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Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison (1990)

Track listing:
  1. Bright Side Of the Road 3:47
  2. Gloria 2:38
  3. Moondance 4:33
  4. Baby Please Don't Go 2:42
  5. Have I Told You Lately 4:20
  6. Brown Eyed Girl 3:05
  7. Sweet Thing 4:23
  8. Warm Love 3:23
  9. Wonderful Remark 3:59
  10. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Hea 2:58
  11. Full Force Gale 3:15
  12. And It Stoned Me 4:30
  13. Here Comes The Night 2:47
  14. Domino 3:05
  15. Did Ye Get Headed 4:07
  16. Wild Night 3:34
  17. Cleaning Windows 4:41
  18. Whenever God Shines His Light 4:54
  19. Queen Of The Slipstream 4:52
  20. Dweller On The Threshold 4:40

Notes

For an artist that's doggedly album-oriented, plus a songwriter who revels in subtlety, Van Morrison doesn't seem like a logical candidate for a successful greatest-hits compilation. Nevertheless, The Best of Van Morrison is a cracker-jack compilation, tracing Van the Man from his days with Them, through his best-known tunes ("Brown-Eyed Girl," "Moondance," "Blue Money," "Wild Night"), to highlights from the '70s and '80s cult efforts, topped off by "Wonderful Remark," a song first heard on the King of Comedy soundtrack. This collection makes Morrison's work seem a little more immediate and accessible than it usually is, but that's a blessing, since it provides a great summary of his hits and a nice introduction for the curious. Yes, it could have dug deeper into the catalog, but as a sampler, it can't be faulted.