The Eternal Kansas City

Infobox Single
Name = The Eternal Kansas City


Caption =
Artist = Van Morrison
from Album = A Period of Transition
A-side = "The Eternal Kansas City"
B-side = "Joyous Sound"
Released = 1977
Format =
Recorded = Autumn 1976/early winter 1977
Genre = Folk rock, R&B
Length = 5:26
Label = Warner Brothers
Writer = Van Morrison
Producer = Van Morrison
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Caldonia"
(1974)
This single = "The Eternal Kansas City"
(1977)
Next single = "Joyous Sound"
(1977)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = A Period of Transition
Type = studio
prev_track = "It Fills You Up"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "The Eternal Kansas City"
track_no = 3
next_track = "Joyous Sound"
next_no = 4"The Eternal Kansas City" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was the key songcite book |author=Brian Hinton |title=Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison (Sanctuary Music Library) |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd |year=1999 |pages=p.198 |isbn=1-86074-169-X ] on the album "A Period of Transition", released in 1977, and is his first single since "Caldonia" in 1974.

Johnny Rogan describes the song as "The only song on the album where there was evidence of Morrison's mysterious majesty, it blended the lily-white sound of Anita Kerr Singers with strong gospel overtones" [cite book |author=Rogan, Johnny |title=Van Morrison: No Surrender |publisher=Random House UK |location=London |year=2006 |pages=p.309 |isbn=0-09-943183-1]

Dr John describes the song as:

The song that Van got the whole album hooked up around. It was a real deep thing for him to focus on. It goes from a real ethereal voice sound to a jazz introduction and then into a kind of chunky R&B.

Personnel

* Van Morrison: vocal
* Ollie E. Brown: drums
* Marlo Henderson: guitar
* Jerry Jumonville: alto saxophone
* Reggie McBride: bass
* Joel Peskin: baritone saxophone
* Mac Rebennack (Dr. John): piano
* Mark Underwood: trumpet
* Robbie Montgomery, Roger Kennerly-Saint, Gregory Wright, Carlena Williams, Paulette Parker, Candy Nash, Toni McVey, Gary Garrett and Joe Powell: backing vocals

Notes

External links

* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Lyrics and Audio Samples] 1970s, A Period of Transition