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Album · 2015

The Essential Van Morrison

by Van Morrison

The Essential Van Morrison is a 2015 rock album by Van Morrison. It runs 44 tracks across 188 minutes.

Rock · Blue-Eyed Soul · Blues

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44
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188 min
Runtime
133 bpm
Tempo
G major
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Photography
Danny Clinch, Fred Lombardi, Norman Seeff, Paul Cox
Art direction
Frank Harkins

Tracklist

44 tracks · 188 min

  1. 01Gloria
  2. 01Gloria (Stereo Version) [feat. Van Morrison]
  3. 02Here Comes the Night (feat. Van Morrison)
  4. 02Here Comes the Night
  5. 03Spanish Rose
  6. 04Brown-Eyed Girl
  7. 05Astral Weeks
  8. 06Whenever God Shines His Light
  9. 06The Way Young Lovers Do
  10. 07Moondance
  11. 08Crazy Love
  12. 09And It Stoned Me
  13. 10Into the Mystic
  14. 11Domino
  15. 12Wild Night
  16. 13Tupelo Honey
  17. 14Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
  18. 15Warm Love
  19. 16Fair Play
  20. 17Caravan (Live)
  21. 17Caravan (Live From The Last Waltz)
  22. 18Hungry for Your Love
  23. 18Sweet Thing
  24. 19Cleaning Windows
  25. 19Cleaning Windows (Live)
  26. 01Bright Side of the Road
  27. 02And the Healing Has Begun
  28. 03Tore Down a la Rimbaud
  29. 04Someone Like You
  30. 05Irish Heartbeat
  31. 06Whenever God Shines His Light (feat. Cliff Richard)
  32. 07Have I Told You Lately
  33. 08Real Real Gone
  34. 09Enlightenment
  35. 10Why Must I Always Explain?
  36. 11Days Like This
  37. 12That's Life
  38. 13Rough God Goes Riding
  39. 14Precious Time
  40. 15Once in a Blue Moon
  41. 16Magic Time
  42. 17Playhouse
  43. 18Sweet Thing (Live)
  44. 19Close Enough for Jazz

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2CD, 37-track, cross-label career-spanning anthology. All the hits & key album tracks, from Them through to later collaborations with the Chieftains & Cliff Richard

In brief

When was The Essential Van Morrison released?
The Essential Van Morrison was released in 2015.
How many tracks are on The Essential Van Morrison?
The Essential Van Morrison has 44 tracks, with a runtime of 188 minutes.
What genre is The Essential Van Morrison?
The Essential Van Morrison is catalogued under Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Blues.
What BPM is The Essential Van Morrison?
The Essential Van Morrison runs at a median tempo of 133 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Essential Van Morrison?
Listeners of The Essential Van Morrison also rate Abbey Road by The Beatles, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones.

The Essential Van Morrison at a glance

Label
Sony Music
Produced by
Ted Templeman

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