Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues | ||||
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Released | 21 November 1984 (UK) 21 June 1985 (US) | |||
Recorded | October 1967 - April 1981 (UK album) October 1967 - December 1982 (US album) | |||
Genre | Rock, progressive rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 53:44 (UK version) 46:05 (US version) | |||
Label | Threshold (US) Decca (UK) | |||
Producer | Tony Clarke, Pip Williams | |||
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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.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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."
United Kingdom track listing
Side One
- "Ride My See-Saw" (John Lodge) – 3:46
- "Talking Out of Turn" (Lodge) – 5:00
- "Driftwood" (Justin Hayward) – 4:32
- "Never Comes the Day" (Hayward) – 4:41
- "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (Lodge) – 4:18
- "Gemini Dream" (Hayward, Lodge) – 3:53
Side Two
- "The Voice" (Hayward) – 4:16
- "After You Came" (Graeme Edge) – 4:37
- "Question" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 4:59
- "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" (Ray Thomas) – 3:11
- "Isn't Life Strange" (Lodge) – 6:04
- "Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) (Hayward) – 4:27
United States track listing
Side One
- "The Voice" – 4:14
- "Question" (Single edit) – 4:55
- "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" – 3:07
- "Isn't Life Strange" – 6:00
- "Nights in White Satin" (Single edit) – 4:25
Side Two
- "Ride My See-Saw" – 3:42
- "Driftwood" – 4:29
- "Sitting at the Wheel" – 5:38
- "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" – 4:15
- "Gemini Dream" – 3:47
References
- ^ Connolly, Dave. "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2019.