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Van Morrison - Wavelength (1978)

Track listing:
  1. Kingdom Hall 5:58
  2. Checkin' it out 3:27
  3. Natalia 4:03
  4. Venice U.S.A. 6:29
  5. Lifetimes 4:13
  6. Wavelength 5:41
  7. Santa Fe / Beautiful obsession 7:03
  8. Hungry for your love 3:43
  9. Take it where yo find it 8:37

Notes


Wavelength essentially picks up where A Period of Transition left off, offering a focused, full-bodied alternative to that record's warmly fuzzy lack of direction. Like that album, it's hardly a major entry in his catalog, but there are signs that Morrison is finding his footing for his latter-day voice. Again, the primary appeal of this record is its atmosphere, a charmingly relaxed outing, high on mildly swinging mid-tempo numbers and round, welcoming ballads. Surely, an album of subtle pleasures like this is primarily for the converted, but once you're there, it's hard not to resist Wavelength.