No Guru, No Method, No Teacher

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No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released	July, 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Celtic, Folk rock, Jazz
Length	50:50
Label	Mercury
Producer(s)	Van Morrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B-) link
Van Morrison chronology
A Sense of Wonder (1985)	No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986)	Poetic Champions Compose (1987)

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher is an album by Irish musician Van Morrison, released in 1986.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison (except when noted)

1. "Got to Go Back" – 5:00
2. "Oh the Warm Feeling" – 3:16
3. "Foreign Window" – 5:20
4. "A Town Called Paradise" – 6:13
5. "In the Garden" – 5:46
6. "Tir Na Nog" – 7:14
7. "Here Comes the Knight" - (Berns) – 3:41
8. "Thanks for the Information" – 7:16
9. "One Irish Rover" – 3:30
10. "Ivory Tower" – 3:34

[edit] Personnel

• Van Morrison - Guitar, keyboard, saxophone, vocal
• David Hayes - Bass guitar
• Jeanie Tracy - Vocal
• Teressa "Terry" Adams - Strings
• June Boyce - Vocal
• Richie Buckley - Saxophone (tenor and soprano)
• Nadine Cox - Harp
• Martin Drover - Trumpet
• Rosie Hunter- Vocal
• Jeff Labes - Synthesizer, piano, keyboard
• Chris Michie - Guitar
• John Platania- Guitar
• Kate St. John- Oboe, wind
• Bianca Thornton- Vocal
• Baba Trunde - Drums

[edit] Production

• Van Morrison - Producer
• Mick Glossop - Engineer
• Jim Stern - Engineer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1986	The Billboard 200	70

Singles - Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Ivory Tower"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21