Poetic Champions Compose

by Van Morrison

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1987
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reflecting a deeply spiritual and meditative phase of the legendary vocalist's career, 'Poetic Champions Compose' relies on lush, jazz-inflected arrangements and fluid instrumentation. The recording features prominent saxophone work and ambient textures, positioning Morrison's Celtic soul roots within an immaculate, late-80s smooth pop framework.

Genres

Descriptors: Christmas, atmospheric, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, melodic, piano

Tracklist

  1. Spanish Steps
  2. The Mystery
  3. Queen Of The Slipstream
  4. I Forgot That Love Existed
  5. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  6. Celtic Excavation
  7. Someone Like You
  8. Alan Watts Blues
  9. Give Me My Rapture
  10. Did Ye Get Healed?
  11. Allow Me

Credits

  • Fiachra Trench - arranged by [string and woodwind], organ
  • June Boyce - backing vocals
  • Steve Pearce - bass guitar
  • Roy Jones - drums, percussion
  • Mick Cox - lead guitar
  • Neil Drinkwater - piano, synthesizer
  • Paul Ridout - programmed by [synthesiser]
  • Martin Drover - trumpet, flugelhorn

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