On May 14, 2002, “Universal” label release “Down the Road”, the twenty-ninth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, “Wool Hall” in Bath, Somerset, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone
- John Allair -Hammond organ
- Mick Green- acoustic and electric guitars
- Johnny Scott – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Fiachra Trench- piano
- Geraint Watkins- piano, Hammond organ
- Richard Dunn -piano, Hammond organ
- Pete Hurley – bass guitar
- Bobby Irwin – drums
- Colin Griffin -drums
- Lee Goodall -tenor, alto and baritone saxophones, flute, backing vocals
- Karen Hamill – backing vocals
- David Hayes- bass guitar, double bass
- Matt Holland -trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
- Acker Bilk- clarinet
- Bob Loveday -violin
- Jake Walker -viola
- Rosie Wetters -cello, string section leader
- Martin Winning – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Crawford Bell -backging vocals
- Olwin Bell – backing vocals
- Aine Whelan – backing vocals
- Siobhan Pettit – backing vocals
- Johnny Scott, Aine Whelan – vocal arrangements
- Fiachra Trench- string arrangements
- Stuart Bruce – engineer
- Tim Cooper – mastering
- Walter Samuel – engineer, mixing
- Ben Sidran- liner notes
- Peter Thorpe – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.
- Down the Road
- Meet Me in the Indian Summer
- Steal My Heart Away
- Hey Mr. DJ
- Talk Is Cheap
- Choppin’ Wood
- What Makes the Irish Heart Beat
- All Work and No Play
- Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby?
- The Beauty of the Days Gone By
- Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- Only a Dream
- Man Has to Struggle
- Evening Shadows – Acker Bilk, Van Morrison
- Fast Train
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