Hymns to the Silence

by Van Morrison

Hymns to the Silence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1991
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:36:02
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This sprawling double album from the Belfast bard traverses deeply spiritual terrain, mixing soulful blues workouts with pastoral Celtic folk meditations. The expansive runtime allows him to indulge in extended, nostalgic reflections on music, religion, and his childhood.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, acoustic, bluesy, piano, vocal, folk, dreamy, gentle, flute

Tracklist

  1. Professional Jealousy (3:46)
  2. I'm Not Feeling It Anymore (6:36)
  3. Ordinary Life (3:34)
  4. Some Peace of Mind (6:27)
  5. So Complicated (3:22)
  6. I Can't Stop Loving You (3:58)
  7. Why Must I Always Explain? (3:53)
  8. Village Idiot (3:16)
  9. See Me Through, Pt. II / Just a Closer Walk with Thee (3:12)
  10. Take Me Back (9:11)
  11. By His Grace (2:37)
  12. All Saints Day (2:32)
  13. Hymns to the Silence (9:43)
  14. On Hyndford Street (5:21)
  15. Be Thou My Vision (3:51)
  16. Carrying a Torch (4:28)
  17. Green Mansions (3:42)
  18. Pagan Streams (3:40)
  19. Quality Street (3:59)
  20. It Must Be You (4:11)
  21. I Need Your Kind of Loving (4:32)

Credits

  • Candy Dulfer - alto saxophone
  • Fiachra Trench - arranged by [strings]
  • Carol Kenyon - backing vocals
  • Katie Kissoon - backing vocals
  • Steve Gregory - baritone saxophone, flute
  • Nicky Scott - bass
  • Steve Pearce - bass
  • Kate St. John - cor anglais

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