Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset (Remastered) (1989/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Avalon Sunset is the nineteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison.

The album opens with "Whenever God Shines His Light", issued as a successful single that charted at No. 20 in the UK and was a duet with Cliff Richard. The album contains the religious ballad "Have I Told You Lately", which became a hit single for Morrison, reaching #12 on the Adult Contemporary Charts and was a bigger hit for Rod Stewart in 1993. This song was included on Morrison's 2007 album, Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits.[citation needed] Brian Hinton compares the idyllic female in "Orangefield" to Beatrice in the Divine Comedy.

Phil Keaggy covered "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God" on his 1993 album Crimson and Blue.

On Avalon Sunset, Rob Sheffield wrote, Morrison sang about God and love in a scat-influenced style, set against a musical backdrop of mellow folk rock. According to Donald Clarke, the album combined "religiosity and Celtic feeling, a sort of superior New Age music".

Tracklist:
1. Whenever God Shines His Light (4:55)
2. Contacting My Angel (4:59)
3. I'd Love to Write Another Song (2:55)
4. Have I Told You Lately (4:20)
5. Coney Island (2:03)
6. I'm Tired Joey Boy (2:33)
7. When Will I Ever Learn to Live In God (5:39)
8. Orangefield (3:52)
9. Daring Night (6:14)
10. These Are the Days (5:19)
11. Whenever God Shines His Light (alternative take) (3:52)
12. When the Saints Go Marching In (6:02)

Personnel:
Van Morrison, vocal, guitar, producer
Alan Barnes, baritone saxophone
Neil Drinkwater, accordion, piano, synthesizer
Dave Early, drums, percussion
Georgie Fame, Hammond organ
Cliff Hardie, trombone
Carol Kenyon, backing vocals
Katie Kissoon, backing vocals
Henry Lowther, trumpet
Arty McGlynn, guitar
Steve Pearce, bass
Clive Culbertson, bass
Roy Jones, drums, percussion
Cliff Richard, vocal on "Whenever God Shines His Light"
Stan Sulzmann, alto saxophone
Gavyn Wright, string section leader

Digitally remastered