The Voice (The Moody Blues song)

"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 September 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. It has a mystical-sounding intro and the song has an urgent, jaunty feel to it, akin to most of the Moody Blues' later, more commercial efforts.

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, timpani

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia KMR ^[2]	91
Canada RPM	9
Netherlands	46
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[3]	15
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Canada ^[4]	62
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[5]	97
U.S. Cash Box ^[6]	100

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 436.
↑ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
↑ "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.
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The Moody Blues

Graeme Edge Justin Hayward John Lodge Ray Thomas Mike Pinder Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rodney Clark Patrick Moraz

Studio albums	The Magnificent Moodies Days of Future Passed In Search of the Lost Chord On the Threshold of a Dream To Our Children's Children's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Seventh Sojourn Octave Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life Sur la Mer Keys of the Kingdom Strange Times December

Live albums	Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You: Live Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Compilations	This Is The Moody Blues Voices in The Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues

Singles	"Go Now" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "Nights in White Satin" "Tuesday Afternoon" "Voices in the Sky" "Ride My See-Saw" "Never Comes the Day" "Watching and Waiting" "Question" "The Story in Your Eyes" "Isn't Life Strange" "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" "Driftwood" "Gemini Dream" "The Voice" "Talking Out of Turn" "Blue World" "Sitting at the Wheel" "Your Wildest Dreams" "The Other Side of Life" "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" "No More Lies" "Say It with Love" "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" "English Sunset"

Related articles	Band members Discography Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits Moody Bluegrass

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