Hymns to the Silence

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Hymns to the Silence
Hymns to the Silence cover
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre Celtic, Folk-rock
Length 94:53
Label Mercury
Producer Van Morrison
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 3.5/5 stars link

Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link

Robert Christgau (B+) link
Van Morrison chronology
Enlightenment
(1990)		 Hymns to the Silence
(1991)		 The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two
(1993)
Singles from Hymns to the Silence
  1. "I Can't Stop Loving You" b/w "All Saints Day"
  2. "Why Must I Always Explain?" b/w "So Complicated"

Hymns to the Silence is a double album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music.) It peaked at No. 5 in the UK.

Contents

[edit] Reissue and Remastered album

In September 2008, Exile/Polydor will release this album as part of batch three of the four catalogue reissues of Morrison's albums dated from 1971 through 2002.

[edit] Songs

The songs on the album were primarily concerning two themes, the singer's uneasy relationship with the music business and a nostalgic yearning for his youth in Belfast. "Why Must I Always Explain?" was set to the same melody as 1970s "Tupelo Honey". There were two protestant hymns. "Be Thou My Vision" and "Just a Closer Walk With Thee". "Take Me Back" and "On Hyndford Street" were remembrances of his seemingly carefree childhood.[1]

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Morrison unless noted otherwise

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Professional Jealousy" – 3:42
  2. "I'm Not Feeling It Anymore" – 6:34
  3. "Ordinary Life" – 3:29
  4. "Some Peace of Mind" – 6:24
  5. "So Complicated" – 3:18
  6. "I Can't Stop Loving You" - (Gibson) – 3:54
  7. "Why Must I Always Explain?" – 3:50
  8. "Village Idiot" – 3:13
  9. "See Me Through, Pt. 2 (Just a Closer Walk With Thee)" - (Traditional) – 3:10
  10. "Take Me Back" – 9:11

[edit] Disc two

  1. "By His Grace" – 2:34
  2. "All Saints Day" – 2:28
  3. "Hymns to the Silence" – 9:42
  4. "On Hyndford Street" – 5:17
  5. "Be Thou My Vision" - (Traditional) – 3:49
  6. "Carrying a Torch" – 4:26
  7. "Green Mansions" – 3:38
  8. "Pagan Streams" – 3:38
  9. "Quality Street" - (Morrison, Rebennack) – 3:57
  10. "It Must Be You" – 4:08
  11. "I Need Your Kind of Loving" – 4:31

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 99

Album - UK Album Chart

Year Chart Position
1991 UK Album Chart 5

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p 302

[edit] References

  • Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X

[edit] External links

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