VAN MORRISON Moondance LP Warner Brothers BSK 3103 gatefold Original Green label
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"VAN MORRISON"
Moondance Studio album by Van Morrison Released 27 January 1970 Recorded August – December 1969 Studio A & R Studios in New York City Genre Rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, pop, Irish folk Length 38:14 Label Warner Bros. Producer Lewis Merenstein (exec.), Van MorrisonMoondance LP Warner Brothers BSK 3103 gatefold Original Green label
CONDITION; VINYL NEAR MINTCONDITION; COVER GATEFOLD NEAR MINTALL ORIGINAL RARE WARNER BROTHERS GREEN LABEL, VIEW ACTUAL PICTURES
Moondance is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. After recording his commercially unsuccessful 1968 album Astral Weeks, Morrison moved with his wife to an artistic hamlet in upstate New York and began writing songs for Moondance. There, he met the musicians he would record the album with at New York City's A & R Studios in 1969.
Morrison abandoned the abstract folk compositions of Astral Weeks in favor of more formally composed songs on Moondance, which he wrote and produced himself. Its lively rhythm and blues music was the style he would become most known for in his career. The music incorporated soul, jazz, rock, and ballads and songs about finding spiritual renewal and redemption in worldly matters such as nature, music, and romantic love.
After Moondance was released in 1970 by Warner Bros. Records, it became both a critical and commercial success, helping establish Morrison as a major artist in popular music. It has since been cited by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2013, the album's remastered deluxe edition was released to similar acclaim.
Tracks
All songs written and composed by Van Morrison.
Side one No. Title Length 1. "And It Stoned Me" 4:30 2. "Moondance" 4:35 3. "Crazy Love" 2:34 4. "Caravan" 4:57 5. "Into the Mystic" 3:25 Side two No. Title Length 6. "Come Running" 2:30 7. "These Dreams of You" 3:50 8. "Brand New Day" 5:09 9. "Everyone" 3:31 10. "Glad Tidings" 3:42Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.]
Musicians
- Judy Clay – backing vocals (tracks 3 and 8)
- Emily Houston – backing vocals (tracks 3 and 8)
- John Klingberg – bass
- Jef Labes – organ, piano, clavinet
- Gary Mallaber – drums, vibraphone
- Guy Masson – conga
- Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, harmonica, producer
- John Platania – guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jack Schroer – alto and soprano saxophones
- Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
- Jackie Verdell – backing vocals (tracks 3 and 8)
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