knight](https://bliptext.com/articles/peter-knight-composer)\nEngineered By [Tony Clarke](https://bliptext.com/articles/tony-clarke-producer), Derek Varnals and Dave Baker at Threshold, London\nMixdown engineer: Gary Ladinkski at Westlake, L.A. Assistant Engineer: Dean Rod\nMastering: [Ted Jensen](https://bliptext.com/articles/ted-jensen) at Sterling Sound\n\n# Charts","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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