Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Cry for Home [#] - Tom Jones, Van Morrison
2. Too Long in Exile
3. Gloria - John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison
4. Help Me [Live] - Van Morrison, Junior Wells
5. Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock in the Morning [Live] - Van Morrison, Jimmy Witherspoon
6. Days Like This
7. Ancient Highway
8. Raincheck
9. Moondance - Georgie Fame, Van Morrison
10. Centerpiece [Live] - Georgie Fame, Van Morrison, Annie Ross
11. That's Life [Live]
12. Benediction [Remix] - Georgie Fame, Van Morrison, Ben Sidran
13. Healing Game [Remix]
14. I Don't Want to Go Without You - James Hunter, Van Morrison

Disc 2:

1. Shenandoah - The Chieftains, Van Morrison
2. Precious Time
3. Back on Top [Remix]
4. When the Leaves Come Falling Down
5. Lost John [Live] - Lonnie Donegan, Van Morrison
6. Tupelo Honey [#] - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Van Morrison
7. Meet Me in the Indian Summer [Orchestral Version][Mix]
8. Georgia on My Mind
9. Hey Mr. DJ
10. Steal My Heart Away
11. Crazy Love - Ray Charles, Van Morrison
12. Once in a Blue Moon
13. Little Village
14. Blue and Green
15. Sitting on Top of the World - Van Morrison, , Carl Perkins
16. Early in the Morning - B.B. King, Van Morrison
17. Stranded

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7742 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-19
• Number of discs: 2

Album Description
The new 2-CD collection, compiled by Morrison himself, offers a comprehensive overview of his later material. The set's 31 tracks include previously unreleased collaborations with Tom Jones and Bobby Bland, as well as duets with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Ray Charles.

Amazon.com
Navigating Van Morrison's extensive catalog since 1993 is a formidable task even diehard fans might not want to attempt. The Irish icon has flirted with blues, jazz, country, pop, Celtic, and his own style of indescribable into-the-mystic spiritually-oriented poetic folk on his numerous releases, making for quite a thorny culling assignment. So the EMI brass were probably ecstatic when the singer took the job himself. He weeds through a dozen or so albums released since Volume 2's mile-marker, and adds a clutch of previously unavailable mixes, rarities, and live tracks. The result: a nearly two-and-a-half-hour, 31-track double-disc set as sprawling, eclectic, and tenacious as Morrison's vision and discography. From occasionally rambling but spirited duets with veterans Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Wells, Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, B.B. King, the Chieftains, Ray Charles, and even Tom Jones to concert versions of hits such as "Moondance" and an impressive take on Sinatra’s classic "That's Life," along with hidden gems like "Steal My Heart Away," this is a beautifully assembled and sequenced collection. It presents most of this multitalented auteur's facets and softens his often crusty exterior by showing his appreciation for the journeymen that helped develop the trail that Morrison then blazed in his own distinctive style. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews

Best of Van Vol 3 a must for your Ipod
Fans of Van Morrison will be pleased with this collection in that the song choices were from Van himself.
Those less familiar will find themselves hooked on this well balanced collection of more recent works by Van Morrison including some exceptional duets with the likes of Ray Charles, BB King, Tom Jones, Jim Hunter, Jimmy Witherspoon, the Chieftains, and John Lee Hooker. There are also some notable remastered, live and never before heard selections and some classics from Van's last several releases.
Highly recommended.

So good only Van could have picked the songs
You either love or hate Van the Man. Over 40 years he has given the world some of the most heartfelt beautiful music ever recorded. This best of provides a stunning glimpse into the breath and depth of what he is capable of delivering. Showing respect to those who came before him, this collection is absolutely outstanding from start to finish. In the hands of the recording company this offering could have been a diaster. Thanks Van for giving us your gems for this collection.

The Legend Continues...
This 'Best Of' is a must for any Vanatic (Van fan)... but more importantly it is a must for anyone who thinks Van's career ended in the 1970s... all the tracks on "Vol. 3" are from 1993-2005 - Van's later writing and singing are well represented on this compilation and with a superb supporting cast of John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Carl Perkins, Lonnie Donegan, Bobby "Blue" Bland and the great Georgie Fame as they come along for the journey...

Van is still a mighty force in a world that needs more soul and less pop.

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