Van Morrison discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Van Morrison

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Singles = 69
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Ref link = ReferencesThis is a discography for Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison.

George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. The R&R HOF biography for Morrison describes his music:

Morrison made his first recording playing saxophone on "Boozoo Hully Gully" with the International Monarchs in 1962.Turner1993. p43.] His first recording session as lead singer/songwriter with Them was produced by Dick Rowe at Decca's studio. "Don't Start Crying Now" was the first single released and the garage rock classic, "Gloria" was also recorded at this session.Turner1993. p48.] "Baby Please Don't Go" (recorded October 1964) was released November 1964 with "Gloria" as the B-side and was a Top Ten hit in the U.K..Turner1993. p51.] "Here Comes the Night" was Them's second hit in 1965, charting at #2 in the UK and #24 in the US.Turner1993. p53.]

Morrison had his first recording session as a solo artist for Bang Records in New York City for Bert Berns on 28 March 1966. One of the songs was "Brown Eyed Girl" which charted at #10 on the Billboard Top 100.Turner1993. p76-77.] Since then he has been on the Billboard album charts a total of 787 weeks by April 2008 (including the Them albums) a total of almost 43 years when his 33rd solo studio album "Keep It Simple" debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 charts. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003788203|date=2008-04-08|author=Fred Bronson|publisher=billboard.com|title=Van Arrives|accessdate=2008-08-16]

Them

Highlights of albums and songs as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Them from 1964-1966 include:

Compilation Album:
*"The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison" (1997) - (to be remastered and re-issued: January 2009 by Exile Productions Ltd.)

Singles:
*"Gloria" (1964) - (appears on 2007 albums: "Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits", "Still on Top - The Greatest Hits")
*"Baby Please Don't Go" (1964) - (appears on 2007 album "Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits")
*"Here Comes the Night" (1965) - (appears on 2007 album "Still on Top - The Greatest Hits")(for others see — Them Discography)

tudio and Live albums

As a solo artist:

*¹ Someone Like You charted at US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 28
*² Have I Told You Lately charted at US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 12

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References

*Turner, Steve (1993). "Too Late to Stop Now", Viking Penguin, ISBN 0-670-85147-7
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=VAN|MORRISON&sql=11:jifuxqygldhe~T5 Van Morrison>Charts & Awards] Allmusic
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=88332&model.vnuAlbumId=1100850 Van Morrison:Chart History] Billboard 200 Albums
* [http://tsort.info/music/cy84r9.htm Album artist #31 Van Morrison] charts: including UK
* [http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=645 UK chart stats: Van Morrison]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=88332&model.vnuAlbumId=1100850 Van Morrison:Chart History] billboard.com Singles
* [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=van%20morrison&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum search results: Van Morrison] riaa.com 2008-08-13
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607341/ Van Morrison@IMDB - Filmography]