‘Joan Of Arc really loves the cows she looks after for a living, so when those b*****d English put them to death by fire she's on the warpath. And she's going to save the whole of France as well. Dawn French plays the Maid of Orleans with a Jam and Jerusalem West Country accent and there are constant references to her large girth. She's in her comfort zone, but so are we…this play's comedy credentials are impeccable. But when events turn more serious, the sound effects conflict, trial and fire are full-on and genuinely moving.’

A brilliant book about singing… I have been talking to Nick Coleman about music, in person and in my head, for forty years now. [With Voices] you have the opportunity to hear what I have heard. I hope you take it

A deeply personal hymn, aria, sea shanty and saloon bar serenade… Voices is not merely an elegantly written study of a parade of fabled artists, but a long, heartfelt song of gratitude. It’s well worth hearing.

Unusual and affecting… An elegant, controlled writer whose curiosity is as engaging as his whooping passion.

Exhilarating… Coleman hears better and more clearly with half an ear than the rest of us do in a lifetime with two.

Not just a gallery of pen portraits of [Nick Coleman's] favourite singers but an impassioned examination of why certain voices ‘speak’ to us… Like the best music criticism of yore, [Voices] tangentially covers the history of popular music… He’s enjoyably sniffy about Jagger; insightful on Joni… but mostly Voices believes in magic.

A brilliant read.

A fantastic writer.

[Voices] will have you delving into your music collection with fresh thanks and renewed appreciation.

Fans of all genres can dip in for thoughts on nearly everyone in the rock canon.

[Coleman] hears, listens, better with a quarter of an ear than most of us do with both. He has the knack of summing up a singer with an epigram that makes the listener thrill in agreement

A lovely book. A love letter to George

A touching and vivid nostalgia trip - with great photos

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Will no doubt appeal to the fanbase . . . Humorous and touching

Joyful nostalgia

As a hard-nosed ex-detective, it was a source of much hilarity that I am such a Wham! fan but my copy of this is a prized possession

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