Pay the Devil
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Pay the Devil | ||
Studio album by Van Morrison | ||
Released | March 6, 2006 | |
Recorded | ??? | |
Genre | Celtic rock, Country, Blues, R&B | |
Length | 45:44 | |
Label | Lost Highway | |
Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |
Professional reviews | ||
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The Music Box link |
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Van Morrison chronology | ||
Magic Time (2005) |
Pay the Devil (2006) |
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Pay the Devil is an album by veteran singer/songwriter Van Morrison featuring mainly cover version of American Country and Blues tunes.
Morrison previewed some of the Pay the Devil material at his live shows in the previous year.
[edit] Track listing
- "There Stands the Glass" - (Alize Gresham, Russ Hull, Mary Jane Shurtz)– 2:16
- "Half as Much" - (Curly Williams) – 2:36
- "Things Have Gone to Pieces" - (Leon Payne) – 3:11
- "Big Blue Diamonds" - (Earl J. Carson) – 2:56
- "Playhouse" - (Morrison) – 4:14
- "Your Cheatin' Heart" - (Hank Williams) – 2:32
- "Don't You Make Me High" - (Daniel Barker, Ken Harris) – 2:47
- "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It" - (Clarence Williams) – 2:22
- "Back Street Affair" - (Billy Wallace) – 2:49
- "Pay the Devil" - (Morrison) – 3:03
- "What Am I Living For?" - (Art Harris, Fred Jay)– 3:57
- "This Has Got to Stop" - (Morrison) – 4:44
- "Once a Day" - (Bill Anderson) – 2:52
- "More and More" - (Merle Kilgore, Webb Pierce) – 2:46
- "'Til I Gain Control Again" - (Rodney Crowell) – 5:59
[edit] Personnel
- Van Morrison - Acoustic guitar, vocals
- Crawford Bell - Vocals
- Olwin Bell - Vocals
- Paul Godden - Guitar, Steel guitar
- Mick Green - Guitar
- Karen Hamill - Vocals
- Bobby Irwin - Drums
- Ian Jennings - Double bass, acoustic bass
- Bob Loveday - Violin
- Leon McCrum - Vocals
- Paul Riley - Electric bass
- Johnny Scott - Guitar, vocals
- Nicky Scott - Electric bass
- Fiachra Trench - Vocals, string arrangements
- Geraint Watkins - Piano
- Aine Whelan - Vocals
- Gavyn Wright - String section leader
[edit] Production
- Van Morrison - Producer
- Declan Gaffney - Mixing assistant
- Jerome King - Assistant engineer
- Alastair McMillan - Mixing
- Walter Samuel - Engineer, mixing