| The View from the Hill | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Justin Hayward |
| Cover: | The View from the Hill.jpg |
| Released: | October 15, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995–1996 Mullinetti Studios Recco Italy |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 58:59 |
| Label: | CMC International |
| Producer: | Phil Palmer |
| Prev Title: | Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Live in San Juan Capistrano |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
The View from the Hill is a solo album released in 1996 by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.
In a 1996 interview, Hayward discusses making the album and how it was his first time recording an album from start to finish as a single batch of songs. He explains, "My other albums were collections of random bits of recording that I would finally put out once I had an album's worth of material. This is the first time I've ever done this, made an album from start to finish. It means a lot to me, and I know that it's good. At the very least, [''The View from the Hill''] will make your hi-fi sound good... It's a trippy, dreamy, romantic kind of thing. I came to the Moody Blues as a singer-songwriter, and that's always what I felt I was and am. If I'm writing for the Moodies, then I'm speaking for the rest of the band as well as myself. But when I write for myself, I feel it's much freer. It's probably a lot more from my heart and more revealing, more honest. Being a solo artist is more of a priority than it used to be. But I love doing both and selfishly want to have it both ways."[1]
All songs written by Justin Hayward unless noted.