Album · 1972
Saint Dominic's Preview
by Van Morrison
Saint Dominic's Preview is a 1972 folk rock album by Van Morrison. It runs 7 tracks across 42 minutes.
Folk Rock · Blue-Eyed Soul · Rock
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- 96 /100
- 5 critics
- 7
- Tracks
- 42 min
- Runtime
- 147 bpm
- Tempo
- G major
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- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- Rolling Stone5/5
- Uncut5/5
- Allmusic4.5/5
- Christgaus Record GuideA−
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Saint Dominic's Preview album cover
The Saint Dominic's Preview cover was photographed by Michael Maggid.
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- Michael Maggid
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7 tracks · 42 min
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Saint Dominic's Preview is the sixth solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. Rolling Stone declared it "the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record yet released." The diversity of the material on the album highlighted Morrison's fusing of Celtic folk, R&B, blues, jazz and the singer-songwriter genre. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and the title track were blends of soul and folk, while lesser known tracks such as "Gypsy" and "Redwood Tree" continued to display a lyrical celebration of nature's beauty. Also on the album were two lengthy tracks, "Listen to the Lion" and the closing "Almost Independence Day" which were given primal, cathartic and intense vocal performances from Morrison. These tracks were similar to the songs on his 1968 album, Astral Weeks.
In brief
- When was Saint Dominic's Preview released?
- Saint Dominic's Preview was released in 1972.
- How many tracks are on Saint Dominic's Preview?
- Saint Dominic's Preview has 7 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
- What genre is Saint Dominic's Preview?
- Saint Dominic's Preview is catalogued under Folk Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Rock.
- What BPM is Saint Dominic's Preview?
- Saint Dominic's Preview runs at a median tempo of 147 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Saint Dominic's Preview?
- Listeners of Saint Dominic's Preview also rate Abbey Road by The Beatles, Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones.
Saint Dominic's Preview at a glance
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Produced by
- Van Morrison, Ted Templeman
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