''Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast'' is a live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

, released in 1984. It was recorded from four live shows in March 1983 at the Grand Opera House, Belfast,

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

(Morrison's

birthplace The place of birth (POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born. This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person. Practice regarding whether this place should be a cou ...

). The album was composed of songs from Morrison's last four recordings. It is the second live album Morrison released, following 10 years after ''

It's Too Late to Stop Now ''It's Too Late to Stop Now'' is a 1974 live double album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It features performances that were recorded in concerts at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, ...

''. This album was remastered and reissued by

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

on 30 June 2008. "Rave On John Donne/Rave On Part Two" from this album was listed as one of the standout tracks from the six-album reissue. At these concerts, the song "

Summertime in England "Summertime in England" is the longest song on Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's 1980 album, ''Common One'', and is approximately fifteen minutes long. Although the album on which the song appeared was not critically or commercially ...

" was also recorded and released as the B-side and extra track on the 45 and 12-inch single versions of "Cry for Home."Heylin, (2003), p. 379

Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison unless stated otherwise # " Into the Mystic (

Instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

)/Inarticulate Speech of the Heart" – 1:06 # " Dweller on the Threshold" (Morrison, Murphy) – 3:38 # " It's All in the Game/You Know What They're Writing About/Make It Real One More Time" – 7:09 ( Charles Dawes,

Carl Sigman Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in ...

)/(Morrison) # "She Gives Me Religion" – 4:35 # "Haunts of Ancient Peace" – 6:25 # " Full Force Gale" – 2:22 # "Beautiful Vision" – 3:34 # "

Vanlose Stairway "Vanlose Stairway" is a song written by the Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and included on his 1982 album ''Beautiful Vision''. It has remained a popular concert performance throughout Morrison's career and has become one of his mo ...

" – 5:29 # "Rave On John Donne/Rave On Part Two" – 9:09 # "Northern Muse (Solid Ground)" – 3:45 # " Cleaning Windows" – 4:56

Personnel

*Van Morrison – vocals, guitar,

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Pee Wee Ellis –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

, flute, backing vocals * Mark Isham – synthesizer, trumpet *John Allair – organ * David Hayes – bass * Peter Van Hooke – drums *Tom Donlinger – drums *

Chris Michie Chris Michie (January 12, 1948 – March 27, 2003) was an American guitarist and composer and best known for his work with Van Morrison. Chris Michie was born in Ithaca, New York in 1948 and moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when he was a teenager. He ...

– guitar *

Katie Kissoon Mac and Katie Kissoon are a pop soul duo, consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon (born Gerald Farthing, November 11, 1943, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) and Katie Kissoon (born Katherine Farthing, March 11, 1951, Port of Spain). Ea ...

– backing vocals * Bianca Thornton – backing vocals *

Carol Kenyon Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by ...

– backing vocals

Charts

Notes

References

* Hinton, Brian (1997). ''Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison'', Sanctuary, * Heylin, Clinton (2003). ''Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography'', Chicago Review Press,

External links

MTV: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
{{Authority control Albums produced by Van Morrison Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast Live at the Grand Opera Belfast Mercury Records live albums Polydor Records live albums