150g Double LP Features 16 Newly Reimagined Songs from Morrison’s Catalog!
Guests Features Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole, Mark Knopfler, and More!
Musical icon and visionary Van Morrisons Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue is the35th studio album of his storied career. The album was produced by Van Morrisonalong with Don Was and Bob Rock.
Morrison re-recorded some of his favorite songs from throughout his catalog,enlisting some of the artists he most respects to perform along with him tore-imagine them. Special guests featured on the album include Michael Bublé,Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Mark Knopfler, Mavis Staples, Natalie Cole, JossStone, Taj Mahal, George Benson, Mick Hucknall, P.J. Proby, Clare Teal, GregoryPorter, Georgie Fame, Chris Farlowe, and Vans daughter Shana Morrison.
Van Morrison is considered one of the most prolific recording artists andextraordinary live performers of our time. He has received a multitude of awardsand accolades including 6 Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an OBE, an Ivor Novello,has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and possesses honorarydoctorates from Queens University Belfast and the University of Ulster, as wellas entry into the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres, all illustrating theinternational reach of Vans musical art. Van Morrison has collaborated with,among others, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Lonnie Donegan, Mose Allison and TomJones, all confirming the breadth of his musical reach. His visionarysongwriting and mastery of many genres continues to shine on albums celebratingand re-exploring his blues, jazz, skiffle and country roots. With one of themost revered catalogues in music history, his talents as a composer, singer andperformer are unmatched.
“…his sense of phrasing is as soulful and idiosyncratic as it has everbeen, and he seems determined to find something in these songs that he missedthe first time…Morrison gives this material an honest and thoughtfuleffort…a solid, heartfelt work from a veteran artist who isn’t about to giveup the ghost.” -Mark Deming, allmusic.com
Features:
Double LP
150g Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Selections:
LP 1 – Side 1:
1. Some Peace of Mind – with Bobby Womack
2. Lord, If I Ever Needed Someone – with Mavis Staples
3. Higher Than the World – with George Benson
4. Wild Honey – with Joss Stone
LP 1 – Side 2:
1. Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby – with P.J. Proby
2. Carrying A Torch – with Clare Teal
3. The Eternal Kansas City – with Gregory Porter
4. Streets of Arklow – with Mick Hucknall
LP 2 – Side 3:
1. These Are the Days – with Natalie Cole
2. Get On With the Show – with Georgie Fame
3. Rough God Goes Riding – with Shana Morrison
4. Fire In the Belly – with Steve Winwood
LP 2 – Side 4:
1. Born To Sing – with Chris Farlowe
2. Irish Heartbeat – with Mark Knopfler
3. Real Real Gone – with Michael Buble
4. How Can A Poor Boy? – with Taj Mahal
