Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl: The Collection - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In the fall of 1969, Van Morrison entered the studio to record MOONDANCE, the album that would soon become his commercial breakthrough and one of the most beloved recordings of all time. Following it's by Warner Bros. In February 1970, MOONDANCE would later be certified triple platinum by the RIAA, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (1999) and named #65 on the list of the Inch500 Greatest Albums of All TimeInch published by Rolling Stone (2003).

Buddy Miller cleared out the kitchen to make room for a drum kit. What followed is his first solo album in fifteen years - twelve songs of soul, country, early rock 'n' roll, and gospel, made with a community of friends and collaborators that spans five decades of American music.The album opens with InchAs Long as I Have You,Inch the early Temptations hit, anchored by the McCrary Sisters, who appear throughout. From there it moves through Julie Miller co-writes (InchYou Never Really Get Over It,Inch InchLosers' Celebration,Inch InchMasterpiece in the SandInch), a late-period Dan Penn song (InchNot Enough Time to ChangeInch), and Jesse Winchester's devastating InchLay Down the Burden of Your Heart.Inch The guest list reads like a lifetime of earned trust Shawn Colvin and Jim Lauderdale - both going back to Buddy's New York country band of the early '80s - stop by to sing. Dan Penn lends sly gravitas to the Smokey Robinson-penned InchDon't Look Back.Inch The War & Treaty deliver a stunning take on the Winchester track. Lee Ann Womack duets on InchStop Me.Inch Emmylou Harris, Larry Campbell, and Teresa Williams join on the hymn-like InchThe Inner Sanctum of God.Inch And InchTill the Wheels Come OffInch - written about Buddy and Julie's love by Ashley Monroe, Elizabeth Cook, Angaleena Presley, and Meg McRee - arrives as an act of communal devotion.The core band (Fred Eltringham, Viktor Krauss, Tim Lauer, Steve Fishell, Fats Kaplin) plays with the understated nuance of musicians who have nothing left to prove. Five of the twelve songs are Julie Miller compositions, and the album closes on her words InchThe greatest works of man are just a masterpiece in the sand.Inch

A classic Morrison blending R&B, soul, gospel, and folk influences with effortless musical spirit. Arriving two years after ASTRAL WEEKS, HIS BAND & THE STREET CHOIR delivered the infectious Top 10 smash, InchDomino.Inch With Morrison producing, the album embraces a tight-knit R&B sound laced with buoyant horn lines, smooth harmonies, and upbeat rhythms. That soulful style shines on InchBlue Money,Inch InchI've Been Working,Inch and InchCrazy FaceInch-a song that began in the Astral Weeks sessions. The result is a remarkably focused collection that trades abstract mysticism for sharp, celebratory rhythm and blues.