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1. This is the discography of Northern Irish singer Van Morrison. Morrison made his first recording playing saxophone on "Boozoo Hully Gully" with the International Monarchs in 1962. [ 1 ] His first recording session as lead singer/songwriter with Them was produced by Dick Rowe at Decca 's studio. "Don't Start Crying Now" was the first single ...
Wavelength is the tenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and was released in the autumn of 1978. The album has a different musical sound from his previous albums, leaning towards a pop rock sound with prominent electric guitars and synthesizers. Wavelength was Morrison's best selling album at the time of the ...
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) " Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) " is a song written and performed by Van Morrison and featured as the opening track on his sixth studio album, Saint Dominic's Preview. It was released by Warner Bros. in July 1972 as the first of three singles from the album and charted at ...
Greil Marcus Featuring his characteristic growl—a mix of folk, blues, soul, jazz, gospel, and Ulster Scots Celtic influences—Morrison is widely considered by many rock historians to be one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll. Critic Greil Marcus has said "no white man sings like Van Morrison." In his 2010 book, Marcus wrote, "As a physical fact ...
Released: February 1999. "Back on Top". Released: May 1999. "Philosopher's Stone". Released: August 1999. Back on Top is the twenty-seventh studio album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1999 by Point Blank. It reached the Top Twenty in seven countries, building on the success of 1997's The Healing Game.
Wavelength (song) " Wavelength " is the title song from the 1978 album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Released as a single in 1978, it climbed to number forty two in the US charts, and stayed in the Hot 100 for eleven weeks. According to Howard A. Dewitt, this "was the song which re-established Morrison's hit making abilities".
Madame George. " Madame George " is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album Astral Weeks, released in 1968. The song features Morrison performing the vocals and acoustic guitar. It also features a double bass, flute, drums, vibraphone, and a string quartet.
It has been re-mastered in 2007 and included on the compilation album Still on Top – The Greatest Hits. "Cleaning Windows" is also one of the songs performed in 1989, on Morrison's second video Van Morrison: The Concert, released in 1990. A previously unreleased version of this song features on the 2008 reissue of the 1994 live double album A ...