The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 | 
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| Artist: Van Morrison
Label: Manhattan/EMI
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2600
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 78968
UPC: 094637896822
EAN: 0094637896822
ASIN: B000IY0FDA
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approximately 5 working days from posting - we're frequently faster than a lot of US based sellers.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Cry for Home | | • | Too Long in Exile | | • | Gloria | | • | Help Me - Van Morrison, Williamson, Sonny B | | • | Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock in the Morning - Van Morrison, Pomus, Doc | | • | Days Like This | | • | Ancient Highway | | • | Raincheck | | • | Moondance | | • | Centerpiece - Van Morrison, Edison, Harry "Swee | | • | That's Life - Van Morrison, Gordon, Kelly | | • | Benediction - Van Morrison, Allison, Mose | | • | The Healing Game | | • | I Don't Want to Go Without You - Van Morrison, Berns, Bert |
Disc 2
| • | Shenandoah - Van Morrison, Traditional | | • | Precious Time | | • | Back on Top | | • | When the Leaves Come Falling Down | | • | Lost John - Van Morrison, Traditional | | • | Tupelo Honey | | • | Meet Me in the Indian Summer | | • | Georgia on My Mind - Van Morrison, Carmichael, Hoagy | | • | Hey Mr. DJ | | • | Steal My Heart Away | | • | Crazy Love | | • | Once in a Blue Moon | | • | Little Village | | • | Blue and Green | | • | Sitting on Top of the World - Van Morrison, Traditional | | • | Early in the Morning - Van Morrison, Traditional | | • | Stranded |
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Amazon.com
Navigating Van Morrison's extensive catalog since 1993 is a formidable task even diehard fans might not want to attempt. The Irish icon has flirted with blues, jazz, country, pop, Celtic, and his own style of indescribable into-the-mystic spiritually-oriented poetic folk on his numerous releases, making for quite a thorny culling assignment. So the EMI brass were probably ecstatic when the singer took the job himself. He weeds through a dozen or so albums released since Volume 2's mile-marker, and adds a clutch of previously unavailable mixes, rarities, and live tracks. The result: a nearly two-and-a-half-hour, 31-track double-disc set as sprawling, eclectic, and tenacious as Morrison's vision and discography. From occasionally rambling but spirited duets with veterans Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Wells, Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, B.B. King, the Chieftains, Ray Charles, and even Tom Jones to concert versions of hits such as "Moondance" and an impressive take on Sinatra's classic "That's Life," along with hidden gems like "Steal My Heart Away," this is a beautifully assembled and sequenced collection. It presents most of this multitalented auteur's facets and softens his often crusty exterior by showing his appreciation for the journeymen that helped develop the trail that Morrison then blazed in his own distinctive style. --Hal Horowitz
Album Description
The new 2-CD collection, compiled by Morrison himself, offers a comprehensive overview of his later material. The set's 31 tracks include previously unreleased collaborations with Tom Jones and Bobby Bland, as well as duets with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Ray Charles.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Very good collection May 23, 2008
This double album is representative of V.M.'s best recent stuff. The fact that the sublime "Shenandoah" and "Meet Me in the Indian Summer" (Orchestral version) are included is alone worth the price of purchase. I've probably listened to Shenandoah 30 times already; it's a soul-stirring beauty of a song.
 Disappointed April 2, 2008
I'm a big fan of Van Morrison but was disappointed by some of the "updated" versions of some of the old classics. Like a prior reviewer mentioned, the original versions (the songs I love and remember)are far superior to some of the modified material in this compilation. I will keep searching for a definitive "Best of...". I would recommend listening to all the song samples before buying the album to make sure you like these versions - something I failed to do.
excelent selection of van morrison recordings February 17, 2008
It is always a pleasure listening to van morrison.But,particularly this "Best of volume 3",with a selection of beutiful songs very well interpreted along with other artists.Marcelo Pegado
Too Long In Exile January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can not say enough good things about this 2 CD set. Long after the music has stopped the songs keep running though my head. What I most like about it is that the songs on it were chosen by Van Morrison which to me makes it more special and less just commercial successes. Also, the list of people who accompany him is pretty mind blowing. I'd forgotten just how much I liked the sax playing of Candy Dulfur. Anyway folks, I love this set and I think you will too. Van has indeed been "too long in exile..."
The Best of Van January 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is a must for any Van Morrison fan, it has many colaberations with many artist, and older songs are redone in new and jazzy fashion. A must have album.....
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