Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Van Morrison

Artist:  Van Morrison
Birth Name:  George Ivan Morrison
Born:  August 31, 1945.  Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Genre:  Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Celtic, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Country,  Country Rock, Soft Rock
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Saxophones, Keyboards, Drums, Tambourine

Van Morrison is a Northern Irish Singer, Songwriter and Musician, well-known as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B Band Them, with the Garage Classic Track "Gloria" in the mid-1960s.  His Solo career began with the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.  He has many greatest albums such as:  Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Tupelo Honey (1971), Saint Dominic's Preview (1972), Hard Nose The Highway (1973), Irish Heartbeat (1988), Avalon Sunset (1989), Enlightenment (1990), How Long Has This Been Going On (1996), Tell Me Something:  The Songs Of Mose Allison (1996), You Win Again (2000).  He sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as The ChieftainsGeorgie Fame and many more.  He show the influence of Celtic Tradition, Jazz, Country, Folk, Blues and Blue-Eye Soul.  He has received considerable including Six Grammy Awards and being induced into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and appearing on several "Greatest Artists" Lists.














Title:  The Prophet Speaks  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal, R&B, Blues, Pop Rock, Jazz Blues, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary
Label:  Exile Productions
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Format:  CD:


 1.  Gonna Send You Back To Where I Got You From  (4:41)
 2.  Dimples  (5:34)
 3.  Got To Go Where The Love Is  (4:25)
 4.  Laughin And Clownin  (5:33)
 5.  5 AM Greenwich Mean Time  (5:38)
 6.  Gotta Get You Off My Mind  93:45)
 7.  Teardrops  (6:01)
 8.  I Love The Life I Live  (3:37)
 9.  Worried Blues/Rollin And Tumblin  (6:24)
10. Ain't Gonna Moan No More  (6:17)
11. Love Is A Five Letter Word  (3:46)
12. Love Is Hard Work  (4:29)
13. Spirit Will Provide  (4:04)
14. The Prophet Speaks  (4:56)


















Format:  LP:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Gonna Send You Back To Where I Got You From  (4:41)
 2.  Dimples  (5:34)
 3.  Got To Go Where The Love Is  (4:25)
 4.  Laughin And Clownin  (5:33)

Side B:

 5.  5 AM Greenwich Mean Time  (5:38)
 6.  Gotta Get You Off My Mind  93:45)

 7.  Teardrops  (6:01)

LP:

Side C:

 8.  I Love The Life I Live  (3:37)
 9.  Worried Blues/Rollin And Tumblin  (6:24)

10. Ain't Gonna Moan No More  (6:17)

Side D:

11. Love Is A Five Letter Word  (3:46)
12. Love Is Hard Work  (4:29)
13. Spirit Will Provide  (4:04)

14. The Prophet Speaks  (4:56)



Personnel:

Van Morrison:  Vocals on All Tracks, Harmonica on Tracks:  2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  10, 14
Joey DeFrancesco:  Organ on Tracks:  1, 2 4-6, 8-12, 14, Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 3, 10, 14, Keyboards on Tracks:  3, 7, 13, 14
Troy Roberts:  Acoustic Bass on Tracks:  1, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, Tenor on Tracks:  1-5, 8, 11, 12, Soprano Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 3, 9, 12, Bass on Track  3
Dan Wilson:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-13, Acoustic Guitar on Track 14
Michael Ode:  Drums on Tracks:  1-14
Shana Morrison:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 6, 13
Jim Stern:  Tambourine on Track  6

The Prophet Speaks is the 40th studio album by Van Morrison, released on December 7, 2018 by Exile Productions.  The album is basically Jazz and Blues.  For Fans of Van Morrison.












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