Originally released in 1997, The Healing Game marked an important transition for Van Morrison. After a period of crafting romantic ballads that found mainstream success, Van felt once more compelled to revisit the jazz and rhythm and blues-inspired style that influenced his earliest work. To achieve this, he assembled a killer new band that included saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, Georgie Fame and bassist Alec Dankworth.
Drums – Ralph SalminsPercussion – Geoff Dunn. Phil Coulter appears courtesy of Shanachie Records . and Four Seasons Music Europe.
The final CD features Van Morrison’s Live at Montreux concert from 17 July 1997. As well as the triple-disc deluxe, the album will be reissued on vinyl LP featuring just the 10 album tracks
The final CD features Van Morrison’s Live at Montreux concert from 17 July 1997. As well as the triple-disc deluxe, the album will be reissued on vinyl LP featuring just the 10 album tracks. The Healing Game is reissued on 22 March 2019. I have no idea why it’s so expensive in the UK, but presumably that price will come down. If not, you always have Italy
Disc 1 – (The Original Albu. lus). 1. Rough God Goes Riding 2. Fire in the Belly 3. This Weight 4. Waiting Game 5. Piper at the Gates of Dawn 6. Burning Ground 7. It Once Was My Life 8. Sometimes We Cry 9. If You Love Me 10. The Healing Game.
Produced by Van Morrison and released the same day (March 4, 1997) as The Healing Game, Don’t Look Back took home the Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy in 1998 while the title track won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The Healing Game marked a liminal turning point for Van Morrison as he entered his fourth decade as a professional musician. Following a period of crafting romantic ballads that found mainstream success-including Someone Like You, Have I Told You Lately and Days Like This (featured in the film As Good As It Gets)-Van felt compelled to revisit the jazz and rhythm and blues-inspired music that infused his earliest works with Them and as a solo artist in the late 1960s.
Van Morrison's 1997 album The Healing Game is getting expanded to three discs, including a live show recorded at Montreux that year. You can see the track listing below. The collaborations with legendary bluesman Hooker come from Hooker's album Don't Look Back that was produced by Morrison and came out the same day as The Healing Game.
BPM Profile The Healing Game. Album starts at 132BPM, ends at 126BPM (-6), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Van Morrison.
A1 | Rough God Goes Riding |
A2 | Fire In The Belly |
A3 | This Weight |
A4 | Waiting Game |
A5 | Piper At The Gates Of Dawn |
B1 | Burning Ground |
B2 | It Once Was My Life |
B3 | Sometimes We Cry |
B4 | If You Love Me |
B5 | The Healing Game |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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537 101-2 | Van Morrison | The Healing Game (CD, Album) | Polydor | 537 101-2 | UK | 1997 |
31453 7101-2 | Van Morrison | The Healing Game (CD, Album) | Polydor | 31453 7101-2 | US | 1997 |
88985428411 | Van Morrison | The Healing Game (LP, Album, RE) | Legacy, Exile | 88985428411 | Europe | 2019 |
537 101-2 | Van Morrison | The Healing Game (CD, Album, RE) | Polydor | 537 101-2 | Germany | Unknown |
POCP-7220/1 | Van Morrison | The Healing Game (2xCD, Album, Ltd) | Polydor | POCP-7220/1 | Japan | 1997 |