Van Morrison, OBE (lahir 31 Agustus 1945) adalah seorang penyanyi-penulis lagu dan musisi dari Irlandia Utara. Dia berkarier di dunia musik sejak tahun 1958, dan dia menjadi yang terkenal saat menyanyikan lagu-lagu utamanya seperti "Brown Eyed Girl", "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Domino" and "Wild Night".
Van Morrison OBE | |
|---|---|
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Nama lahir | George Ivan Morrison |
| Nama lain | Van the Man The Belfast Cowboy |
| Lahir | 31 Agustus 1945 |
| Asal | Belfast, Irlandia Utara |
| Genre | Rock, blues, R&B, folk, blue-eyed soul, celtic, rock and roll, fusion jazz, country, soft rock |
| Pekerjaan | Penyanyi-penulis lagu, musisi |
| Instrumen | Vokal, gitar, harmonika, saksofon, keyboard, drum, tamburin, ukulele |
| Tahun aktif | 1958–sekarang |
| Label | Decca Bang Warner Bros. London Mercury Exile/Polydor Verve Point Black Virgin Universal Blue Note Lost Highway Listen to the Lion/EMI Manhattan |
| Artis terkait | Them |
Diskografi Sunting
Album Sunting
- Blowin' Your Mind! (1967)
- Astral Weeks (1968)
- Moondance (1970)
- His Band and the Street Choir (1970)
- Tupelo Honey (1971)
- Saint Dominic's Preview (1972)
- Hard Nose the Highway (1973)
- Veedon Fleece (1974)
- A Period of Transition (1977)
- Wavelength (1978)
- Into the Music (1979)
- Common One (1980)
- Beautiful Vision (1982)
- Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983)
- A Sense of Wonder (1985)
- No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986)
- Poetic Champions Compose (1987)
- Irish Heartbeat (1988)
- Avalon Sunset (1989)
- Enlightenment (1990)
- Hymns to the Silence (1991)
- Too Long in Exile (1993)
- Days Like This (1995)
- How Long Has This Been Going On (1996)
- Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996)
- The Healing Game (1997)
- Back on Top (1999)
- You Win Again (2000)
- Down the Road (2002)
- What's Wrong with This Picture? (2003)
- Magic Time (2005)
- Pay the Devil (2006)
- Keep It Simple (2008)
- Born to Sing: No Plan B (2012)
Singel Sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Amerika Serikat | Rock AS | Britania Raya | Belanda | Irlandia | Selandia Baru | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Brown Eyed Girl"/"Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" | 10 | — | 154 | — | — | — | Blowin' Your Mind |
| 1967 | "Ro Ro Rosey"/"Chick-A-Boom" | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | "Spanish Rose"/"Midnight Special" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| 1970 | "Come Running"/"Crazy Love" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | Moondance |
| 1970 | "Crazy Love"/"Come Running" (Belanda) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | "Domino"/"Come Running" (Spanyol)/"Sweet Jannie" | 9 | — | — | 22 | — | — | His Band and the Street Choir |
| 1971 | "Blue Money"/"Sweet Thing" (Amerika Serikat)/"Call Me Up in Dreamland" (Eropa) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | "Call Me Up in Dreamland"/"Street Choir" | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | "Wild Night"/"When That Evening Sun Goes Down" | 28 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Tupelo Honey |
| 1971 | "Tupelo Honey"/"Starting a New Life" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball"/"Old Old Woodstock" | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"/"You've Got the Power" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | Saint Dominic's Preview |
| 1972 | "Redwood Tree"/"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) (Jerman)/"Saint Dominic's Preview" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Gypsy"/"Saint Dominic's Preview" | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Warm Love"/"I Will Be There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard Nose the Highway |
| 1973 | "Bein' Green"/"Wild Children" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | "Ain't Nothing You Can Do"/"Wild Children" | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Too Late to Stop Now |
| 1974 | "Bulbs"/"Who Was That Masked Man?" (Britania Raya)/"Cul De Sac" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Veedon Fleece |
| 1974 | "Caledonia"/"What's Up Crazy Pup?" (Jerman, Belanda) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | "Gloria" (Live)/"Warm Love" (Jerman) | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Too Late to Stop Now |
| 1977 | "The Eternal Kansas City"/"Joyous Sound" | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Period of Transition |
| 1977 | "Joyous Sound"/"Mechanical Bliss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Moondance"/"Cold Wind in August" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | Moondance |
| 1978 | "Wavelength"/"Checkin' it Out" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | Wavelength |
| 1979 | "Natalia"/"Lifetimes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Kingdom Hall"/"Checkin' it Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Bright Side of the Road"/"Rolling Hills" | 110 | — | 63 | 48 | — | — | Into the Music |
| 1979 | "Full Force Gale"/"Bright Side of the Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "You Make Me Feel So Free"/"Full Force Gale" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Cleaning Windows"/"It's All in the Game" (Britania Raya)/"Aryan Mist" (Spanyol)/"Scandinavia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Vision |
| 1982 | "Scandinavia"/"Dweller on the Threshold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Cry For Home"/"Summertime in England" | — | — | 98 | — | — | 40 | Inarticulate Speech of the Heart |
| 1983 | "Celtic Swing"/"Mr. Thomas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | "Dweller on the Threshold"/"Northern Muse (Solid Ground)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast |
| 1984 | "A Sense of Wonder"/"Haunts of Ancient Peace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Sense of Wonder |
| 1985 | "Tore Down a la Rimbaud"/"Haunts of Ancient Peace" | 101 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Ivory Tower"/"A New Kind of Man" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | No Guru, No Method, No Teacher |
| 1986 | "Got to Go Back"/"In the Garden" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Did Ye Get Healed?"/"Allow Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poetic Champions Compose |
| 1987 | "Someone Like You"/"Celtic Excavation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Queen of the Slipstream"/"Spanish Steps" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "I'll Tell Me Ma"/"Tà Mo Chleamhnas Déanta" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Irish Heartbeat |
| 1989 | "Have I Told You Lately"/"Contacting My Angel" | — | — | 74 | 14 | 12 | — | Avalon Sunset |
| 1989 | "Whenever God Shines His Light" (dengan Cliff Richard)/"I'd Love to Write Another Song" | — | — | 20 | — | 3 | — | |
| 1989 | "Orangefield"/"These Are the Days" | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Coney Island"/"Have I Told You Lately" | — | — | 76 | — | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | "Gloria"/"Rave on, John Donne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Van Morrison |
| 1990 | "Real Real Gone"/"Start All Over Again" | — | 18 | 79 | — | — | — | Enlightenment |
| 1990 | "In The Days Before Rock 'N' Roll"/"I'd Love to Write Another Song" | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "Enlightenment"/"Avalon of the Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" (dengan The Chieftains)/"All Saints Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hymns to the Silence |
| 1991 | "Why Must I Always Explain?"/"So Complicated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | "Gloria"/"It Must Be You" | — | 36 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 46 | Too Long in Exile |
| 1995 | "Have I Told You Lately" (dengan The Chieftains)/"Love is a Teasin'"/"Fenny Hill" | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | The Long Black Veil |
| 1995 | "Days Like This"/"I Don't Want to go on Without You"/"That Old Black Magic"/"Yo" | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | Days Like This |
| 1995 | "Perfect Fit"/"Raincheck"/"Cleaning Windows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "No Religion"/"Whenever God Shines His Light"/"Have I Told You Lately"/"Gloria" | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "That's Life"/"Moondance"/"That's Life" (semua dengan Georgie Fame) | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | How Long Has This Been Going On |
| 1997 | "The Healing Game"/"Have I Told You Lately"/"Whenever God Shines His Light"/"Gloria"/ "Full Force Gale 96"/"Look at What the Good People Done"/"Celtic Spring" | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | The Healing Game |
| 1997 | "Rough God Goes Riding"/"At the End of the Day"/"The Healing Game" | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Precious Time"/"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"/"Call Me Up in Dreamland" | — | — | 36 | 96 | — | — | Back on Top |
| 1999 | "Back on Top"/"John Brown's Body"/"I'm Ready" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Philosopher's Stone"/"These Dreams of You"/"Raincheck" | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "I Wanna Go Home" (dengan Lonnie Donegan dan Chris Barber)/"New Burying Ground"/"Midnight Special" | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | The Skiffle Sessions - Live In Belfast 1998 |
| 2000 | "Let's Talk About Us" (dengan Linda Gail Lewis)/"Singing the Blues"/"The Ballad of Jesse James" | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | You Win Again |
| 2002 | "Hey Mr. DJ"/"Someone Like You"/"Bright Side of the Road" | — | — | 58 | 91 | 41 | — | Down the Road |
| 2002 | "Meet Me In The Indian Summer"/"In the Afternoon/Ancient Highway/Raincheck/Meditation/ Joe Turner Sings/Don't You Make Me High" (Live)/"In the Midnight" (Live) | — | — | 116 | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Once in a Blue Moon"/"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"/"When You're Smiling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's Wrong with This Picture? |
| 2005 | "Celtic New Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Magic Time |
| 2006 | "Playhouse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pay the Devil |
| 2006 | "And It Stoned Me" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at Montreux 1980/1974 |
| 2006 | "Cry for Home"(dengan Tom Jones) | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 |
| 2007 | "Blue and Green" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" menunjukkan rilis yang tidak memetakan atau tidak dirilis. |
Referensi Sunting
- DeWitt1983 p63
- "Dutch singles history:Van Morrison". dutchcharts.nl. Diakses tanggal 2009-01-19.
- "The Irish charts". irishcharts.ie. Diakses tanggal 2010-01-29.
Pranala luar Sunting
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