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Genre: Blues | Year: 2007

As the story goes, Van Morrison wanted nothing to do with his first greatest hits collection, The Best of Van Morrison, Vol. 1. He probably warmed up to the idea, though, after the sales figures started pouring in—year after year after year. He personally selected the songs that went into the second volume, and does so again on his newest collection, Volume 3.

In Morrison’s typically iconoclastic fashion, though, Volume 3 is a curious collection. Spanning his 1993-2005 output, it covers a stretch of Morrison’s career marked by more than a few so-so albums. To his credit, he recognizes the best tracks—songs like “Too Long in Exile”, “Days Like This”, “Ancient Highway”, and “Precious Time”—from those years. He also delves deep into his history of collaborations and live performances. So the listener is presented with the opportunity to evaluate Morrison as a total performer.

It’s a canny move—perhaps one necessitated by the overall quality of his recent studio output, but probably not. No one forced Van Morrison to make Volume 3 a two-disc, 31-song affair, so he obviously takes this new retrospective as an opportunity to frame the last decade-and-a half on his terms.

The live tracks remind us of what we’ve always known about Morrison—that he’s got soul and charisma to spare. The tracks here don’t find him coasting, and as usual, he’s backed by crack musicians. An uptempo version of “Help Me”, featuring Junior Wells, simmers with a warm “Green Onions” vibe. Morrison’s leisurely medley of “Lonely Avenue” and “4 O’Clock in the Morning” features a weary, groanin’ late-night vocal courtesy of blues great Jimmy Witherspoon.

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

01.Cry For Home (with Tom Jones) (previously unreleased) - 4:10

02.Too Long In Exile - 5:08

03.Gloria (with John Lee Hooker) - 5:19

04.Help Me (with Junior Wells) (Live At The Masonic Auditorium) - 6:25

05.Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock in the Morning (Try For Sleep)/Sooner or Later/When Will I Become a Man?/You Give Me Nothing but the Blues/Lonely Avenue (with Jimmy Witherspoon, Candy Dulfer & Jim Hunter) (Live At The Masonic Auditorium) - 7:54

06.Days Like This - 3:14

07.Ancient Highway - 8:52

08.Raincheck - 5:53

09.Moondance (Jazz Version) - 4:56

10.Centerpiece (Live At Ronnie Scott's) (with Georgie Fame & Annie Ross) - 3:16

11.That's Life (Live At The Point) - 4:30

12.Benediction (remix) (with Georgie Fame & Ben Sidran) - 3:01

13.The Healing Game (remix) - 5:17

14.I Don't Want to Go on Without You (with Jim Hunter) - 3:27

Disc 2:

01.Shenandoah (with The Chieftains) - 3:53

02.Precious Time - 3:08

03.Back on Top (remix) - 4:20

04.When the Leaves Come Falling Down - 5:38

05.Lost John(Live At Whitla Hall) - 2:57

06.Tupelo Honey (with Bobby "Blue" Bland) (previously unreleased) - 3:37

07.Meet Me in the Indian Summer (Orchestral Version) (Remix) - 3:31

08.Georgia on My Mind - 5:37

09.Hey Mr. DJ - 3:49

10.Steal My Heart Away - 4:11

11.Crazy Love (with Ray Charles) - 3:43

12.Once in a Blue Moon - 3:30

13.Little Village - 4:30

14.Blue and Green - 5:41

15.Sittin' on Top of the World (with Carl Perkins) - 3:20

16.Early in the Morning (with B.B. King) - 4:50

17.Stranded - 5:37

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