The Best Of Van Morrison | 
 enlarge | Artist: Van Morrison
Label: Mercury
Category: Music
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Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 1468
Format: Best Of
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
UPC: 731453745926
EAN: 0731453745926
ASIN: B000009DDJ
Release Date: June 2, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Bright Side Of The Road | | • | Gloria | | • | Moondance | | • | Baby Please Don't Go | | • | Have I Told You Lately | | • | Brown Eyed Girl | | • | Sweet Thing | | • | Warm Love | | • | Wonderful Remark | | • | Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) | | • | Full Force Gale | | • | And It Stoned Me | | • | Here Comes The Night | | • | Domino | | • | Did Ye Get Healed | | • | Wild Night | | • | Cleaning Windows | | • | Whenever God Shines His Light | | • | Queen Of The Slipstream | | • | Dweller On The Threshold |
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| Editorial Reviews:
From Amazon.com
Van Morrison reputedly wasn't crazy about the idea of a greatest-hits package, and this set's haphazard programming--which leaps from period to period, style to style, tossing in two key singles by his mid-'60s band Them--speaks to his lack of involvement. Still, it rivals Moondance as Morrison's most popular album, and for a reason: like that classic, it offers one deeply soulful, spiritually and musically thoughtful track after another. Much of his more "difficult" work is ignored here; in fact, Best of... gives us an intriguing picture of a Van who's almost eager to please. --Rickey Wright
Chronique amazon.fr
Van Morrison est le barde moderne d'une Irlande du Nord dechiree par les injustices de l'Histoire. Artiste attire a la fois par la mystique celtique et la foi chretienne, il forge, depuis le debut des annees 60, l'une des musiques les plus riches de son temps, puisant dans le folk, le blues, le jazz et le rock'n'roll. Cette anthologie de vingt titres (remasterises) retrace les differentes etapes de la carriere de l'ex-chanteur de Them. De "Bright Side Of The Road" a "Moondance", en passant par ce bel hommage au pionnier de la soul qu'est "Jackie Wilson Said", l'oeuvre de Van Morrison, toujours, sonne d'une grande authenticite et met en valeur l'une des voix les plus expressives de la rock-music. --Philippe Margotin
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 That is magnicifent! September 17, 2004
That CD is real MUSIC, it is just perfect.
And that guy from LA who named the Genius
Morrison a Dude - is just an idiot himself, nothing more.
If you cannot catch something serious in music, literature etc.
- do not put your nose in there.
In Response To IVAVARIO June 14, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The new remaster has the unedited Brown Eyed Girl with the "Making Love in the green grass...." line intact.Now for the review, this is a great compilation for the Van Morrision newbie. It contains his most famous songs, Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Gloria (with Them), Domino, Jackie Wilson Said..., Wild Night, Have I Told You Lately..., And It Stoned Me, among others. The only song that should have been on here that wasn't is Caravan. Other than that a perfect 10. A++ Once again, if you are irritated about the original taking out that infamous line in Brown Eyed Girl, get the remaster. It shouldn't be hard to find since the unremastered is out of print.
 I Hate This Dude June 14, 2004
Melting_Pot (Shreveport, LA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This horrible little idiot is SO annoying. His voice stinks and his lyrics are stupid. His music is only for idiots who are too brainwashed by outdated garbage music like this to realize that there is such a thing as a catchy beat.
A Great Discovery June 6, 2004
Irishgal (Arizona, USA)
Having grown up in Generation X, I had no idea who Van Morrison was until a few years ago when I bought this CD for my father. He listened to it and loved it, and I borrowed it from him recently. I consider Van a great discovery.I was blown away by how great the music on this album is. There are so many songs of Morrison's that I was familiar with but did not know that he was the singer. I feel very fortunate to have "discovered" such a great artist. Though I'm not very familiar with Van's work, some songs here have become favorites of mine. These include: 'Have I Told You Lately': Later remade by Rod Stewart, this has become one of the classic love songs of all time. The original is best, with Morrison's throaty voice driving the vocals. 'Wild Night': Another song that has been remade, the original of 'Wild Night' is a bit rockier than John Mellencamp's version. 'Moondance': Now one of my favorite songs, 'Moondance' is a classic, laid-back jazzy tune with brilliant vocals and a terrific shuffle. 'Brown Eyed Girl': Year after year, the oldies radio station in Cleveland places this song at the top of their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. There's a reason why. I've read a few reviews saying that this isn't as good a compilation of Morrison's material as could be made. I can't speak for them, because, as a newcomer, I don't know much about his music. I can say that this album is amazing, and has definitely done a good job of introducing me to the magic of Van Morrison. What more could a greatest hits album ask for?
Van Morrison's Greatest hits vol 1 May 24, 2004
Paul Finkelstein is my name. PPM is my game! (Delray Beach, FL United States)
I love this cd.It is awesome. I listened to it 10 + years ago. I listen now. I still love it. The few cd's you can never get sick of. Paul
http://www.paulfinkelstein.com ;)
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