''Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits'' is a

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by Northern Irish singer-songwriter

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...

, released in 2007 comprising 19 songs as featured in various movies. The album was released on 12 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 13 February 2007 in the United States. On the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, the album debuted at No. 35, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week,"Norah Rebounds To No. 1 In Post-Grammy Week"
Billboard.com, 21 February 2007. The album also debuted at No. 17 on the UK Top 75 Album Charts.

Songs

All of the songs on the album had been previously released by Morrison, and were recorded by him before being used in a movie, except for one (''

Comfortably Numb "Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh studio album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a Single (music), single in 1980, with "Hey You (Pink Floyd song), Hey You" as the A-side and B- ...

'') which first appeared on

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the group's main songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became ...

's '' The Wall Live in Berlin'' published in 1990. Two date back to his group

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, before he began to record as a solo artist. Two of the recordings, however, were previously unreleased, including a version of "Brown Eyed Girl" recorded specifically for the collection. The version of the album available for download on

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contained the song " These Are the Days". This song was used in the film ''

Nine Months ''Nine Months'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film produced, written and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum and Robin Williams. It is a remake of the French fil ...

'' and was originally released on Morrison's 1989 album ''

Avalon Sunset ''Avalon Sunset'' is the nineteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in 1989 by Mercury Records to both commercial and critical success. In 2008, ''Avalon Sunset'' was reissued and remastered, featuri ...

''.

Track listing

#" Gloria" (performed by

) (from ''

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" (performed by Them) (from '' Wild at Heart'' and '' Good Morning Vietnam'') #"

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" is a song written and performed by Van Morrison and featured as the opening track on his sixth studio album, '' Saint Dominic's Preview''. It was released by Warner Bros. in July 1972 as the f ...

" (from ''

The Pope of Greenwich Village ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' is a 1984 American dramatic crime film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan and Burt Young. Page was nominated for the Academy A ...

'' and ''

Queens Logic ''Queens Logic'' is a 1991 American ensemble coming-of-age comedy-drama film from Seven Arts Pictures starring Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino, Joe Mantegna, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Malkovich, Ken Olin, Chloe Webb and Tom Waits. It was directed ...

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" (Live) (from '' Clean and Sober'') #"

Moondance ''Moondance'' is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on 27 January 1970 by Warner Bros. Records. After the commercial failure of his first Warner Bros. album '' Astral Weeks'' (1968), Morr ...

" (Live) (from ''

An American Werewolf in London ''An American Werewolf in London'' is a 1981 comedy horror film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne and ...

'') (previously unreleased version) #" Queen of the Slipstream" (from ''Extreme Close-Up'') #" Wild Night" (from '' Twenty Four Seven'') #"

Caravan Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel *Campervan, a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan *Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together **Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop *Caravan (trail ...

" (Live with

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– from ''

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'', 1976) #" Wonderful Remark" (from '' The King of Comedy'') #"

Brown Eyed Girl "Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967, it was released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Ho ...

" (from '' Born on the Fourth of July'') (previously unreleased version) #" Days Like This" (from ''

As Good as It Gets ''As Good as It Gets'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Andrus. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, bigoted and obsessive–compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt ...

'') #" Into the Mystic" (Live) (from '' Dream a Little Dream'' and '' Patch Adams'') #"Hungry For Your Love" (from ''

An Officer and a Gentleman ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere ...

'') #" Someone Like You" (from ''

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'' and ''

Bridget Jones's Diary ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Fielding, which was itself a loose ...

'') #" Bright Side of the Road" (from ''

Fever Pitch ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: '' Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005, US). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but ...

'' and ''

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Have I Told You Lately "Have I Told You Lately" is a song written and recorded by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison for his nineteenth studio album, '' Avalon Sunset'' (1989). It is a romantic ballad that is often played at weddings, although it was o ...

" (from '' One Fine Day'') #" Real Real Gone" (from ''Donovan Quick'') #" Irish Heartbeat" (with

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) (from ''

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, The Band & The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir – from ''

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The Departed ''The Departed'' is a 2006 crime film, crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both an English-language remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film ''Infernal Affairs'' and also loosely based on the real-lif ...

'') *Track 5: Van Morrison vocal overdub 2006, original recording 1986.

iTunes extra tracks

#" These Are the Days" (Replaces "Caravan") (from ''

'') #"So Quiet in Here" (from '' The General'')

Charts

Certifications

References

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