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Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983. Morrison said he arrived at the title from a Shavian saying: "that idea of communicating with as little articulation as possible, at the same time being emotionally articulate". As his last album for Warner Bros. Records, he decided to do an album of mostly instrumentals. As he explained in 1984, "Sometimes when I'm playing something, I'm just sort of humming along with it, and that's got a different vibration than an actual song. So the instrumentals just come from trying to get that form of expression, which is not the same as writing a song."[1]
[edit] Recording
The recording sessions took place in California, Dublin, Ireland and a series of marathon sessions at the Townhouse in London. Morrison played piano, guitar and saxophone on these sessions.[2] Two Irish musicians played on the album (Arty McGlynn and Davey Spillane) and overall the music had a strong Celtic colouring. Four of the songs were instrumentals.[3]
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Van Morrison
- "Higher Than the World" – 3:42
- "Connswater" – 4:09
- "River of Time" – 3:02
- "Celtic Swing" – 5:03
- "Rave On, John Donne" – 5:12
- "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 1" – 4:53
- "Irish Heartbeat" – 4:40
- "The Street Only Knew Your Name" – 3:36
- "Cry for Home" – 3:44
- "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2" – 3:53
- "September Night" – 5:16
[edit] Bonus tracks (2008 CD reissue)
- "Cry for Home" (alternative take)
- "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2" (alternative take)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1983 |
Pop Albums |
116 |
Album - UK Album Chart
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1983 |
UK Album Chart |
14 |
- ^ Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p. 376-377
- ^ Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence. p.377
- ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. 239
[edit] References
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
- Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X
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