The Voice (The Moody Blues song)

"The Voice"
"The Voice"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album Long Distance Voyager
B-side	"22,000 Days"
Released	23 July 1981
Recorded	19 February 1980 – ; mid April 1981
Genre	Progressive rock, new wave
Length	5:16 (Album Version); 4:13 (Single Version)
Label	Threshold
Songwriter(s)	Justin Hayward
Producer(s)	Pip Williams
The Moody Blues singles chronology

"The Voice" is the second single released from the Moody Blues' 1981 album Long Distance Voyager. The song continued the success of previous single "Gemini Dream", becoming a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 15 in October 1981. The song had previously topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for four weeks during June–July 1981.^[1] The song also reached No. 9 in Canada.

Billboard Magazine described it as "a texturally lush piece of pop in the best tradition of [the Moody Blues'] earlier work".^[2]

Personnel[]

Justin Hayward: electric and acoustic guitars, lead vocals
John Lodge: bass guitar, backing vocals
Ray Thomas: tambourine, backing vocals
Patrick Moraz: piano, mellotron, Oberheim Custom double 8-voice synthesizer, Yamaha CS80, Roland Jupiter 8, Minimoog
Graeme Edge: drums

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia KMR^[3]	91
Canada RPM	9
Netherlands	46
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	15
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[5]	16
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	15

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1981)	Rank
Canada ^[6]	62
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[7]	97
U.S. Cash Box ^[8]	100

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 436.
^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard Magazine. August 1, 1981. p. 67. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 167.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1981". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-19.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 436.

[2] "Top Single Picks". Billboard Magazine. August 1, 1981. p. 67. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[3] "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

[4] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[5] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 167.

[6] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[8] "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1981". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-19.

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