The Voice (The Moody Blues song)
# 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 October 1981. The song had previously topped the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for four weeks during June–July 1981. The song also reached No. 9 in Canada.

According to Allmusic critic Dave Connolly, the song "is a sweeping and majestic call to adventure." Billboard described it as "a texturally lush piece of pop in the best tradition of [the Moody Blues'] earlier work". Record World said that "The symphonic arrangement envelops Justin Hayward's dramatic vocal."

Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as the Moody Blues' 5th greatest song, saying that the song "offers hope for the future, as long as people take control of their lives and events." Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated it as the Moody Blues' 6th greatest song, saying that it is "one of the last [Moody Blues songs] to so deftly marry the mystical elements of Hayward's classic songcraft with [a more] modern approach."

## 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
