Voices (Cheap Trick song)

"Voices" is a song written by Rick Nielsen and recorded by American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the album Dream Police.

[2] The song is unusual for Cheap Trick in that six or seven vocal tracks are layered in, making it impossible to replicate the sound on the album in live concerts.

[7] Cash Box also compared "Voices" to the Beatles, saying that Rick Nielson's guitar playing and Robin Zander's vocals are in the style of George Harrison and Paul McCartney, respectively.

[8] Record World called it a "sweeping ballad" on which Cheap Trick "use a multi-layered vocal assault here instead of the usual guitar barrage.

[12] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson called it "one of the Cheap Trick's best ballads ever," noting that the use of strings gives it a Beatles or ELO flavor.

[14][15] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic called "Voices" "a yearning power ballad that certainly stands as the prettiest song in Cheap Trick's catalog".