The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3

Van Morrison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Manhattan/EMI
• ASIN: B000IY0FDA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,347 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > R&B > Soul > Blue-Eyed Soul
  • #80 in Music > Blues > Contemporary Blues

Editorial Reviews

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Navigating Van Morrison's extensive catalog since 1993 is a formidable task even diehard fans might not want to attempt. The Irish icon has flirted with blues, jazz, country, pop, Celtic, and his own style of indescribable into-the-mystic spiritually-oriented poetic folk on his numerous releases, making for quite a thorny culling assignment. So the EMI brass were probably ecstatic when the singer took the job himself. He weeds through a dozen or so albums released since Volume 2's mile-marker, and adds a clutch of previously unavailable mixes, rarities, and live tracks. The result: a nearly two-and-a-half-hour, 31-track double-disc set as sprawling, eclectic, and tenacious as Morrison's vision and discography. From occasionally rambling but spirited duets with veterans Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Wells, Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, B.B. King, the Chieftains, Ray Charles, and even Tom Jones to concert versions of hits such as "Moondance" and an impressive take on Sinatra’s classic "That's Life," along with hidden gems like "Steal My Heart Away," this is a beautifully assembled and sequenced collection. It presents most of this multitalented auteur's facets and softens his often crusty exterior by showing his appreciation for the journeymen that helped develop the trail that Morrison then blazed in his own distinctive style. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

CD 1

1. Cry For Home - With Tom Jones
2. Too Long In Exile
3. Gloria - With John Lee Hooker
4. Help Me - With Junior Wells (live)
5. Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock In The Morning - With Jimmy Witherspoon (Live)
6. Days Like This
7. Ancient Highway
8. Raincheck
9. Moondance - With Georgie Fame
10. Centrepiece - With Georgie Fame And Annie Ross
11. That's Life (Live)
12. Benediction - With Georgie Fame And Ben Sidran (Re-himix)
13. Healing Game (Re-mix)
14. I Don't Want To Go On Without You - With James Hunter

CD 2

1. Shanandoah - With The Chieftains
2. Precious Time
3. Back On Top (Re- mix)
4. When The Leaves Come Falling Down
5. Lost John With Lonnie Donegan (Live)
6. Tupelo Honey
7. Meet Me In The Indian Summer (Orchestral Version Live)
8. Georgia On My Mind
9. Hey Mr DJ
10. Steal My Heart Away
11. Crazy Love - With Ray Charles
12. Once In A Blue Moon
13. Little Village
14. Blue And Green
15. Sitting On Top Of The World - With Carl Perkins
16. Early In The Morning - With B.B. King
17. Stranded

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Van Vol 3 a must for your Ipod, June 19, 2007

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Michael J. Seltzer (Franklin, MIchigan United States) - See all my reviews
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Fans of Van Morrison will be pleased with this collection in that the song choices were from Van himself.
Those less familiar will find themselves hooked on this well balanced collection of more recent works by Van Morrison including some exceptional duets with the likes of Ray Charles, BB King, Tom Jones, Jim Hunter, Jimmy Witherspoon, the Chieftains, and John Lee Hooker. There are also some notable remastered, live and never before heard selections and some classics from Van's last several releases.
Highly recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Legend Continues..., July 3, 2007

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Bandini "connswater" (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 (Audio CD)

This 'Best Of' is a must for any Vanatic (Van fan)... but more importantly it is a must for anyone who thinks Van's career ended in the 1970s... all the tracks on "Vol. 3" are from 1993-2005 - Van's later writing and singing are well represented on this compilation and with a superb supporting cast of John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Carl Perkins, Lonnie Donegan, Bobby "Blue" Bland and the great Georgie Fame as they come along for the journey...

Van is still a mighty force in a world that needs more soul and less pop.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So good only Van could have picked the songs, July 31, 2007

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Nick Voyvodich (Hollister, Ca) - See all my reviews
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You either love or hate Van the Man. Over 40 years he has given the world some of the most heartfelt beautiful music ever recorded. This best of provides a stunning glimpse into the breath and depth of what he is capable of delivering. Showing respect to those who came before him, this collection is absolutely outstanding from start to finish. In the hands of the recording company this offering could have been a diaster. Thanks Van for giving us your gems for this collection.