Into the Music

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Into the Music
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released	August, 1979
Recorded	Spring 1979
Genre	Celtic Folk rock Pop rock
Length	49:30
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Van Morrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link Robert Christgau (A) link
Van Morrison chronology
Wavelength (1978)	Into the Music (1979)	Common One (1980)

Into the Music is the eleventh studio album by Irish musician Van Morrison during his solo career, released in August 1979.

As was often the case with Morrison, the album draws on a variety styles, from New Orleans R&B to Philly soul and Celtic folk, and the featured soloists are saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and violinist Toni Marcus. On first release this album was hailed as a "comeback" after two lacklustre releases. Its reputation has since grown and now it is often regarded as among Morrison's greatest albums.

David Marsh described the album's nocturnal, balladic second side suite as "the greatest side of music Morrison has created since Astral Weeks". The suite is also notable for its interpolation of an elegiac version of the fifties pop hit "It's All In The Game", the only #1 single to ever be co-written by a Vice President of the United States.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Musicians 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Morrison, unless noted

1. "Bright Side Of The Road" – 3:47
2. "Full Force Gale" – 3:14
3. "Stepping Out Queen" – 5:28
4. "Troubadours" – 4:41
5. "Rolling Hills" – 2:53
6. "You Make Me Feel So Free" – 4:09
7. "Angeliou" – 6:48
8. "And The Healing Has Begun" – 7:59
9. "It's All In The Game" (Charles Dawes/Carl Sigman) – 4:39
10. "You Know What They're Writing About" – 6:10

[edit] Musicians

• Van Morrison: Guitar, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, vocal
• Tony Marcus: Mandolin, violin, viola
• Mark Jordan: Piano, keyboard
• Herbie Armstrong: Guitar, vocal
• David Hayes: Bass guitar
• Peter Van Hooke: Drums
• Pee Wee Ellis: Saxophone
• Mark Isham: Synthesizer, trumpet, piccolo
• Katie Kissoon: Vocal
• Kurt Wortman: Drums

[edit] Production

• Producer: Van Morrison
• Arrangers: Mark Isham, Pee Wee Ellis

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Pop Albums	43

Album - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1979	UK Album Chart	21