On February 28, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Moondance”, the third Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded August – December 1969, at “A & R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Van Morrison. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA,” In 1989 “Spin” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 21 at list of the “All-time 25 Greatest Albums”; in 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 65 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”; in 2006 “Time” included the album in its list of “The All-Time 100 Albums”, and in 2007, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” named it as one of their “Definitive 200” albums, ranking it 72nd.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, harmonica
- John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
- John Klingberg – bass
- Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
- Guy Masson – conga
- Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
- Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
- Emily Houston– backing vocals
- Judy Clay– backing vocals
- Jackie Verdell– backing vocals
Track listing
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- And It Stoned Me
- Moondance
- Crazy Love
- Caravan
- Into the Music
- Come Running
- These Dreams of You
- Brand New Day
- Everyone
- Glad Tidings
