The Best of Van Morrison

by Van Morrison

The Best of Van Morrison cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 59:25
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Chronicles the remarkably consistent and commercially successful first two decades of the Northern Irish singer's solo career. The compilation seamlessly connects his early, radio-friendly pop-rock hits with his deeper, more spiritually inclined folk-jazz excursions. It remains one of the best-selling retrospectives in the UK, effectively cementing his legacy as a titan of blue-eyed soul.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, soulful, bluesy, spirituality, nostalgia

Tracklist

  1. Bright Side Of The Road (3:45)
  2. Gloria (2:38)
  3. Moondance (4:32)
  4. Baby Please Don't Go (2:42)
  5. Have I Told You Lately (4:20)
  6. Brown Eyed Girl (3:05)
  7. Sweet Thing (4:23)
  8. Warm Love (3:23)
  9. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) (2:57)
  10. And It Stoned Me (4:31)
  11. Here Comes The Night (2:46)
  12. Domino (3:08)
  13. Did Ye Get Healed (4:07)
  14. Wild Night (3:32)
  15. Cleaning Windows (4:42)
  16. Whenever God Shines His Light (4:54)

Credits

  • Big Joe Williams - written-by

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