Magic Time

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This article is about the album. There is also a series of books by Marc Zircee called Magic Time (series)

Magic Time
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released	May 17, 2005
Recorded	???
Genre	Celtic rock, Blues, R&B
Length	58:45
Label	Geffen
Producer(s)	Van Morrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link
Van Morrison chronology
What's Wrong with This Picture? (2003)	Magic Time (2005)	Pay the Devil (2006)

Magic Time is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released on May 17, 2005. It debuted at #25 on the US Billboard charts; by the end of 2005, it had sold 252,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The album covers a variety of styles ranging from Celtic rock to R&B and the blues. "Just Like Greta" was originally recorded and intended for 2002's Down the Road (when the album was tentatively titled Choppin' Wood), but it was ultimately dropped and re-recorded for this album.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison (unless noted otherwise)

1. "Stranded" – 5:34
2. "Celtic New Year" – 6:10
3. "Keep Mediocrity At Bay" – 3:44
4. "Evening Train" – 2:48
5. "This Love of Mine" - (Parker, Sanicola, Sinatra) – 2:42
6. "I'm Confessin" - (Daughtery, Neiburg, Reynolds) – 4:29
7. "Just Like Greta" – 6:25
8. "Gypsy In My Soul" – 4:04
9. "Lonely And Blue" - (Brooks, Razaf, Waller) – 3:41
10. "The Lion This Time" – 4:56
11. "Magic Time" – 5:06
12. "They Sold Me Out" – 3:11
13. "Carry On Regardless" – 5:54

[edit] Personnel

• Van Morrison - vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone
• Mick Green, Foggy Lyttle - guitar
• Michael Fields - Spanish guitar, lute
• Martin Winning - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Myles Drennan - piano, Hammond b-3 organ
• Brian Connor - piano, keyboards
• Dave Lewis - piano
• Jerome Rimson - bass, background vocals
• David Hayes - bass
• Liam Bradley - drums, background vocals
• Noel Bridgeman, Johnathan Mele, Bobby Irwin - drums
• Johnny Scott, Siobhan Pettit, Olwin Bell, Aine Whelan, Karen Hamill - (background vocals)

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
2005	European Top 100 Albums
2005	The Billboard 200	25
2005	Top Internet Albums	25