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Van Morrison: Duets: Re-working the Catalogue

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On March 13, 2015, “RCA” label released “Duets: Re-working the Catalogue”, the 35th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Manchester Evening News Arena”, “Slieve Donard Hotel” in Newcastle, “British Grove” in Chiswick, London, “Air Lyndhurst Hall” in Hampstead, London and was produced by Van Morrison and Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  1. Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone
  2. Dave Keary – guitar, banjo
  3. Marcel Camargo, Ryan Lerman – guitar
  4. David Garfield, Alan Chang – piano
  5. Paul Moran – Hammond organ, piano, flugelhorn, trumpet
  6. Paul Moore, Stanley Banks, Craig Polasko – bass
  7. Jeff Lardner, Robbie Ruggiero, Khari Parker, Marion Felder – drums
  8. Abass Nii Dodoo, Mike Osborn, Lilliana de Los Reyes – percussion
  9. Jake Saslow, Rob Wilkerson – alto saxophone
  10. Christopher White – tenor and baritone saxophone, tin whistle
  11. Jacob Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  12. Jean Caze, Jumaane Smith, Justin Ray – trumpet
  13. Alistair White – trombone, euphonium
  14. Mark Nightingale, Joshua Brown, Nick Vayenas – trombone
  15. Bobby Womack – vocals
  16. Mavis Staples – vocals
  17. George Benson – vocals
  18. Joss Stone – vocals
  19. P.J. Proby – vocals
  20. Clare Teal – vocals
  21. Gregory Porter – vocals
  22. Mick Hucknall – vocals
  23. Natalie Cole – vocals
  24. Georgie Fame – vocals
  25. Shana Morrison – vocals
  26. Steve Winwood – vocals
  27. Chris Farlowe – vocals
  28. Mark Knopfler – vocals
  29. Michael Bublé – vocals
  30. Taj Mahal – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Some Peace of Mind (with Bobby Womack)
  2. If I Ever Needed Someone (with Mavis Staples)
  3. Higher than the World (with George Benson)
  4. Wild Honey (with Joss Stone)
  5. Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby (with PJ Proby)
  6. Carrying a Torch (with Clare Teal)
  7. The Eternal Kansas City (with Gregory Porter)
  8. Streets of Arklow (with Mick Hucknall)
  9. These are the Days (with Natalie Cole)
  10. Get on with the Show (with Georgie Fame)
  11. Rough God Goes Riding (with Shana Morrison)
  12. Fire in the Belly (with Steve Winwood)
  13. Born to Sing (with Chris Farlowe)
  14. Irish Heartbeat (with Mark Knopfler)
  15. Real Real Gone (with Michael Bublé)
  16. How Can a Poor Boy? (with Taj Mahal)

Van Morrison: Versatile

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On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Mez Clough – drums
  • Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
  • Rod Quinn – percussion
  • Christopher White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Sir James Galway – concert flute

Track listing:

  1. Broken Record – Van Morrison
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
  6. Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
  7. Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  9. I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
  12. Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
  13. Affirmation – Van Morrison
  14. The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  16. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Van Morrison: Keep Me Singing

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On September 30, 2016, “Caroline” label released “Keep Me Singing”, the 36th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, drums, piano, alto saxophone, blues harp
  • Dave Keary – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Johnny Scott – electric guitar
  • Nigel Price – acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Platania – acoustic guitar
  • Paul Moore – bass
  • Nicky Scott – bass
  • Jez Brown – bass
  • Laurence Cottle – bass, trombone
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet
  • Fiachra Trench – keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Enda Walsh – keyboards, percussion
  • Robbie Ruggiero – drums
  • Liam Bradley – drums, percussion
  • Paul Robinson – drums
  • Neal Wilkinson – drums
  • Kate St John – English horn
  • Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
  • Tony Fitzgibbon – fiddle
  • Ange Grant, Dana Masters, Lance Ellington – backing vocals.

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Let It Rhyme
  2. Every Time I See a River
  3. Keep Me Singing
  4. Out in the Cold Again
  5. Memory Lane
  6. The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
  7. Holy Guardian Angel
  8. Shere Your Love with Me
  9. In Tiburon
  10. Look Beyond the Hill
  11. Going Down to Bangor
  12. Too Late
  13. Caledonia Swing

Van Morrison: Three Chords & The Truth

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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

Van Morrison: Latest Record Project, Volume 1

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On May 7, 2021, “Exile Production” and “BMG” labels released “Latest Record Project, Volume 1”, the 42nd Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded, in 2020, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonica, alto saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic, electric and classical guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals
  • Jim Mullen – electric guitar
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • Paul Moran – piano, Hammond organ
  • Richard Dunn – piano, Hammond organ, clavinet
  • Pete Hurley – bass guitar
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Gavin Scott – bass guitar
  • Mez Clough – drums, backing vocals
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Teena Lyle – percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Ben McAuley – percussion
  • Chris J White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • P.J. Proby – vocals
  • Chris Farlowe – vocals
  • Crawford Bell, Dana Masters, Kelly Smiley – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Latest Record Project
  2. Where Have All the Rebels Gone?
  3. Psychoanalysts Ball
  4. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
  5. Tried to Do the Right Thing
  6. The Long Con
  7. Thank God for the Blues
  8. Big Lie
  9. A Few Bars Early
  10. It Hurts Me Too
  11. Only a Song
  12. Diabolic Pressure
  13. Deadbeat Saturday Night
  14. Blue Funk
  15. Double Agent
  16. Double Bind
  17. Love Should Come with a Warning
  18. Breaking the Spell
  19. Up County Down
  20. Duper’s Delight
  21. My Tune After a While
  22. He’s Not the Kingpin
  23. Mistaken Identity
  24. Stop Bitching, Do Something
  25. Western Man
  26. They Own the Media
  27. Why Are You on Facebook
  28. Jealousy

Van Morrison: Roll With The Punches

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On September 22, 2017, “Caroline” label released “Roll with the Punches”, the 37th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, percussion, saxophone
  • Jeff Beck– electric guitar
  • Ned Edwards – electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Stuart McIlroy, Jason Rebello– piano
  • Paul Moran – Hammond organ, trumpet
  • Georgie Fame– vocals, Hammond organ
  • Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica
  • Chris Hill – double bass
  • Pete Hurley, Paul Moore – electric bass
  • Laurence Cottle– electric bass, trombone
  • Mez Clough – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Colin Griffin, James Powell – drums
  • Dan Ellis– percussion
  • Chris Farlowe– vocals
  • Sumudu Jayatilaka, Dana Masters, Elizabeth Williams – backing vocals
  • Gerry McLernon, Tristan Powell, Matt Tait, Enda Walsh – engineer, mixing
  • Will Purton – engineer, mixing
  • Poppy Kavanagh, Rowan McIntosh, Phil Parsons, Patrick Phillips – engineer assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Richard Wade – photography

Track listing:

  1. Roll With the Punches – Van Morrison, Don Black
  2. Transformation – Van Morrison
  3. I Can Tell – Ellas McDaniel, Samuel Smith
  4. Stormy Monday/ Lonely Avenue – T-Bone Walker / Doc Pomus
  5. Goin’ to Chicago – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing
  6. Fame – Van Morrison
  7. Too Much Trouble – Van Morrison
  8. Bring It on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
  9. Ordinary People – Van Morrison
  10. How Far From God – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  11. Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudy Toombs
  12. Automobile Blues – Samuel Hopkins
  13. Benediction – Mose Allison
  14. Mean Old World – T-Bone Walker
  15. Ride on Josephine – Ellas McDaniel

Van Morrison: Born to Sing: No Plan B

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On October 2, 2012, “Blue Note” label released “Born to Sing: No Plan B”, the 34th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2012, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– alto saxophone, electric guitar, piano, vocals
  • Paul Moran – Hammond organ, trumpet, piano, keyboards
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Chris White– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Dave Keary – guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
  • Paul Moore – bass
  • Jeff Lardner – drums, percussion
  • Enda Walsh – recording, mixing
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Paddy Johnston – personal assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Open the Door (To Your Heart)
  2. Going Down to Monte Carlo
  3. Born to Sing
  4. End of the Rainbow
  5. Close Enough for Jazz
  6. Mystic of the East
  7. Retreat and View
  8. If in Money We Trust
  9. Pagan Heart
  10. Educating Archie