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MORRISON

Bright Side Of The Road / Gloria / Moondance / Baby Please Don t Go / Have I Told You Lately / Brown Eyed Girl
Sweet Thing Warm Love / Wonderful Remark / Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)
Full Force Gale And It Stoned Me / Here Comes The Night / Domino Did Ye Get Healed / Wild Night
Cleaning Windows / Whenever God Shines His Light / Queen Of The Slipstream / Dweller On The Threshold

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. Bright Side of The Road / Gloria* / Moondance / Baby Please Don ’t Go* / Have I Told You Lately / Brown Eyed Girl
Sweet Thing / Warm Love / Wonderful Remark / Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) ‘
Full Force Gale / And It Stoned Me / Here Comes The Night* / Domino / Did Ye Get Healed / Wild Night
Cleaning Windows / Whenever God Shines His Light** / Queen Of The Slipstream t / Dweller On The Threshold t

> f CD bonus tracks ,

♦“THEM” -FEATURING VAN MORRISON

** VAN MORRISON WITH CLIFF RICHARD '

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1 Bright Side Of The Road 3 46

2 Gloria* 236

3 Moondance 431

4 Baby Please Don *t Go* 240

5 Have / Told You Lately 419

6 Brown Eyed Girl 304

7 Sweet Thing 421

8 Warm Love 322

9 Wonderful Remark 357

10 Jackie Wilson Said (L’m In Heaven When You Smile) 257

11 Full Force Gale 314

12 And It Stoned Me 4 28

13 Here Comes The Night* 246

14 Domino 304

15 Did Ye Get Healed 405

is Wild Night 332

17 Cleaning Windows 440

is Whenever God Shines His Light** 454

19 Queen Of The Slipstream 4 54

20 Dweller On The Threshold 444

ALL TRACKS WRITTEN BY VAN MORRISON EXCEPT:
4: JOE WILLIAMS. 13:BERTBERNS
20: VAN MORRISON /HUGH MURPHY

* "THEM” FEATURING VAN MORRISON
**VAN MORRISON WITH CLIFF RICHARD

Bright Side Of The Road
From the dark end of street
To the bright side of the road
We ll be lovers once again
Onthebrightsideofthe road.

Little darlin come with me
Won't you help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road.

Into this life we re born
Baby sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of any eye.

Let 's enjoy it while we can
Won t you help me sing my song
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road.

From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We ll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We ll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road.

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR

Assisted by Mick Glossop

Taken from the album " INTO THE MUSIC"

Gloria

Like to tell you bout my baby
You know she comes round
Just bout five feet four
From her head to fhe ground
Well she comes around here
Just about midnight
She makes me feel so good Lord
Makes me feel alright.

Her name is G-L-O-R-l-A
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria. . etc.
Yeah, she comes around here
Just about midnight
Makes me feel so good Lord
Makes me feel alright
Walkin' down my street
Comes up to my house
She knocks upon me door
Makes me feel alright.

Her name is G-L-O-R-l-A
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria. . etc.

Moondance

Well it 's a marvelous night lor a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
You know the night 's magic
Seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight
Seems to shine in your blush
Can I just have one a more moondance
With you, my love?

Can I just make some more romance
With a' you, my love?

Well I wanna make love to you tonight

I can't wait till the morning has come

And I know now the time is just right

And straight into my arms you will run

And when you come my heart will be waiting

To make sure that you're never alone

There and then all my dreams will come true dear

CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS INC There and then 1 wiM make You mY own
And every time I touch you
You just tremble inside
And I know how much you want me
That, you can't hide
Chorus

It's a marvelous night for a moondance etc

One more moondance with you

In the moonlight

On a magic night

la. la, la, la. there's a moonlight

On a magic night

Can't I just have one more dance

With you my love?

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR INHERIT PRODUCTIONS
Executive Producer Lewis Merenstem
Taken from the album "MOONDANCE"

Baby Please Don 7 Go
PRODUCED BY DICK ROWE

Taken from the album "THEM - FEATURING VAN MORRISON

PRODUCED BY DICK ROWE. MUSICAL DIRECTOR: ARTHUR GREENSLADE
Taken from the album "THEM - FEATURING VAN MORRISON'

Hare / Told You Lately

Have I told you lately that I love you

Have I told you there's no-one above you

Fill my heart with gladness

Take away my sadness

Ease my troubles, that 's what you do.

Oh the morning sun in all it's glory

Greets the day with hope and comfort too

And you fill my life with laughter

You can make it better

Ease my troubles that 's what you do.

There's a love that 's divine

And it's yours and it's mine

Like the sun at the end of the day

We should give thanks and pray to the one.

Have I told you lately that I love you

Have I told you there's no one above you

Fill my heart with gladness

Take away my sadness

Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

There's a love that 's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
And it shines like the sun
At the end of the day
We will give thanks and pray
To the one,

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS LTD.
Mixed and engineered by Mick Glossop
Taken from the album AVALON SUNSET"

Broun Eyed Girl

Hey where did we go

Days when the rains came

Down in the hollow

Playin' a new game

Laughing and a running, hey, hey

Skipping and a jumping

In the misty morning fog

With our hearts a thumpin'

And you, my brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl.

Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and a sliding
All along the waterfall
With you, my brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when
We used to sing

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da. .etc.
La-te-da.

So hard to find my way

Now that I'm all on my own

I saw you just the other day

My, how you have grown

Cast my memory back there Lord

Sometimes I'm overcome thinkin' bout it

Laughing and a running, hey, hey

Behind the stadium

With you, my brown eyed girl

You, my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when

We used to sing... etc.

DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BYBERTBERNS
Taken from the album "TB SHEETS”

Su eet Thing

And I will stroll the merry way

And jump the hedges first

And I will drink the clear

Clean water for to quench my thirst

And I shall watch the ferry-boats

And they'll get high

On a bluer ocean

Against tomorrow's sky

And I will never grow so old again

And I will walk and talk

In gardens all wet with rain.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my. my, my, my sweet thing
And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
"Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why"

And you shall take me strongly
In your arms again
And I will not remember
That I even felt the pain.

We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing

My, my, my, my, my sweet thing

And I will raise my hand up

Into the night time sky

And count the stars

That 's shining in your eye

Just to dig it all an' not to wonder

That's just fine

And I'll be satisfied

Not to read in bet ween the lines

And I will walk and talk

In gardens all wet with rain.

And I will never, ever, ever, ever
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile. . etc.

PRODUCED BY LEWIS MERENSTEIN FOR INHERIT
Taken from the album “ASTRAL WEEKS"

Warm Lore

Look at the ivy on thcoid clinging wall
Look at the flowers and the green grass so tall
It's not a matter of when push comes to shove
It's just the hour on the wings of a dove
That's just warm love
It's just warm love

I dig it when you're fancy, dressed up in lace

I dig it when you have a smile on your face

This inspiration's got to be on the flow

These invitation's got to see it and know

It 's just warm love

And it's ever-present ev ry where

And it's ever-present ev'rywhere

That warm love

To the country I'm going

Lay and laugh in the sun

You can bring your guitar along

We ll sing some songs

And have some fun.

The sky is cry in' and it's time to go home

And we shall hurry to the car from the foam

Sit by the fire and dry out our wet clothes

It's raining outside from the skies up above

Inside it's warm love

Inside it 's warm love

And it's ever-present ev'rywhere

That warm love

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR

CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS INC

Taken from the Polydor album "HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY

Photography by The Douglas Brothers
Design by Bill Smith Studio

Cliff Richard appears courtesy of EMI Records

Wonderful Remark
How can you stand the silence
That pervades when we all cry?

How can you watch the violence
That erupts before your eyes?

How can you tell us something
Just to keep us hangin' on?

Something that just don't mean nothing
When we see it you are gone
Clinging to some other rainbow
While we're standing, waiting in the cold
Telling us the same old story
Knowing time is growing old.

That was a wonderful remark

I had my eyes closed in the dark

I sighed a million sighs

I told a million lies - to myself - to myself

How can we listen to you

When we know your talk is cheap?

How can we ever question
Why we give more and you keep?

How can your empty laughter
Fill a room like ours with joy
When you're only playing with us
Like a child does with a toy?

How can we ever feel the freedom
Or the flame lit by the spark?

How can we ever come out even
When reality is stark?

PRODUCED BY ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Taken from the film "KING OF COMEDY"

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
Da, da, da, da, da,

Jackie Wilson said
It was "Reet-Petite"

Kinda love you got
Knock me off my feet
Let it all hang out
Oh, let it all hang out.

And you know

I’m so wired-up

Don't need no coffee in my cup

Let it all hang out

Let it all hang out.

Watch this:

Ding-a-ling-a-ling

Ding-a-ling-a-ling-ding

Ding-a-ling-a-ling

Ding-a-ling-a-ling-ding

Do-da-do-da

I’m in heaven, I’m in heaven
I’m in heaven, when you smile
When you smile, when you smile
When you smile.

And when you walk

Across the road

You make my heart go

Boom-boom-boom

Let it all hang out

Baby, let it all hang out

And ev’ry time

You look that way

Honey chile, you make my day

Let it all hang out

Like the man said: let it all hang out.

Watch this:

Ding-a-ling-a-ling. ..etc.

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON AND TED TEMPLEMAN
FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS INC.

Taken from the album “ST. DOMINIC'S PREVIEW"

Full Force Gale

Like a full force gale

I was lifted up again

I was lifted up again by the Lord

No matter where I roam

I will find my way back home

I will always return to the Lord

In the gentle evening freeze

By the whispering shady trees

I will find my sanctuary in the Lord

I was headed for a fall

Then I saw the writing

On the wall

Like a full force gale

I was lifted up again

I was lifted up again by the Lord

I was headed for a fall

Then I looked up and saw the writing

On the wall

In the gentle evening breeze
By the whispering shady trees
I will find my sanctuary in the Lord
And no matter where I roam
I will find my way back home
I will always return to the Lord
Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS INC.
Taken from the album “ INTO THE MUSIC"

And It Stoned Me
Half a mile from the county fair
And the rain came pourin' down
Me and Billy standin there
With a silver half a crown
Hands are full of a f ishin ' rod
And the tackle on our backs
We just stood there gettin' wet
With our backs against the fence.

Oh the water, oh the water, oh the water
Hope it don't rain all day.

And it stoned me to my soul

Stoned me just like jelly-roll

And it stoned me

And it stoned me to my soul

Stoned me just like goin' home

And it stoned me

Then the rain let up

And the sun came up

And we were gettin' dry

Almost glad a pick-up truck

Nearly passed us by

So we jumped right in

And the driver grinned

And he dropped us up the road

We looked at the swim

And we jumped right in

Not to mention fishing poles

Oh the water, oh the water, oh the water

Let it run all over me.

And it stoned me to my soul etc
On the way back home
We sang a song

But our throats were gettin dry

Then we saw the man

From across the road

With the sunshine in his eye

Well he lived all alone

In his own little home

With a great big gallon jar

There were bottles, two

One for me and you

And he said. "Hey! there you are1

Oh the water, oh the water, oh the water

Get it myself from the mountain stream

And it stoned me to my soul etc

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR INHERIT PRODUCTIONS
Executive Producer Lewis Merenstem
Taken from the album MOONDANCE

Here Conies The Might
PRODUCED BYBERTBERNS

Taken from the album THEM - FEATURING VAN MORRISON"

Domino

Don't wanna discuss it

Think it's time for a change

You may get disgusted

Start thinkin that I'm strange

That case I II go underground

Get some heavy rest

Never have to worry

About what is worst and what is best.

Oh. oh Domino

Roll me over Romeo

There you go

I said: Oh. oh Domino

Roll me over Romeo

There you go etc

There s no need for argument

There's no argument at all

And if you never hear from him

That just means he didn't call

Or vice-a-versa

That depends on wherever you re at
And if you never hear from me
That just means I would rather not.

Oh. oh Domino, etc.

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON

Taken from the album VAN MORRISON - HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR''

Did Ye Get Healed
I wanna know did you get the feelin'?

Did you get it down in your soul?

I wanna know did you get the feelin ?

And did the feelin' grow?

Sometimes, when the spirit moves me
I can do many wondrous things
I wanna know when the spirit moves you
Did ye get healed?

I begin to realise

It manifest in my life

In oh, so many ways

Every day I wanna talk about it

And walk about it

Everyday I wanna be closer

I wanna know, did you get the feelin’?

Did you get it down in your soul?

I wanna know did you get the feelin'?

Did ye get healed?

I begin to realise
Magic in my life

See it manifest in oh so many ways
Every day is get tin' better and better
I wanna be daily walking close
It gets stronger when you get the feelin’

When you get it down in your soul

And it make you feel good

And it make you feel whole

When the spirit moves you

And it fills you through and through

Every morning and at the break of day

Did ye get healed?

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR

CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS LTD

Taken from the album "POETIC CHAMPIONS COMPOSE"

Wild Might
As you brush your shoes
And stand before the mirror
And you comb your hair
And grab yourcoat and hat
And you walk, wet streets
Tryin' to remember
All the wild night breezes
In your mem’ry ever.

And ev’rything looks so complete
When you’re walkin’ out on the street
And the wind catches your feet
And sends you flyin ’, cryin’

Ooh-wee!

The wild night is calling, alright
Ooh-wee!

The wild night is calling.

And all the girls walk by
Dressed up for each other
And the boys do the boogie-woogie
On the corner of the street
And the people passin' by
Just stare in wild wonder
And the inside juke-box
Roars out just like thunder.

And everything looks so complete. .. etc.

The wild night is calling
The wild night is calling
Come on out and dance
Come on out and make romance. . .

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON AND TED TEMPLEMAN
FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS INC.

Taken from the album “TUPELO HONEY”

Clea n i ng W / n do u s

Oh. the smell of the bakery from across the street
Got in my nose

As we carried our ladders down the street
With the wrought-iron gate rows

I went home and listened to Jimmy Rodgers in my lunch-break

Bought five Woodbines at the shop on the corner

And went straight back to work

Oh. Sam was up on top

And I was on the bottom with the v

We went for lemonade and Paris buns

At the shop and broke for tea

I collected from the lady

And I cleaned the fanlight inside-out

I was blowing saxophone on the weekend

In that down joint

What ’s my line?

I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time

I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I’m a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows (number thirty-six).

I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon
On the street where I was born
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee.

Muddy Waters sing ” I'm A Rolling Stone"

I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys book on Zen
Curiosity killed the cat

Kerouac’s “Dharma Bums" and "On The Road"

What’s my line?

I’m happy cleaning windows
Take my time

I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows. . .

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY VAN MORRISON
Taken from the album "BEAUTIFUL VISION

W bene ter Cod Shines His Light

\lntt) ClifJ tin hunt

Whenever God shines his light on me

Open up my eyes, so I can see

When I look up in the darkest night

Then I know everything is gonna be alright.

In deep confusion, in great despair
When I reach out for him, he is there
When I am lonely, as I can be
Then I know that Ggd shines his light on me.

Reach out for him. he'll be there
With him. your troubles, you can share
If you live the life you love
You get the blessing from above.

Heals the sick, and he heals the lame

Says you can do it too, in Jesus' name

And he lifts you up, and he turns you around

And he puts your feet back, on higher ground, etc. . .

Du eller On The Threshold
I'm a dweller on the threshold
And I'm waiting at the door
And I’m standing in the darkness
I don’t want to wait r>o more
I have seen without perceiving
I have been another man
Let me pierce the realm of glamour
So I know just whatl am
I’m a dweller on the threshold
And I’m waiting at the door
And I’m standing in the darkness
I don’t want to wait no more
Feel the angel of the present
In the mighty crystal fire
Lift me up and soothe my darkness
Let me travel even higher

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS LTD.
Mixed and engineered by Mick Giossop
Taken from the album "AVALON SUNSET”

Queen Of the Slipstream
You’re the Queen of the slipstream
With eyes that shine

You have crossed many waters to be here
You have drank of the fountain of innocence
And experienced the long cold wintry years.
There’s a dream where the contents are visible
Where the poetic champions compose
Will you breathe not a word of this secrecy
Will you still be my special rose?

Goin’ away far across the sea
But I’ll be back for you
Tell you everything I know
Baby everything is true.

Will the blush still remain
On your cheeks my love
In the light always seen
In your head?

Gold and silverthey placed
At your feet my dear
But I know you chose me
Instead

Goin’ away. . etc

You're the Queen of the slipstream
I love you so

You have crossed many waters to be here
And you drink at the fountains of innocence
And experienced, you know very well.

I'm a dweller on the threshold
As I cross the burning ground
Let me go down to the water
Watch the great illusion drown
I’m a dweller on the threshold
And I’m waiting at the door
And I'm standing in the darkness
I don’t want to wait no more
I'm gonna turn and face the music
The music of the spirit
Lift me up and soothe my darkness
Where the midnight disappears
I will walk out of the darkness
And I'll walk into the light
And I'll sing the song of ages
And the dawn will end the night
I’m a dweller on the threshold
And I'm waiting at the door
And I’m standing in the darkness
I don't want to wait no more
I'm a dweller on the threshold
And I cross some burning ground
And I'll go down to the water
Let the great illusion drown
I'm a dweller on the threshold
And I'm waiting at the door
And I’m standing in the darkness
I don't want to wait no more
I'm a dweller on the threshold
Dweller on the threshold
I'm a dweller on the threshold
I’m a dweller on the threshold

PRODUCED BY VAN MORRISON FOR CALEDONIA PRODUCTIONS LTD.
Taken from the album "POETIC CHAMPIONS COMPOSE”

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY VAN MORRISON
Taken from the album “BEAUTIFUL VISION"

All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp.

GLORIA

All Rights Administered by Unichappell Music, Inc.

WARM LOVE

All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp.

WONDERFUL REMARK

All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp.

JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE)

All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp.

DID YE GET HEALED

BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD

FULL FORCE GALE

QUEEN OF THE SLIPSTREAM

BROWN EYED GIRL

ALL SONGS:

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MORRISON

Bright Side Of The Road / Gloria Moondance Baby Please Don 't Go / Have I Told You Lately i Brou n Eyed Girl
Sweet Thing Warm Love / Wonderful Remark Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
Full Force Gale / And It Stoned Me Here Comes The Night Domino / Did Ye Get Healed Wild Night
Cleaning Windows / Whenever God Shines His Light Queen Of The Slipstream / Dweller On The Threshold

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THE BEST OF VAN

MORRISON

l Bright Side of the Road 1:46 / 2 Gloria 2:16 I 1 Moondance
4: 11 14 Baby Please Don't Go 2:40 / 5 Have l Told You Lately
4:1 916 Brou n Eyed Girl 1:04 / 7 Sweet Thing 4:2 1 / 8 Warm

lj)ve 1:22 / 9 Wonderful Remark 1: 57 / 10 Jackie Wilson Said
(I’m In Heaven When You Smile) 2:57 1 1 1 Tull Tone Gale
1:1 4112 And It Stoned Me 4:28 / 1 1 Here Comes the Night
2:46 / 14 Domino 1:04 1 1 5 Did Ye Get Healed 4:05 1 16 Wild
Night 1:12 1 17 Cleaning Windows 4:40 1 18 Whenever God
Shines His Light (with Cliff Richard) 4:54 I 19 Queen of the
Slipstream 4:54 / 20 Dweller on the Threshold 4:44
With special thanks to Warner Bros. Records, Inc. and CBS Records, Inc.

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