Live at Austin City Limits Festival

Infobox Album | Name = Live at Austin City Limits Festival
Type = Live Album
Artist = Van Morrison


Released = November 2006
Recorded = September 15, 2006
Genre = Country
Length = 97:52
Label = Exile Productions Ltd.
Producer = Van Morrison
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"Live at Austin City Limits Festival" by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison is a limited edition live album recorded from the Austin City Limits Festival concert at which he was the first night headliner on September 15, 2006. It has only been made available at live Van Morrison concerts and at the [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/ Van Morrison Official website] .

The September appearance at the Austin City Limits Festival was at the closing end of a tour to promote his 2006 released country and western album "Pay the Devil". The tour had begun on March 7 2006 with Morrison's first ever concert at the famed Ryman Auditorium. [cite web | url= http://www.nodepression.net/issues/nd63/vanmorrison.html| title= Van Morrison Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN by Barry Mazor | publisher= nodepression.net | accessdate=2007-09-03]

His performance at the festival was rated as one of the [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11717282/the_10_best_shows_at_austin_city_limits 10 Best Shows at Austin City Limits] by Rolling Stone Magazine and the two disc CD features the complete concert. [cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11717282/the_10_best_shows_at_austin_city_limits_| title= 10 Best Shows at Austin City Limits | publisher= rollingstone.com | accessdate=2007-09-03]

Track listing

(All songs by Van Morrison, except as noted)

CD1
#"Back on Top" - 5:45
#"Big Blue Diamonds" (Earl J. Carson) - 3:06
#"Playhouse" - 5:30
#"Days Like This" - 3:02
#"Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers / Georgie Vaughn) - 5:49
#"In The Midnight" - 5:24
#"Bright Side of the Road" - 4:29
#"Don't You Make Me High" (Daniel Barker / Ken Harris) - 3:05
# "Cleaning Windows" - 4:37
#"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 5:32

CD2
#"Real Real Gone" / "You Send Me" (Morrison), (Sam Cooke)- 5:36
#"Saint James Infirmary" (traditional arranged by Morrison) - 5:28
#"Moondance" - 6:20
#"It's All in the Game" / "You Know What They're Writing About" / "Make It Real One More Time" (Charles Dawes / Carl Sigman), (Morrison) - 7:21
#"Precious Time" - 3:52
#"Don't Start Crying Now" / "Custard Pie" (James Moore / Jerry West), (Sonny Terry) - 5:23
#"Wild Night" - 4:18
#"Brown Eyed Girl" - 4:21
#"Gloria" - 8:46

Personnel

*Van Morrison - vocals, alto saxophone, ampli-coustic guitar, harmonica
*Tony Fitzgibbon - violin
*John Allair - hammond organ
*Ned Edwards - electric guitar
*John Platania - electric guitar
*Cindy Cashdollar - pedal steel, dobro
*David Hayes - bass
*Neal Wilkinson - drums
*Crawford Bell - backing vocals, acoustic guitar, trumpet
*Karen Hammill - backing vocals
*Janeen Daly - backing vocals

Notes

References

External links

* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Van Morrison Official Website: Audio Samples] 2000s, Live at Austin City Limits Festival