Product Description

Best-of compilation from folk superstar Van Morrison. A magical selection of tracks that showcase the Irish singer-songwriter's immense talent, this is a timely reminder of the influence that he has over singer-songwriters such as David Gray and Paolo Nutini. Includes the hits 'Brown Eyed Girl', 'Moondance' and 'Gloria'.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
2. Dweller On The Threshold
3. Whenever God Shines His Light - Van Morrison, Cliff Richard
4. Moondance
5. Bright Side Of The Road
6. Brown Eyed Girl
7. Wavelength
8. Crazy Love
9. Someone Like You
10. When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God?
11. Tore Down A La Rimbaud
12. Wild Night
13. Gloria - Them
14. Real Real Gone
15. Into The Mystic
16. In The Garden
17. Saint Dominic's Preview
18. Stranded

Disc 2:

1. Precious Time
2. Domino
3. Here Comes The Night - Them
4. Little Village
5. And It Stoned Me
6. Days Like This
7. Have I Told You Lately?
8. Cleaning Windows
9. Baby Please Don't Go - Them
10. Back On Top
11. Vanlose Stairway
12. Celtic New Year
13. Irish Heartbeat
14. The Healing Game
15. Full Force Gale
16. Warm Love
17. Did Ye Get Healed
18. Tupelo Honey
19. Wonderful Remark

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #178 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-22
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Running time: 156 minutes

Customer Reviews

Definitely 'still on top'
This is great! There is not ONE song that isn't worth five stars. I have loved Van Morrison's music since the 60's & this compilation shows just how great a writer & performer he is. He might be a bit of a miserable sod most of the time, but I wasn't inviting him for dinner so that isn't a problem. Add this to your CD collection. You will love it.

No Astral Weeks???!!!!!!???!!!!
Don't get me wrong, there are some fantastic songs on this set, but to completely miss out what is arguably and certainly critically the man's best work is inexplicable. Surely 'Sweet Thing' could have replaced that terrible duet with Cliff Richard for starters. Even the box set version doesn't have any songs from his most famous album, it's baffling. Nice to have the addition of 'Crazy Love' which was missing from the 80's Best Of, but that's still a stronger collection. It's a much better idea to get all the albums from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece. They're all essential and you'll no doubt buy them after hearing this collection anyway, so save yourself some money and time.

Van is the Man
Whilst the man himself may be a mumbling incoherent miserabalist this belies the soul of one of the great romantic poets of our time.

From the early years as front man of Them, a kind of forgotten band but their classics Here Comes the Night and Gloria are widely known. His solo canon is quite incredible, he has a style of his own, soulful in a way that polished, modern, oversung "R&B" can never be, love songs of impossible, impassioned and often fragile beauty - everyone knows Have I Told You Lately and uplifting songs such as Domino, Brown Eyed Girl and Jackie Wilson. But there is plenty more light and shade in between.

This is a great sampler that is well remastered and does his legacy justice. Not a duff track to be found. Hell, I even like his duet with Cliff Richard, which has two things that make me rabid, Cliff and God. Now, that is power.

Be warned though - you will be off buying Astral Weeks, Moondance and the rest of his albums now that your appetite is whetted. You won't be disappointed.