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Artist:	Van Morrison	Release Date:	Jun 20, 1995
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Polydor (USA)
UPC:	731452730725	Genre:	Rock
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	Mainstream Rock
Condition:	Like New	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. Perfect Fit 2. Russian Roulette - (North American Indian) 3. Raincheck 4. You Don't Know Me 5. No Religion - (North American Indian) 6. Underlying Depression - (North American Indian) 7. Songwriter - (North American Indian) 8. Days Like This - (North American Indian) 9. I'll Never Be Free 10. Melancholia 11. Ancient Highway 12. In the Afternoon
Details
Playing time:	58 min.
Contributing artists:	Artie McGlynn, Brian Kennedy, Kate St. John, Pee Wee Ellis, Phil Coulter
Producer:	Phil Coulter, Van Morrison
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, alto saxophone, Hammond organ); Shana Morrison (vocals); James Huntsman (electric guitar, background vocals); Ronnie Johnson, Foggy Lyttle (electric guitar); Teena Lyle (recorder, piano, vibraphone, congas, background vocals); Leo Green (tenor saxophone); Matthew Holland, James McMillan (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jonn Savannah (Hammond B-3 organ); Nicky Scott (bass); Geoff Dunn (drums, tambourine); Liam Bradley, Noel Eccles (drums). Engineers include: Mick Glossop, Walter Samuel, Brian Masterson. Recorded at Windmill Lane Recording, Dublin, Ireland; The Wool Hall and Real World Studios, Bath, England. DAYS LIKE THIS continues in the vein of `90s-era Van Morrison albums: covers of slightly obscure nuggets that reflect Morrison's love of classic rhythm and blues, an appreciation for the human condition in the throes of love, and a voice that has ripened with age. Many of the fine musicians who've worked with Van on his past releases reappear with exemplary results. Over half of the tracks are arranged by former James Brown cohort Pee Wee Ellis, whose charts punch up songs like "Perfect Fit" and the title tune. Brian Kennedy's pure falsetto is a gossamer veil that contrasts Morrison's gruff vocals--particularly on "In The Afternoon," Van's wistful ode to late-in-the-day love-making. Daughter Shana Morrison sings back-up on most tracks, and duets with her father on the two covers--Ray Charles' "You Don't Know Me," which gets a smoky reading with Shana playing Linda Ronstadt to Van's Brother Ray, and the countryish "I'll Never Be Free," originally done by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr. DAYS LIKE THIS also maintains Morrison's ability to delve into the mysticism of his heritage and turn out reams of lyrical intrigue. The complex imagery of "Ancient Highway" refutes Van's claim that he is a simple tunesmith--made on the self-descriptive "Songwriter." The interior conflict of past wrongs and a shot at redemption is what fuels the twists and turns that "Highway" takes. On it, the Belfast Cowboy invokes Hank Williams, a Biblical parable and a town that skips in and out of reality as part of the metaphysical journey; and follows it up by playing acoustic guitar, harmonica and a soulful Hammond organ throughout this eight minutes-plus opus.
Editorial reviews
Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995. Q (02/01/1996) There are moments here when Morrison's interplay with the band verges on the telepathic, mixing jazz, blues and soul better than anyone in contemporary music. There are great songs...that address complex topics with clarity and wit... Musician (09/01/1995) 5 Stars - Indispensable - ...a glorious return to form....a collection of songs in his classical Celtic-soul vein, suffused, for the most part, with a spirit of romantic optimism....this is Van Morrison in relaxed and rejuvenated form... Q (07/01/1995) ...too perfunctory to call it a return to form. But...there is a real spark....He'll probably never rescale the heights of old. Then again, this is a guy who could take out a listener with just one punch. Entertainment Weekly (06/23/1995) ...too perfunctory to call it a return to form. But...there is a real spark....He'll probably never rescale the heights of old. Then again, this is a guy who could take out a listener with just one punch. Entertainment Weekly (06/23/1995) There are moments here when Morrison's interplay with the band verges on the telepathic, mixing jazz, blues and soul better than anyone in contemporary music. There are great songs...that address complex topics with clarity and wit... Musician (09/01/1995)

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