In July 1985, “Mercury” label released “No Guru, No Method, No Teacher”, the sixteenth Van Morrison album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Studio D & Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, “Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison – vocals, guitar
- Jef Labes- piano, synthesizer, string arrangement
- Chris Michie- guitar
- John Platania- guitar
- David Hayes- bass
- Baba Trunde (Babatunde Lea) – drums
- Richie Buckley – soprano and tenor saxophone
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Kate St. John- cor anglais, oboe
- Teressa “Terry” Adams – cello, string section leader
- Joseph Edelberg – violin
- John Tenney – violin
- Rebecca Sebring – viola
- Nadine Cox – harp
- June Boyce – backing vocals
- Rosie Hunter – backing vocals
- Bianca Thornton, Jeanie Tracy- backing vocals
- Mick Glossop, Jim Stern – engineer
- Lenette Viegas – engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- Got to Go Back
- Oh the Warm Feeling
- Foreign Window
- A Town Called Paradise
- In the Garden
- Tir Na Nog
- Here Comes the Knight
- Thanks for the Information
- One Irish Rover
- Ivory Tower
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