Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits explained

Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Van Morrison
Cover:Morrison Movies.jpg
Recorded:1983–2006
Genre:Rock
Length:74:37
Label:EMI
Producer:Van Morrison, Roger Waters, Nick Griffiths, Paddy Moloney, Robbie Robertson, Dick Rowe, Ted Templeman
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Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 2007 comprising 19 songs as featured in various movies. The album was released on 12 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 13 February 2007 in the United States. On the U.S. Billboard 200, the album debuted at No. 35, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week,[1] The album also debuted at No. 17 on the UK Top 75 Album Charts.[2]

Songs

All of the songs on the album had been previously released by Morrison, and were recorded by him before being used in a movie, except for one (Comfortably Numb) which first appeared on Roger Waters's The Wall Live in Berlin published in 1990. Two date back to his group Them, before he began to record as a solo artist. Two of the recordings, however, were previously unreleased, including a version of "Brown Eyed Girl" recorded specifically for the collection. The version of the album available for download on iTunes contained the song "These Are the Days". This song was used in the film Nine Months and was originally released on Morrison's 1989 album Avalon Sunset.

Track listing

  1. "Gloria" (performed by Them) (from The Outsiders)
  2. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (performed by Them) (from Wild at Heart and Good Morning Vietnam)
  3. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" (from The Pope of Greenwich Village and Queens Logic)
  4. "Domino" (Live) (from Clean and Sober)
  5. "Moondance" (Live) (from An American Werewolf in London) (previously unreleased version)
  6. "Queen of the Slipstream" (from Extreme Close-Up)
  7. "Wild Night" (from Twenty Four Seven)
  8. "Caravan" (Live with The Band – from The Last Waltz, 1976)
  9. "Wonderful Remark" (from The King of Comedy)
  10. "Brown Eyed Girl" (from Born on the Fourth of July) (previously unreleased version)
  11. "Days Like This" (from As Good as It Gets)
  12. "Into the Mystic" (Live) (from Dream a Little Dream and Patch Adams)
  13. "Hungry For Your Love" (from An Officer and a Gentleman)
  14. "Someone Like You" (from French Kiss and Bridget Jones's Diary)
  15. "Bright Side of the Road" (from Fever Pitch and Michael)
  16. "Have I Told You Lately" (from One Fine Day)
  17. "Real Real Gone" (from Donovan Quick)
  18. "Irish Heartbeat" (with the Chieftains) (from The Matchmaker)
  19. "Comfortably Numb" (Live with Roger Waters, The Band & The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir – from The Wall Concert in Berlin, 1990) (from The Departed)

iTunes extra tracks

  1. "These Are the Days" (Replaces "Caravan") (from Nine Months)
  2. "So Quiet in Here" (from The General)

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums[3] 29
Austrian Top 75 Albums[4] 34
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[5] 70
Danish Top 40 Albums[6] 26
German Albums[7] 63
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[8] 16
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[9] 10
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[10] 8
Spanish Top 100 Albums[11] 17
Swedish Top 60 Albums[12] 12
Swiss Top 100 Albums[13] 98
UK Albums Chart17
US Billboard 200[14] 35
US Digital Albums35
US Rock Albums8

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054662/norah-rebounds-to-no-1-in-post-grammy-week "Norah Rebounds To No. 1 In Post-Grammy Week"
  2. Web site: Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 24th February 2007 . . 15 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . nl . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  7. Web site: Chartverfolgung / MORRISON, VAN / Longplay . Music Line . . de . 15 July 2011.
  8. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . Dutch Charts . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  9. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  10. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  11. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . Spanish Charts . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  12. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  13. Web site: Van Morrison – At the Movies – Soundtrack Hits (Album) . . Hung Medien . ASP . 15 July 2011.
  14. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=van morrison|chart=all}} ''At the Movies: Soundtrack Hits'' – Van Morrison ]. . . 15 July 2011.

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