Van Morrison - The Best Of Van Morrison

Styles: Vocal, Post Bop
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:46
Size: 189,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Bright Side Of The Road
(2:38)  2. Gloria
(4:32)  3. Moondance
(2:43)  4. Baby Please Don't Go
(4:20)  5. Have I Told You Lately
(3:04)  6. Brown Eyed Girl
(3:13)  7. Days Like This
(4:23)  8. Sweet Thing
(3:23)  9. Warm Love
(4:00) 10. Wonderful Remark
(2:57) 11. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
(3:14) 12. Full Force Gale
(4:31) 13. And It Stoned Me
(2:46) 14. Here Comes The Night
(3:09) 15. Domino
(4:07) 16. Did Ye Get Healed
(3:32) 17. Wild Night
(4:42) 18. Cleaning Windows
(4:54) 19. Whenever God Shines His Light
(4:53) 20. Queen Of The Slipstream
(4:48) 21. Dweller On The Threshold

For an artist who's doggedly album-oriented, plus a songwriter who revels in subtlety, Van Morrison doesn't seem like a logical candidate for a successful greatest-hits compilation. Nevertheless, The Best of Van Morrison is a crackerjack compilation, tracing Van the Man from his days with Them, through his best-known tunes ("Brown-Eyed Girl," "Moondance," "Blue Money," "Wild Night"), to highlights from the '70s and '80s cult efforts, topped off by "Wonderful Remark," a song first heard on the King of Comedy soundtrack. 

This collection makes Morrison's work seem a little more immediate and accessible than it usually is, but that's a blessing, since it provides a great summary of his hits and a nice introduction for the curious. Yes, it could have dug deeper into the catalog, but as a sampler, it can't be faulted.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-van-morrison-mercury-mw0000204352

The Best Of Van Morrison

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