On March 4, 1997, “Polydor” label released “The Healing Game”, the twenty-sixth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Westland Studios” and “Windmill Lane Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison -vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Ronnie Johnson- electric guitar
- Robin Aspland -piano
- Phil Coulter- piano
- Georgie Fame- Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Alec Dankworth- double bass
- Nicky Scott -bass guitar
- Geoff Dunn- drums, percussion
- Ralph Salmins – percussion
- Pee Wee Ellis- soprano and baritone saxophones, backing vocals
- Leo Green- tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Matt Holland -trumpet, backing vocals
- Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, whistle
- Peter O’Hanlon -dobro
- Haji Ahkba -flugelhorn
- Brian Kennedy- backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
- Matt Curtis @ Abrahams Pants – art direction, design
- Paul Cox – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison
- Rough God Goes Riding
- Fire in the Belly
- This Weight
- Waiting Game
- Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- Burning Ground
- It Once Was My Life
- Sometimes We Cry
- If You Love Me
- The Healing Game
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