Van Morrison: The Concert

Van Morrison: The Concert is the second video released by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, first released in 1990. Recorded in New York the previous year, the concert featured two special guests and long-time friends Mose Allison and John Lee Hooker, each of whom performed some of their own songs. This video mainly consisted of Morrison's work from his last two albums; including four songs from both Avalon Sunset and Irish Heartbeat.^[1] The video also features jazz singer Georgie Fame on Hammond organ.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Van Morrison unless stated otherwise.

1. "I Will Be There" - 2:17
2. "Whenever God Shines His Light" - 5:27
3. "Cleaning Windows" - 3:27
4. "Orangefield" - 2:56
5. "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God" - 4:18
6. "Benediction" (Mose Allison) - 3:00
7. "Raglan Road" (Traditional) Arr. (Morrison/Paddy Moloney) - 3:44
8. "Carrickfergus" (Traditional) Arr. (Morrison/Moloney) - 3:23
9. "Summertime in England/Common One" - 13:25
10. "Caravan/Birdland" (Morrison), (Joe Zawinul) - 7:31
11. "Moondance/Fever" (Morrison), (John Davenport/Eddie Cooley) - 12:15
12. "Star of the County Down" (Traditional) Arr. (Morrison/Moloney) - 2:14
13. "In the Garden" - 7:33
14. "Have I Told You Lately" - 3:29
15. "Gloria/Smokestack Lightning" (Morrison), (Chester Burnett) - 4:28
16. "Serve Me Right to Suffer/T.B. Sheets" (John Lee Hooker), (Morrison) - 5:22
17. "Boom Boom" (Hooker) - 3:52
18. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) Arr. (Morrison/Moloney) - 4:57

Personnel

The band

• Van Morrison - vocals, electric guitar, harmonica
• Georgie Fame - organ, backing vocals
• Bernie Holland - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Brian Odgers - bass, backing vocals
• Neil Drinkwater - keyboards, accordion
• Dave Early - drums
• Richie Buckley - vocals on "Common One", soprano and tenor saxophones
• Steve Gregory - tenor and baritone saxophones, flute

Special guests

• Mose Allison - vocals and keyboard on "Benediction"
• John Lee Hooker - vocals and electric guitar on "Serve Me Right to Suffer" and "Boom Boom"

Production

• Producer and Director - Jon Small
• Producers - Van Morrison, Jim Greenhough
• Photography - The Douglass Brothers
• Design - Bill Smith Studio

Notes

External links

• Van Morrison: The Concert @ IMDb