A Sense of Wonder

A Sense of Wonder

Infobox Album | Name = A Sense of Wonder
Type = Album
Artist = Van Morrison


Released = 1985
Recorded = 1983
Genre = Celtic soul, Rock and roll
Length = 43:08
Label = Mercury
Producer = Van Morrison
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2w0qoalabijz link]
*"Rolling Stone" (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/67/albums/album/213993/rid/5943213/ link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Van+Morrison link]
| Last album = "Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast"
(1984)
This album = "A Sense of Wonder"
(1985)
Next album = "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher"
(1986)
Misc = Singles
Name =A Sense of Wonder
Type =studio
Single 1 =A Sense of Wonder" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace
Single 1 date =
Single 2 =Tore Down a la Rimbaud" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace
Single 2 date =
Single 3 =
Single 3 date =
Single 4 =
Single 4 date =

"A Sense of Wonder" is an album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985.When first released original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Van Morrison's musical version of the poem, "Crazy Jane on God" to be included on the album, as they believed his poems should only be set to classical music. Morrison substituted "If You Only Knew" for the Yeats' recording. (Later, perhaps due to Morrison's efforts, Yeats poems would be put to rock settings on a whole album.) [Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p.246]

The January 29, 2008 re-issued and re-mastered version of the album contains an alternative take of "Crazy Jane on God" and "A Sense of Wonder". [ [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=9e7f77a8944fa52fb858a13add2752e0 Van Morrison Official Website] ]

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison unless stated otherwise.

ide one

# "Tore Down a la Rimbaud" – 4:09
# "Ancient of Days" – 3:37
# "Evening Meditation" – 4:13
# "The Master's Eyes" – 4:01
# "What Would I Do" (Ray Charles) – 5:10

ide two

# "A Sense of Wonder" – 7:09
# "Boffyflow and Spike" – 3:06
# "If You Only Knew" (Mose Allison) – 2:56
# "Let the Slave (Incorporating the Price of Experience)" (William Blake, Adrian Mitchell, Kate Westbrook) – 5:26
# "A New Kind of Man" – 3:21

Bonus tracks (2008 CD reissue)

# "A Sense of Wonder" - 3:50 (alternative take)
# "Crazy Jane on God" - 6:06 (alternative take) (traditional arranged Morrison)

Personnel

*Van Morrison - guitar, piano, vocals
*John Allair - organ
*Richie Buckley - soprano saxophone on "A Sense of Wonder" and "Boffyflow and Spike"
*Bob Doll - trumpet
*Tom Donlinger - drums
*Pee Wee Ellis - tenor saxophone
*David Hayes - bass
*Pauline Lazano - backing vocals
*Chris Michie - guitar
*Bianca Thornton - backing vocals
*Moving Hearts - group, performer on "A Sense of Wonder" and "Boffyflow and Spike"

Production

*Producer and Director: Van Morrison
*Mixing: Jim Stern and Mick Glossop
*Project Coordination: John Walter
*Sleeve Design and Art Direction: Andrew Plewett
*Cover Art: Torchlight, London
*Photography: Paul Cox
*Horn Arrangements: Pee Wee Ellis

Charts

Album - UK Album Chart (United Kingdom)

Notes

References

*Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X

External links

* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Lyrics and Audio Sample] 1980s, A Sense of Wonder


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