Hymns to the Silence

~ Release by Van Morrison (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1By His Grace2:38
2All Saints Day2:32
3Hymns to the Silence9:43
4On Hyndford Street
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
synthesizer [synth]:
Derek Bell
lead vocals:
Van Morrison
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
On Hyndford Street
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
5:22
5Be Thou My Vision
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
bass:
Nicky Scott
drums (drum set):
Dave Early
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Van Morrison
flute [pipes], piano, violin [violins] and whistle:
The Chieftains
synthesizer [synth]:
Eddie Friel (keyboards player)
background vocals:
Carol Kenyon
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Be Thou My Vision (English translation of traditional Irish hymn)
lyricist:
6th or 8th Century Irish Hymn ([traditional], special purpose artist)
composer:
Irish Folk melody ([traditional], special purpose artist)
additional translator:
Eleanor Hull (helped translate “Be Thou My Vision”) (from 1912 to present)
translator:
Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Irish linguist) (from 1905 to present)
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd. and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 339)
is based on:
Rop Tú Mo Baile (Old Irish hymn)
is based on:
Slane (Hymn tune based on Irish folk melody)
3:52
6Carrying a Torch
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
bass:
Nicky Scott
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
piano and synthesizer [synth]:
Neil Drinkwater
strings:
[Led] Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
background vocals:
Carol Kenyon and Katie Kissoon
lead vocals:
Van Morrison
instruments arranger:
[Strings Arranged] Fiachra Trench
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Carrying a Torch
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:29
7Green Mansions3:42
8Pagan Streams
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
bass:
Nicky Scott
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
piano:
Neil Drinkwater
lead vocals:
Van Morrison
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pagan Streams
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd. and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
3:41
9Quality Street
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
bass:
Nicky Scott
drums (drum set):
Dave Early
organ and piano:
Georgie Fame
background vocals:
Carol Kenyon
lead vocals:
Van Morrison
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Quality Street
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Exile Publishing UK, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:00
10It Must Be You34:11
11I Need Your Kind of Loving
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Van Morrison
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Van Morrison
bass:
Nicky Scott
drums (drum set):
Dave Early
flute:
Steve Gregory (English jazz saxophonist)
organ and piano:
Georgie Fame
background vocals:
Carol Kenyon
mixed at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Need Your Kind of Loving
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:31

Credits

Release

mixer and engineer:Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:Van Morrison
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:Caledonia Productions Ltd. (in 1991)
licensed to:Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1991)
recorded at:The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
ASIN:US: B000001G1B [info]