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A Sense of Wonder is an album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985. When first released original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Van Morrison's musical version of the poem, "Crazy Jane on God" to be included on the album, as they believed his poems should only be set to classical music. Morrison substituted "If You Only Knew" for the Yeats' recording. (Later, perhaps due to Morrison's efforts, Yeats poems would be put to rock settings on a whole album.)[1]
The January 29, 2008 re-issued and re-mastered version of the album contains an alternative take of "Crazy Jane on God" and "A Sense of Wonder".[2]
[edit] LP track listing
All songs written by Van Morrison unless stated otherwise.
[edit] Side one
- "Tore Down a la Rimbaud" – 4:09
- "Ancient of Days" – 3:37
- "Evening Meditation" – 4:13
- "The Master's Eyes" – 4:01
- "What Would I Do" (Ray Charles) – 5:10
[edit] Side two
- "A Sense of Wonder" – 7:09
- "Boffyflow and Spike" – 3:06
- "If You Only Knew" (Mose Allison) – 2:56
- "Let the Slave (Incorporating the Price of Experience)" (Blake, Mitchell, Westbrook) – 5:26
- "A New Kind of Man" – 3:21
[edit] Bonus tracks (2008 CD reissue)
- "A Sense of Wonder" (alternative take)
- "Crazy Jane on God" (alternative take) (traditional arranged Morrison)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
Album - UK Album Chart (United Kingdom)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1985 |
UK Album Chart |
25 |
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1985 |
The Billboard 200 |
61 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1985 |
"Tore Down A La Rimbaud" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
19 |
[edit] References
- Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X
[edit] External links
