Rock On The Net: Van Morrison (original) (raw)

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RECENT TIMELINE

Morrison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Morrison was nominated for a Grammy Award forBest Male Rock Vocal Performance ("In The Garden / You Send Me").

Morrison won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" with The Chieftains).

Morrison could be heard on B.B. King's LP Deuces Wild.

Morrison won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Don't Look Back" with John Lee Hooker).

Ranked # 25 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll(and # 53 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

Morrison was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Shenandoah" with The Chieftains).

VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs included "Brown Eyed Girl" at # 49.

Morrison could be heard on Mark Knopfler's LP, Sailing To Philadelphia.

Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songsincluded "Brown Eyed Girl" at # 21.

VH1: 100 Greatest Albums included M o ondance at # 32 and A stral Weeks at # 40.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included A stral Weeks (1968) at # 19 and M o ondance (1970) at # 65.

Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Morrison at # 42.

Morrison released Magic Time.

Morrison could be heard on B.B. King's LP 80 with the track "Early In The Morning."

Morrison could be heard on the Hurricane Relief: Come Together Nowcompilation with "Blue And Green."

Morrison released Pay The Devil (Billboard peak: # 26).

Morrison released Van Morrison At The Movies: Soundtrack Hits.

Still On Top - The Best Of Van Morrison Volume 3 (Billboard peak: # 48) was released.

It's Too Late To Stop Now: Live was released.

Morrison released Keep It Simple (Billboard peak: # 10 - Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly:B).

Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Morrison at #24.

Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl was released (Billboard peak: # 33 - Entertainment Weekly:A-).

Morrison topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart with Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl.

Morrison released Live On Air.

Morrison released Born To Sing: No Plan B.Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 10
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March 23: Morrison releasedDuets: Re-Working The Catalogue.
August 28: The Essential Van Morrison was released.
Tracks: "Gloria" - "Here Comes The Night" - "Spanish Rose" - "Brown Eyed Girl" - "Astral Weeks" - "The Way Young Lovers Do" - "Moondance" - "Crazy Love" - "And It Stoned Me" - "Into The Mystic" - "Domino" - "Wild Night" - "Tupelo Honey" - "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)" - "Warm Love" - "Fair Play" - "Caravan" - "Hungry For Love" - "Cleaning Windows" (live) - "Bright Side Of The Road" - "And The Healing Has Begun" - "Tore Down A La Rimbaud" - "Someone Like You" - "Irish Heartbeat" (with The Chieftains) - "Whenever God Shines His Light" (with Cliff Richard) - "Have I Told You Lately" - "Real Real Gone" - "Enlightenment" - "Why Must I Always Explain?" - "Days Like This" - "That's Life" - "Rough God Goes Riding" - "Precious Time" - "Once In A Blue Moon" - "Magic Time" - "Playhouse" - "Sweet Thing" (live)

June 11: ...It's Too Late To Stop Now... Volume I and the box set ...It's Too Late To Stop Now... Volumes II, III, IV & DVD was released.
September 30: Morrison released Keep Me Singing.
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 9
Tracks: "Let It Rhyme" - "Every TimeI See A River" - "Keep Me Singing" - "Out In The Cold Again" - "Memory Lane" - "The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword" - "Holy Guardian Angel" - "Share Your Love With Me" - "In Tiburon" - "Look Behind The Hill" - Going Down To Bangor" - "Too Late" - "Caledonia Swing"

September 22: Morrison released Roll With The Punches.
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 23
Tracks: "Roll With The Punches" - "Transformation" - "I Can Tell" - "Story Monday / Lonely Avenue" - "Goin' To Chicago" - "Fame" - "Too Much Trouble" - "Bring It On Home To Me" - "Ordinary People" - "How Far From God" - "Teardrops From My Eyes" - "Automobile Blues" - "Benediction" - "Mean Old World" - "RIde On Josephine"
December 1: Morrison releasedVersatile.
Tracks: "Broken Record" - "A Foggy Day" - "Let's Get Lost" - "Bye Bye Blackbird" - "Skye Boat Song" - "Take It Easy Baby" - "Makin' Whoopee" - "I Get A Kick Out Of You" - "I Forgot That Love Existed" (live) - "Unchained Melody" - "Start All Over Again" - "Only A Dream" (live) - "Affirmation" - "The Party's Over" - "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" - "They Can't Take That Away From Me"

April 27: Morrison releasedYou're Driving Me Crazy with Joey DeFrancesco.
Tracks: "Miss Otis Regrets" - "Hold It Right There" - "All Saints Day" - "The Way Young Lovers Do" - "The Things I Used To Do" - "Travelin' Light" - "Close Enough For Jazz" - "Goldfish Bowl" - "Evening Shadows" - "Magic Time" - "You're Driving Me Crazy" - "Everyday I Have The Blues" - "Have I Told You Lately" - "Celtic Swing"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
available in vinyl
December 7: Morrison releasedThe Prophet Speaks.
Tracks: "Gonna Send You Back To Where I Got You From" - "DImples" - "Got To Go Where The Love Is" - "Laughin And Clownin" - "Sam Greenwich Mean Time" - "Gotta Get You Off My Mind" - "Teardrops" - "I Love The Life I Live" - "Worried Blues / Rollin And Tumblin" - "Ain't Gonna Moan No More" - "Love Is A Five Letter Word" - "Love Is Hard Work" - "Spirit Will Provide" - "The Prophet Speaks"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
available on vinyl

March 22: Morrison releasedThe Healing Game.
Tracks: "Rough God Goes Riding" - "Fire In The Belly" - "This Weight" - "Waiting Game" - "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" - "Burning Ground" - "It Once Was My Life" - "Sometimes We Cry" - "If You Love Me" - "The Healing Game" - "Look What The Good People Done" - "At The End Of The Day" - "The Healing Game" (Single Version) - "Full Force Gale '96" - "St. Dominic's Preview"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
available on vinyl
October 25: Morrison releasedThree Chords And The Truth.

May 7: Morrison releasedLatest Record Project, Vol. 1.

May 20: Morrison releasedWhat's It Gonna Take?
Tracks: "Dangerous" - "What's It Gonna Take?" - "Fighting Back Is The New Normal" - "Fodder For The Masses" - "Can't Go On This Way" - "Sometimes It's Just Blah Blah Blah" - "Money From America" - "Not Seeking Approval" - "Damage And Recovery" - "Nervous Breakdown" - "Absolutely Positively The Most" - "I Ain't No Celebrity" - "Stage Name" - "Fear And Self-Loathing In Las Vegas" - "Pretending"
available for download at Amazon.mp3 and on vinyl

March 10: Morrison releasedMoving On Skiffle.
Tracks: "Freight Train" - "Careless Love" - "Sail Away Ladies" - "Streamline Train" - "Take This Hammer" - "No Other Baby" - "Gypsy Davy" - "This Loving Light Of Mine" - "In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down" - "Yonder Comes A Sucker" - "Travelin' Blues" - "Gov Don't Allow" - "Come On In" - "Streamline Cannonball" - "Greenback Dollar" - "Oh Lonesome Me" - "I Wish I Was An Apple On A Tree" - "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - "I'm Movin' On" - "Cold Cold Heart" - "Worried Man Blues" - "Cotton Fields" - "Green Rocky Road"
November 3: Morrison releasedAccentuate The Positive.
Tracks: "You Are My Sunshine" - "When Will I Be Loved?" - "Two Hound Dogs" - "Flip, Flop And Fly" - "I Want A Roof Over My Head" - "Problems" - "Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes" - "The Shape I'm In" - "Lonesome Train" - "A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues" - "Shakin' All Over" - "Bye Bye Johnny" - "Red Sails In The Sunset" - "Sea Of Heartbreak" - "Blueberry Hill" - "Bonapoarte's Retreat" - "Lucille" - "Shake Rattle And Roll"

August 2: Live At Orangefield was released.
New Arrangements And Duets will be released on September 27th.

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).