The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison explained

The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
Type:compilation
Artist:Them
Cover:Storyofthem.VM.jpg
Released:20 October 1997 (UK)
Recorded:1964–1966
Genre:Rhythm and blues, Garage rock
Length:143:34
Label:Deram
Producer:Tommy Scott, Bert Berns, Dick Rowe
Prev Title:Them Again
Prev Year:1966

The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison is a compilation album, that includes almost every song recorded by the Northern Irish band Them, during the two-year history of the band when it featured Van Morrison as the vocalist for the group.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted

Disc 1

  1. "The Story of Them" [Parts 1 & 2] – 7:18
  2. "Don't Start Crying Now" (Moore, West) – 2:03
  3. "Gloria" 2:35 (stereo)
  4. "Philosophy" – 2:35
  5. "One Two Brown Eyes" – 2:34 (stereo)
  6. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Williams) – 2:40
  7. "Here Comes the Night" (Berns) – 2:46 (stereo)
  8. "All for Myself" – 2:47
  9. "One More Time" – 2:48
  10. "Little Girl – 2:47
  11. "I Gave My Love a Diamond" (Berns) – 3:02
  12. "Go on Home Baby" (Berns) – 2:32 (stereo)
  13. "My Little Baby" (Berns, Farrell) – 2:00 (stereo)
  14. "Mystic Eyes" – 2:41 (rechanneled)
  15. "Don't Look Back" (Hooker) – 3:20 (rechanneled+)
  16. "If You and I Could Be as Two" – 2:51 (stereo)
  17. "I Like It Like That" – 3:16 (rechanneled+)
  18. "I'm Gonna Dress in Black" (Gillon aka Tommy Scott) – 3:29 (stereo)
  19. "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" (Troup) – 2:22 (rechanneled+)
  20. "Just a Little Bit" (Gordon) – 2:21
  21. "You Just Can't Win" – 2:21
  22. "Bright Lights, Big City" (Reed) – 2:30
  23. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (Reed) – 3:26
  24. "I'm Gonna Dress in Black" (Gillon) – 3:34 ['''Alternate Mix''']
  25. "One More Time" – 2:45 ['''US Version – Stereo Mix'''] (stereo)
  26. "Little Girl" – 2:47 ['''Alternate Version'''] (rechanneled+)

Disc 2

All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted

  1. "How Long Baby" (Gillon) – 3:37
  2. "(It Won't Hurt) Half As Much" (Berns) – 3:01 (stereo)
  3. "Something You Got" (Kenner) – 2:31
  4. "Call My Name" (Scott) – 2:20
  5. "Turn On Your Love Light" (Malone, Scott) – 2:19 (rechanneled++)
  6. "I Put a Spell on You" (Hawkins) – 2:36
  7. "I Got A Woman" (Charles) – 3:12
  8. "Out of Sight" (Wright, Brown) – 2:21
  9. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) – 3:47
  10. "Bad Or Good" – 2:06
  11. "Hello Josephine" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 2:04
  12. "Don't You Know" (Scott) – 2:22
  13. "Hey Girl" – 3:00
  14. "Bring 'em on In" 3:13
  15. "Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough" (Witherspoon) – 2:12 (rechanneled+++)
  16. "Stormy Monday" (Walker) – 2:40 (rechanneled+++)
  17. "Friday's Child" – 3:27
  18. "Richard Cory" (Simon) – 2:43
  19. "My Lonely Sad Eyes" – 2:28 (rechanneled)
  20. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (Scott/Coulter)– 2:39 (rechanneled++)
  21. "Could You, Would You" – 3:08
  22. "Bring 'em on In" – 3:41 ['''US Version 2''']
  23. "Richard Cory" (Simon) – 3:47 Version 2 (stereo)
  24. "Call My Name" (Scott) – 2:18 ['''Version 2''']

(In regards to the rechanneled tracks, + indicates sides using the Parrot rechanneled mixes with non-original added percussion, probably done for the 2LP Parrot anthology from the 1970s, ++ indicates sides using the Parrot rechanneled mixes from the second album, and +++ indicates demos that were slightly rechanneled when issued on LP in the 1960s in Germany, and they did not have the mono mixes available.)

Notes on the album sleeve

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