Album

Keep It Simple

Van Morrison

2008 · Jazz, Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Keep It Simple by Van Morrison

Keep It Simple is a Rock album by Van Morrison, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.

About

Is Van Morrison the world-weary rock ‘n’ roll warrior of “Don’t Go to Nightclubs Anymore” and “School of Hard Knocks,” the existential philosopher of “No Thing,” or the spiritual sentimentalist of “Behind the Ritual”? Remarkably, he’s all of these at once—and more. Drawing on decades of musical mastery and the many roles he’s inhabited, he brings a weapons-grade level of gravitas to all of the above on <i>Keep It Simple</i>. And he does it with a deft blend of blues, R&B, country, and gospel influences, shot through with some slow-burning charisma.

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Tracklist

  1. 1How Can a Poor Boy?5:42
  2. 2School of Hard Knocks3:44
  3. 3That's Entrainment4:31
  4. 4Don't Go to Nightclubs Anymore4:30
  5. 5Lover Come Back5:15
  6. 6Keep It Simple3:33
  7. 7End of the Land3:16
  8. 8Song of Home4:12
  9. 9No Thing4:31
  10. 10Soul3:36
  11. 11Behind the Ritual6:56

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • warm
  • laid-back
  • bluesy

Album notes

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"Keep It Simple" is the thirty-third album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison,
Released UK 17 March 2008 and US 1 April 2008.

Credits

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Performers

  • Cindy CashdollarSTEEL GUITAR
  • Crawford BellACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
  • David HayesBASS
  • Geraint WatkinsACCORDION PIANO
  • Jerome RimsonBACKING VOCALS
  • John AllairORGAN
  • John PlantaniaGUITAR
  • John PlataniaGUITAR
  • Karen HamillBACKING VOCALS
  • Katie KissoonBACKING VOCALS
  • Liam BradleyPERCUSSION
  • Margo BuchananBACKING VOCALS
  • Mick GreenGUITAR GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Neal WilkinsonDRUMS
  • Ned EdwardsBACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Pat MooreBASS
  • Paul MooreBASS
  • Paul MoranORGAN, PIANO

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