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Soundtrack: Twilight
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Originally Released: 1980
Discs: 1
Label: Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)
Item Number: 99263992
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Common One
Van Morrison
Track Listings
Title
Listen
1.
Haunts of Ancient Peace
2.
Summertime in England
3.
Satisfied
4.
Wild Honey
5.
Spirit
6.
When Heart Is Open
Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Mick Cox, Herbie Armstrong (guitar); John Allair (keyboards); David Hayes (bass); Peter Van Hooke (drums); Pete Brewis (background vocals).
Engineers: Henry Lewy, Dave Burgess, Chris Martin.
Recorded at Super Bear Studios, France, on February 11-19, 1980.
Van's 1980 release COMMON ONE is more in the meditative and poetic tradition of his masterpiece ASTRAL WEEKS than the R&B-infused pop ditty mode of a MOONDANCE or the Irish-country flair of a TUPELO HONEY. It captures the visionary songwriter/performer at the tail end of his pastoral phase. The album's expansive, cerebral approach is highlighted by two fifteen-minute excursions that almost act as bookend pieces--"Summertime In England" and "When The Heart Is Open"--both worthy compositions in their own right. Although it's not prime Morrison, COMMON ONE's highly literate lyrical content and atmospheric moodiness make for good listening nevertheless.
Q (5/95, p.125) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Morrison uses his songs as mantras or meditations, where the music is intended to take the singer, and the listener, towards more contemplative states of consciousness..."
Category:
Rock & Pop
Release Date:
12/11/90
Originally Released:
1980
Mono / Stereo:
Stereo
Discs:
1
Availability:
Y
Studio / Live:
Studio
Area:
USA
Is Import:
N
Distributor:
WEA (distr)
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