Vanthology (2003)
Alternatieve titel: A Tribute to Van Morrison
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Verenigde Staten
Soul / Rock
Label: Evidence
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Little Milton - Tupelo Honey (4:39)
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Syl Johnson - Jackie Wilson Said (2:53)
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William Bell - Have I Told You Lately (4:08)
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Freddie Scott - Brown Eyed Girl (3:40)
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Frederick Knight - Into the Mystic (4:00)
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Bettye LaVette - Real Real Gone (4:04)
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Eddie Floyd - Crazy Love (2:52)
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Sir Mack Rice - Gloria (4:20)
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Otis Clay - Warm Love (3:00)
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Son Seals - Queen of the Slipstream (3:54)
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Dan Penn - Bright Side of the Road (3:44)
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Bobby Patterson - My Lonely Sad Eyes (2:48)
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Henry Butler - I Like It Like That (4:34)
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Ellis Hooks - Bulbs (4:16)
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Chuck Jackson - Moondance (4:52)
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geplaatst: 20 augustus 2024, 01:48 uur
na de eerdere tribute albums "No Prima Donna" (1994) en het instrumentale "Into the Mystic" (An Instrumental Tribute to Van Morrison) (2000) werd dit het derde "tribute" album, in dit geval uitsluitend uitgevoerd door ervaren soul en blues veteranen.
hoogtepunten op dit album zijn o.a. "Tupelo Honey" met geweldige zang van Little Milton, de soul ballad covers van "Have I Told You Lately" (William Bell) en "Crazy Love" (Eddie Floyd), "Queen of the Slipstream" (Son Seals), "Bright Side of the Road" (Dan Penn) en "My Lonely Sad Eyes" een nummer dat afkomstig is van het album "Them Again" (1966), hier ingetogen en prachtig gezongen door de mij onbekende Bobby Patterson.
het tweede Them nummer op dit album "I Like it Like That" (van "The Angry Young Them") 1965 krijgt een heerlijke up-tempo r&b versie van Henry Butler.
lichte tegenvallers zijn de uitvoeringen van "Jackie Wilson Said" (Syl Johnson) waarvan het Van Morrison origineel mij ook nooit heeft kunnen bekoren, "Gloria" (Sir Mack Rice), "Warm Love" (Otis Clay) en "Moondance" van Chuck Jackson, wiens hit "Something You Got" door Them werd gecoverd op "Them Again".
dit is veruit de beste van de 3 tribute albums en voor de soul/blues of Van Morrison liefhebber het beluisteren meer dan waard, tenzij je niets met die genres hebt.
Album werd geproduceerd door Jon Tiven
Recorded at Studio 900, New York, NY
(All songs written by Van Morrison)
de basis band van dit album:
Henry Butler: organ & piano
Simon Kirke: drums & percussion
Sally Tiven: bass guitar
Jon Tiven: electric & acoustic guitar
Ellis Hooks, Alan Merrill, Lauren Singer, Sally Tiven: backing vocals
deelcitaat uit de liner notes van Jon Tiven:
"I do know that Van Morrison loves Soul music, and a lot of the real Soul singers have a genuine admiration for his songs and artistry. So putting the two together seemed a very natural basis for a record.
Engaging my favorite co-conspirators to build the tracks created the foundation for the riveting vocal performances. Steering clear of digital technology (synths, drum machines, protools) was easy, I wanted genuine music not manipulated trickery, but creating new and vibrant recordings of classic songs was not easy. I decided to stay away from horn sections so that I didn't fall into the trap of sounding too much like the original records.
But, in many cases, Van's renditions were not just perfect songs, they were perfect records. How do you beat his "Brown Eyed Girl" or "Gloria"? The answer is, you don't - you just do it differently."
hoogtepunten op dit album zijn o.a. "Tupelo Honey" met geweldige zang van Little Milton, de soul ballad covers van "Have I Told You Lately" (William Bell) en "Crazy Love" (Eddie Floyd), "Queen of the Slipstream" (Son Seals), "Bright Side of the Road" (Dan Penn) en "My Lonely Sad Eyes" een nummer dat afkomstig is van het album "Them Again" (1966), hier ingetogen en prachtig gezongen door de mij onbekende Bobby Patterson.
het tweede Them nummer op dit album "I Like it Like That" (van "The Angry Young Them") 1965 krijgt een heerlijke up-tempo r&b versie van Henry Butler.
lichte tegenvallers zijn de uitvoeringen van "Jackie Wilson Said" (Syl Johnson) waarvan het Van Morrison origineel mij ook nooit heeft kunnen bekoren, "Gloria" (Sir Mack Rice), "Warm Love" (Otis Clay) en "Moondance" van Chuck Jackson, wiens hit "Something You Got" door Them werd gecoverd op "Them Again".
dit is veruit de beste van de 3 tribute albums en voor de soul/blues of Van Morrison liefhebber het beluisteren meer dan waard, tenzij je niets met die genres hebt.
Album werd geproduceerd door Jon Tiven
Recorded at Studio 900, New York, NY
(All songs written by Van Morrison)
de basis band van dit album:
Henry Butler: organ & piano
Simon Kirke: drums & percussion
Sally Tiven: bass guitar
Jon Tiven: electric & acoustic guitar
Ellis Hooks, Alan Merrill, Lauren Singer, Sally Tiven: backing vocals
deelcitaat uit de liner notes van Jon Tiven:
"I do know that Van Morrison loves Soul music, and a lot of the real Soul singers have a genuine admiration for his songs and artistry. So putting the two together seemed a very natural basis for a record.
Engaging my favorite co-conspirators to build the tracks created the foundation for the riveting vocal performances. Steering clear of digital technology (synths, drum machines, protools) was easy, I wanted genuine music not manipulated trickery, but creating new and vibrant recordings of classic songs was not easy. I decided to stay away from horn sections so that I didn't fall into the trap of sounding too much like the original records.
But, in many cases, Van's renditions were not just perfect songs, they were perfect records. How do you beat his "Brown Eyed Girl" or "Gloria"? The answer is, you don't - you just do it differently."
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