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Van Morrison: Remebering Now

On June 13, 2025, “Exile Productions” and “Virgin” labels released “Remembering Now”, the 47th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes, backing vocals
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • John McCullough – piano, Hammond organ
  • Nicky Scott – bass
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eamon Ferris – drums
  • Alan “Sticky” Wicket – percussion
  • Joanne Quigley – bandleader
  • Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
  • Mike Barkley – trumpet, saxophone
  • Seth Lakeman – violin
  • Fews Ensemble – strings
  • Crawford Bell – backing vocals
  • Dana Masters – backing vocals
  • Kelly Smiley – baritone and backing vocals
  • Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Pete Wallace – backing vocals
  • Chantelle Duncan – backing vocals
  • Teena Lyle – backing vocals
  • Ben McAuley – engineer, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Down to Joy
  2. If It Wasn’t for Ray
  3. Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder
  4. Love, Lover and Beloved
  5. Cutting Corners
  6. Back to Writing Love Songs
  7. The Only Love O Ever Need Is Yours
  8. Once in a Lifetime Feelings
  9. Stomping Ground
  10. Memories and Visions
  11. When the Rains Came
  12. Colourblind
  13. Remembering Now
  14. Stretching Out

Van Morrison: Three Chords & The Truth

On October 25, 2019, “Exile Productions” and “Caroline” labels released “Three Chords & the Truth”, the 41st Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic guitar
  • John Allair, Richard Dunn – Hammond organ
  • Paul Moran – organ
  • Teena Lyle – piano, percussion, vibes
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • David Hayes, Pete Hurley, Jeremy Brown – bass
  • Bobby Ruggiero, Colin Griffin – drums
  • Bill Medley – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. March Winds in February
  2. Fame Will Eat the Soul
  3. Dark Night of the Soul
  4. In Search of Grace
  5. Nobody in Charge
  6. You Don’t Understand
  7. Read Between the Lines
  8. Does Love Conquer All
  9. Early Days
  10. If We Wait for Mountains – Van Morrison, Don Black
  11. Up on Broadway
  12. Three Chords and the Truth
  13. Bags Under My Eyes
  14. Days Gone By