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The Principle Of Moments
Released July 11, 1983 UK Es Paranza 79 0101 1 US Es Paranza 90101 Gold on October 17, 1983 Platinum on January 12, 1984 Lyrics Buy The CD Tour Dates w/setlists Plant's second album had a different sound than Pictures at Eleven adding a little more keyboard to the mix. Highlights include Other Arms, In The Mood, and Big Log. 1.Other Arms (Plant, Blunt) Lyrics/Audio/ 2. In The Mood (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) Lyrics/Audio/ 3. Messin' With The Mekon (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) Lyrics/Audio/ 4. Wreckless Love (Plant, Blunt) Lyrics/Audio/ 5. Thru With The Two Step (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) Lyrics/Audio/ 6. Horizontal Departure (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) Lyrics/Audio/ 7. Stranger Here...Than Over There (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) Lyrics/Audio/ 8.Big Log (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) Lyrics/Audio/ Nine Lives Bonus Tracks 9. In The Mood (Live in Houston, 1983) (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) 10. Thru' With the Two Step (Live in Houston, 1983) (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) 11. Lively Up Yourself (Live in Houston, 1983) (Marley) 12. Turnaround (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe)

		Guitars - Robbie Blunt Keyboards - Jezz Woodroffe Bass - Paul Martinez Drums - Phil Collins & Barriemore Barlow * Backing Vocals - John David, Ray Martinez Engineered by Pat Moran Mixed by Benji Lefeure, Pat Moran, and Robert Plant Production and Quality control-Robert Plant, Lefeure, and Moran Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Gwent Multimedia Music Videos In The Mood Real Player/Windows Media/ Big Log Real Player/Windows Media/ Live Tracks: Messin' With The Mekon

Album Charts Peak Position (Weeks)
US	8 (14)	Netherlands	2 (20)
UK	7	Sweden	41
New Zealand	1

Mainstream Rock
Big Log	6
In The Mood	4
Far Post	12
Horizontal Departure	44
Other Arms	1

US Singles
Big Log/Far Post 7" Es Paranza 79 98447 (July 4, 1983) Peak at #20 on October 15, 1983. 9 weeks in top 40. 16 weeks in top 100. Peak at #50 in the Billboard Hot 100.
In The Mood/Horizontal Departure 7" Es Paranza 79 98207 (November 1983) Peak at #39 on January 14. 1985. weeks in the top 40. 12 weeks in the top 100.

UK Singles
Big Log/Messin With The Mekon 7" Es Paranza B 9848 (June 1983) Peak #11. 10 weeks on chart. Big Log/Messin With The Mekon/Stranger Here. . . Than Over There 12" Es Paranza B 9848 T (June 1983) In The Mood/Pledge Pin (live) 7" Es Paranza B 6970 (November 1983) In The Mood/Pledge Pin (live)/Horizontal Departure (live) 12" Es Paranza B 6970 T (November 1983)

Netherlands Singles
Big Log Charted September 3, 1983. Peak Position #4. 10 weeks on chart.

Promo Items
US Items: Big Log (short version)/Big Log (long version) Es Paranza radio promo 7 99844 (1983) Big Log/Messin' With The Mekon/Stranger Here...Than Over There Es Paranza 12-inch promo PR 518 (1983) In The Mood (short version)/In The Mood (long version) Es Paranza radio promo 7 99820 (1983) UK Item: In The Mood (edited)/In The Mood (long) Es Paranza SAM 179 seven-inch radio promo (November 1983)