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Enlightenment (album)
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| Studio album by Van Morrison | |||||
| Released | February 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | October 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Celtic, Folk-rock | ||||
| Length | 50:30 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Producer | Van Morrison | ||||
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Enlightenment is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music). It reached No. 5 on the UK charts.
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The album was recorded in London England and Real World in Box. The arrangements were by Fiachra Trench and Micheal O'Suilleabhain played piano with a brass section made up of British jazz musicians from the late sixties: Frank Ricotti, Henry Lowther and Malcolm Griffiths. One of the songs "So Quiet in Here" was recorded at the Kirk, Rode, Somerset, a setting which served as both church or studio.[1]
Contrary to the meaning of the title, the theme of the album is actually full of doubt and the songs seem to be saying that everything is what you make of it — heaven or hell. The song "Enlightenment" contains the words: "I'm in the here and now and I'm meditating/ And still I'm suffering but that's my problem/ Enlightenment, don't know what it is/". "So Quiet in Here" opens with foghorns blowing and is a continuation of the song "Into the Mystic" from the Moondance album. The single released from the album, "Real Real Gone" was originally written and meant for the 1980 album Common One.[2]
All songs by Morrison unless noted otherwise.
- "Real Real Gone" – 3:43
- "Enlightenment" – 4:04
- "So Quiet in Here" – 6:09
- "Avalon of the Heart" – 4:45
- "See Me Through" – 6:13
- "Youth of 1,000 Summers" – 3:45
- "In the Days Before Rock'N'Roll" (Durcan, Morrison) – 8:13
- "Start All over Again" – 4:10
- "She's My Baby" – 5:14
- "Memories" – 4:14
- Van Morrison - vocal
- Paul Durcan - (spoken vocals)
- Bernie Holland - guitar
- Steve Gregory, Dave Bishop - saxophone
- Henry Lowther - trumpet
- Steve Waterman - flugelhorn
- Malcolm Griffiths - trombone
- Micheál Ó Súilleabhain - piano
- Georgie Fame - electric piano, organ, background vocals
- Neil Drinkwater, Alex Gifford - keyboards
- Frank Ricotti - vibraphone
- Steve Pearce, Brian Odgers - bass guitar
- Dave Early, Steve Sanger - drums
- The Ambrosian Singers - background vocals
'Album - UK Album Chart
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 1990 | UK Album Chart | 5 |
Album' - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 62 |
Singles - Billboard
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Enlightenment" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
- Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X