Magic Time

by Van Morrison

Magic Time cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 May 2005
  • Label: Geffen
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 54:18
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The veteran Northern Irish songwriter returns with a set that leans heavily into his foundational R&B and soul influences. Emphasizing a relaxed, live-in-the-studio feel, the tracklist includes both nostalgic original compositions alongside covers of early jazz and blues standards, showcasing his enduring, gravelly vocal phrasing.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, storytelling, confessional, piano, melodic, soulful, vocal, ballad, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Stranded (5:34)
  2. Celtic New Year (6:10)
  3. Keep Mediocrity At Bay (3:44)
  4. Evening Train (2:48)
  5. This Love Of Mine (2:45)
  6. Just Like Greta (6:25)
  7. Gypsy In My Soul (4:04)
  8. Lonely And Blue (3:41)
  9. The Lion This Time (4:56)
  10. Magic Time (5:06)
  11. They Sold Me Out (3:11)
  12. Carry On Regardless (5:54)

Credits

  • Jerome Rimson - backing vocals, bass, bass, backing vocals
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Liam Bradley - drums, backing vocals
  • Foggy Lyttle - guitar
  • Brian Connor - piano, electric piano
  • Fiachra Trench - arranged by [strings]
  • Noel Bridgeman - drums
  • Alan Smale - leader

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