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The original album was released on clear blue vinyl. The 8-track tape version of this album has the distinction of being one of the few 8-tracks that is arranged exactly like the album, with no song breaks. "The Day We Meet Again" (Hayward) – 6:19 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)."One Step into the Light" ( Mike Pinder) – 4:29 (lead singer: Mike Pinder)."Survival" (Lodge) – 4:09 (lead singer: John Lodge)."I'm Your Man" (Thomas) – 4:21 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)."Top Rank Suite" (Hayward) – 3:42 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)." Driftwood" (Hayward) – 5:03 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)."I'll Be Level with You" ( Graeme Edge) – 3:48 (lead singers: Justin Hayward, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, John Lodge)."Had to Fall in Love" ( Justin Hayward) – 3:42 (lead singer: Justin Hayward)."Under Moonshine" ( Ray Thomas) – 5:00 (lead singer: Ray Thomas)." Steppin' in a Slide Zone" ( John Lodge) – 5:29 (lead singer: John Lodge).In November 2008, the album was remastered and released on CD, with five previously unreleased, live, bonus tracks. 39 in the US, in addition to " Driftwood". The album produced the hit single " Steppin' in a Slide Zone", which hit No. 6 in the United Kingdom and went platinum in the United States, where the album reached No. Released after a considerable break, which saw The Moody Blues returning in an era of punk music and disco, Octave produced a reduced commercial outcome for the band, but reached No. Real strings were used on three songs: "Under Moonshine" and "I'm Your Man" (both written by Ray Thomas), as well as "Survival" (written by John Lodge). Octave was considered a departure from previous Moody Blues albums, mainly because of the group's use of lounge-style organs and synthesizers in place of a Mellotron or Chamberlin (Pinder's song "One Step Into the Light" references the Mellotron). The cover art was designed by artist John Kosh, famous for his work with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, among others.

The album's title is a musical pun: it references both the notion of an octave and as a word derived from the Latin octavus it refers to this being the eighth album with the then-current band configuration (following on from the previous album title Seventh Sojourn). Octave would also be the final studio album from the band produced by Tony Clarke. Pinder would be replaced by former Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz in time for their 1978-1979 tour, beginning a new era in the band's history. He had just started a new family in California, and found that he was not getting along with his bandmates as he previously had. The album proved to be the last for the group with keyboardist Mike Pinder, who left during the album's sessions and declined an offer to tour with the group. Octave is the ninth album by The Moody Blues, released in 1978, and their first release after a substantial hiatus following the success of the best-selling Seventh Sojourn in 1972.