Van Morrison - Hymns To The Silence

Tracklist

A1	Professional Jealousy	3:41
A2	I'm Not Feeling It Anymore	6:24
A3	Ordinary Life	3:28
A4	Some Peace Of Mind	6:22
A5	So Complicated	3:16
B1	I Can't Stop Loving You	3:53
B2	Why Must I Always Explain?	3:48
B3	Village Idiot	3:11
B4	See Me Through Part II (Just A Closer Walk With Thee)	3:06
B5	Take Me Back	9:02
C1	By His Grace	2:32
C2	All Saints Day	2:26
C3	Hymns To The Silence	9:23
C4	On Hyndford Street	5:16
C5	Be Thou My Vision	3:46
D1	Carrying A Torch	4:19
D2	Green Mansions	3:36
D3	Pagan Streams	3:33
D4	Quality Street	3:56
D5	It Must Be You	4:04
D6	I Need Your Kind Of Loving	4:21

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – PolyGram Ibérica, S.A.
• Recorded At – The Wool Hall
• Recorded At – Westside Studios
• Recorded At – Pavillion Studios
• Mixed At – The Wool Hall
• Mastered At – The Town House

Credits

• Accordion – Neil Drinkwater (tracks: B2, B3)
• Acoustic Guitar – Van Morrison (tracks: A4, B1, B3, C1 to C3, D6)
• Alto Saxophone – Candy Dulfer (tracks: A4, A5, D5), Van Morrison (tracks: A5)
• Backing Vocals – Carol Kenyon (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4, C1 to C3, C5 to D1, D4 to D6), Georgie Fame (tracks: A5 to B2, C1, C2), Katie Kissoon (tracks: A2, A4, B4, C3, D1, D5)
• Bagpipes – The Chieftains (tracks: B1, C5)
• Baritone Saxophone – Steve Gregory (tracks: A4, A5)
• Bass – Nicky Scott (tracks: A1 to B4, C1 to C3, C5, D6), Steve Pearce (tracks: B5)
• Cor Anglais – Kate St. John (tracks: B3, D2)
• Drums – Dave Early (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B5 to C3, C5, D2, D4 to D6), Paul Robinson (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2 to B4, D1, D3)
• Electric Guitar – Van Morrison (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B5, C4, C5, D2, D5)
• Engineer [Assistant] – David Martin , Lorraine Francis, Michael Butterworth, Nigel Davis
• Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Glossop
• Flugelhorn – Haji Ahkba (tracks: A5)
• Flute – Steve Gregory (tracks: B2, D6)
• Harmonica – Van Morrison (tracks: A3, B5)
• Mastered By – Ian Cooper
• Mixed By – Mick Glossop
• Organ – Eddie Friel (tracks: C3), Georgie Fame (tracks: A2 to B1, B4, B5, C1 to C3, D2, D4 to D6)
• Percussion – Dave Early (tracks: A2, A4)
• Piano – Eddie Friel (tracks: A2, D2), Georgie Fame (tracks: A4, A5, C1, D4, D6), Neil Drinkwater (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2 to B4, C2, C3, D1, D3, D5), Terry Disley (tracks: B5), The Chieftains (tracks: C5)
• Producer – Van Morrison
• Recorded By – Martin Hayles (tracks: B5), Mick Glossop
• Strings [Arranged By] – Fiachra Trench (tracks: B3, D1, D5)
• Strings [Led By] – Gavyn Wright (tracks: B3, D1, D5)
• Synthesizer – Derek Bell (tracks: A2, C4, D2), Eddie Friel (tracks: C5), Neil Drinkwater (tracks: A1, A2, B5, C3, D1), The Chieftains (tracks: B1)
• Violin – The Chieftains (tracks: B1, C5)
• Vocals – Van Morrison
• Whistle – The Chieftains (tracks: B1, C5)
• Written-By – Don Gibson (tracks: B1), Mac Rebennack (tracks: D4), Van Morrison (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B3, B5 to C4, D1 to D6)

Notes

All tracks produced by Van Morrison for Caledonia productions ltd.
All tracks recorded and mixed by Mic Glossop for The Smoothside Organisation except "Take Me Back": Recorded by Martin Hayles and Mick Glossop.
Assistant engineers: Lorraine Francis, Nigel Davis, David Martin and Michael Butterworth.
All tracks recorded at The Wool Hall Studios, Bath/ The Townshouse, London and Westside Studios, London except "Take Me Back": Recorded at The Wool Hall Studios, Bath/ Pavillion Studios, London.
All tracks mixed at The Wool Hall Studios, Bath. Mastered by Ian Cooper at The Townhouse, London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42284 90261 8

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
849 026-2	Van Morrison	Hymns To The Silence ‎(2xCD, Album)	Polydor	849 026-2	Europe	1991
849 026-1	Van Morrison	Hymns To The Silence ‎(2xLP)	Polydor	849 026-1	UK	1991
849 026-2	Van Morrison	Hymns To The Silence ‎(2xCD, Album)	Polydor	849 026-2	Canada	1991
849 026-2	Van Morrison	Hymns To The Silence ‎(2xCD, Album, Unofficial)	Polydor	849 026-2	Russia	Unknown
314 511 546-2	Van Morrison	Hymns To The Silence ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, Lon)	Polydor	314 511 546-2	US	1991

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