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Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues

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Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
UK cover
Compilation album by
Released21 November 1984 (UK)
21 June 1985 (US)
RecordedOctober 1967 – December 1982
GenreRock, progressive rock, pop rock
Length53:44 (UK version)
46:05 (US version)
LabelThreshold (US)
Decca (UK)
ProducerTony Clarke, Pip Williams
The Moody Blues chronology
The Present
(1983)
Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
(1984)
The Other Side of Life
(1986)
Alternative cover
US cover

Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues is a greatest hits compilation for The Moody Blues, released in 1984.

At least 3 different versions of the album were released in various countries. The United Kingdom edition had 12 songs, while the United States release had only 10 in a different order. The editions released in the United States and Canada also had a different cover than the UK and European versions.

This compilation was the final release by the Moody Blues' custom label, Threshold Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reviewing the US version, Dave Connolly of AllMusic described the album as containing songs that "[i]ndividually ... are as impressive as you remember." However, he felt that the band essentially "had two careers ... the '60s and the '80s," and that this album "alternat[es] back and forth between the two without the proper context [which] is likely to confuse new listeners."

Track listing

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British edition

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Side one

  1. "Ride My See-Saw" (John Lodge) – 3:46
  2. "Talking Out of Turn" (Lodge) – 5:00
  3. "Driftwood" (Justin Hayward) – 4:32
  4. "Never Comes the Day" (Hayward) – 4:41
  5. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (Lodge) – 4:18
  6. "Gemini Dream" (Hayward, Lodge) – 3:53

Side two

  1. "The Voice" (Hayward) – 4:16
  2. "After You Came" (Graeme Edge) – 4:37
  3. "Question" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 4:59
  4. "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" (Ray Thomas) – 3:11
  5. "Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 6:04
  6. "Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 4:27

American edition

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Side one

  1. "The Voice" – 4:14
  2. "Question" (Single edit) – 4:55
  3. "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" – 3:07
  4. "Isn't Life Strange" – 6:00
  5. "Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) – 4:25

Side two

  1. "Ride My See-Saw" – 3:42
  2. "Driftwood" – 4:29
  3. "Sitting at the Wheel" – 5:38
  4. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" – 4:15
  5. "Gemini Dream" – 3:47

Canadian edition

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Side one

  1. "Ride My See-Saw" (John Lodge) – 3:37
  2. "Driftwood" (Justin Hayward) – 4:31
  3. "Sitting at the Wheel" (Lodge) – 5:35
  4. "Never Comes the Day" (Hayward) – 4:39
  5. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (Lodge) – 4:16
  6. "Gemini Dream" (Hayward, Lodge) – 3:46

Side two

  1. "The Voice" (Hayward) – 4:16
  2. "After You Came" (Graeme Edge) – 4:35
  3. "Question" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 4:55
  4. "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" (Ray Thomas) – 3:09
  5. "Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 6:03
  6. "Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 3:06

Charts

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Chart performance for Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 91
US Billboard 200[3] 132

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9640". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2023.