Van Morrison was born on 31 Aug 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His birth name was George Ivan Morrison. His is also called Van Morrison.
He is a critically acclaimed singer and songwriter with a reputation for being at once stubborn,idiosyncratic,and sublime.His live performances at their best are seen as transcendental and inspired;while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are acclaimed as among the greatest ever made.
Van Morrison released the following albums including T.B. Sheets (1990), His Band and the Street Choir (1990), Moondance (1990), Enlightenment (1990), Astral Weeks (1990), Beautiful Vision (1990), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1990), Bang Masters (1991), Common One (1991), Hymns to the Silence (1991), The Best of Van Morrison, Vol. 2 (1993), Too Long in Exile (1993), Days Like This (1995), Tell Me Something: The Songs Of Mose Allison (1996), The Healing Game (1997), Hard Nose the Highway (1997), It's Too Late to Stop Now (1997), Saint Dominic's Preview (1997), Into The Music (1998), The Philosopher's Stone (1998), The Best of Van Morrison (1998), Poetic Champions Compose (1998), Essential Van Morrison (2001), Down the Road (2002), What's Wrong With This Picture? (2003), Best of Van Morrison (2004), Magic Time (2005), Pay the Devil (2006), Van Morrison At The Movies: Soundtrack Hits (2007), Forever Gold (2007), The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 (2007), Tupelo Honey (2008), Back on Top (2008), It's Too Late To Stop Now: Live (2CD) (2008), A Sense of Wonder (2008), Wavelength (2008), Avalon Sunset (2008), Still on Top: The Greatest Hits (2008), Keep It Simple (2008), A Night in San Francisco (2008), Veedon Fleece (2008), Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (2008) and No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (2008).
- He Ain't Give You None
- Beside You
- It's All Right
- Madame George
- T.B. Sheets
- Who Drove The Red Sports Car?
- Ro Ro Rosey
- Brown Eyed Girl
Enlightenment
- Spanish Rose
- Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
- Chick-A-Boom
- Send Your Mind
- The Smile You Smile
- The Back Room
- Midnight Special
- Joe Harper Saturday Morning
- I Love You (The Smile You Smile)
- Professional Jealousy
- I'm Not Feeling It Anymore
- Ordinary Life
- Some Peace Of Mind
- So Complicated
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- Why Must I Always Explain
- Village Idiot
- See Me Through Pt. II
- Take Me Back
- By His Grace
- All Saints Day
- Hymns To The Silence
- On Hyndford Street
- Be Thou My Vision
- Carrying A Torch
- Green Mansions
- Pagan Streams
- Quality Street
- It Must Be You
- I Need Your Kind Of Loving
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- In The Garden
- Sense Of Wonder
- I'll Tell Me Ma
- Rave On, John Donne/Rave On Pt. 2 - (Live)
- Don't Look Back
- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
- One Irish Rover
- The Mystery
- Evening Meditation
- Too Long In Exile
- Big Time Operators
- Lonley Avenue
- Ball & Chain
- In The Forest
- Till We Get The Healng Done
- Gloria
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Wasted Years
- The Lonesome Road
- Moody's Mood For Love
- Close Enough For Jazz
- Before The World Was Made
- I'll Take Care Of You
- Instrumental / Tell Me What I Want
- One Of These Days
- You Can Count On Me
- If You Live
- Was
- Look Here
- City Home
- No Trouble Livin'
- Benediction
- Back On The Corner
- Tell Me Something
- I Don't Want Much
- New Nightclub
- Perfect Moment
- Ain't Nothin' You Can Do
- Warm Love
- I Believe To My Soul
- Wild Children
- I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Take Your Hands Out Of My Pocket
- Here Comes The Night
- Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
- Gypsy
- I Will Be There
- Listen To The Lion
- Saint Dominic's Preview
- Redwood Tree
- Almost Independence Day
- Steppin' Out Queen
- You Know What They're Writing About
- Really Don't Know
- Ordinary People
- Wonderful Remark
- Not Supposed To Break Down
- Laughing In The Wind
- Madame Joy
- Contemplation Rose
- Don't Worry About Tomorrow
- Try For Sleep
- Lover's Prayer
- Drumshanbo Hustle
- Twilight Zone
- Foggy Mountain Top
- Naked In The Jungle
- There There Child
- John Henry
- Western Plain
- Joyous Sound
- I Have Finally Come To Realise
- Flamingoes Fly
- Stepping Out Queen Part 2
- Street Theory
- Showbusiness
- For Mr. Thomas
- Crazy Jane On God
- Song Of Being A Child
- High Spirits
- I Forgot Love Existed
- Twist And Shake
- It's Alright
- There Stands The Glasss
- Moondance (live) <i>previously unreleased version</i>
- Comfortably Numb (live)<i>Recorded live at the Berlin Wall in 1990 with Roger Waters</i>
- Medley: Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock In the Morning
- Centerpiece
- That's Life
- I Don't Want To Go On Without You
- Shenandoah
- Lost John
- Hey Mr. DJ
- Blue And Green
- Sitting On Top Of the Wolrd
- Early In the Morning
- Wild Night
- Like A Cannonball
- Old Old Woodstock
- Starting A New Life
- You're My Woman
- Tupelo Honey
- I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)
- When That Evening Sun Goes Down
- Moonshine Whiskey
- Wild Night
- Down By The Riverside
- Goin' Down Geneva
- Philosophers Stone
- In the Midnight
- Back on Top
- When the Leaves Come Falling Down
- High Summer
- Reminds Me of You
- New Biography
- Precious Time
- Golden Autumn Day
- Warmlove
- Take Your Hands Out
- Tore Down A La Rimbaud
- Ancient Of Days
- Evening Meditation
- The Master's Eyes
- What Would I Do
- A Sense Of Wonder
- Boffyflow And Spike
- If You Only Knew
- Let The Slave (Incorporating The Price Of Experience)
- A New Kind Of Man
- Crazy Jane On God
- A Sense Of Wonder
- Venice U.S.A.
- Hungry for You Love
- Whenever God Shines His Light
- Contacting My Angel
- I'd Love To Write Another Song
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
- Coney Island
- I'm Tired Joey Boy
- When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God
- Orangefield
- Daring Night
- These Are The Days
- Whenever God Shines His Light
- When The Saints (Go Marching In)
- Gloria
- Here Comes The Night
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Moondance
- Crazy Love
- Domino
- Wild Night
- Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
- Warm Love
- Wavelength
- Bright Side Of The Road
- Dweller On The Threshold
- Tore Down A La Rimbaud
- In The Garden
- Someone Like You
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
- Real Real Gone
- Days Like This
- The Healing Game
- Precious Time
- Stranded
- Did Ye Get Healed?
- It's All in the Game/Make It Real One More Time
- I've Been Working
- I Forgot That Love Existed
- Vanlose Stairway/Trans-Euro Train/Fool for You
- You Make Me Feel So Free
- Beautiful Vision
- See Me Through/Soldier of Fortune/Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf ...
- Ain't That Loving You Baby?
- Stormy Monday/Have You Ever Loved a Woman?/No Rollin' Blues
- Help Me
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Tupelo Honey
- Moondance/My Funny Valentine
- Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
- It Fills You Up
- I'll Take Care of You/ It's a Man's Man's Man's World
- Lonely Avenue/4 O'Clock in the Morning [Medley]
- So Quiet in Here/That's Where It's At
- In the Garden/You Send Me/Allegheny
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
- Shakin' All Over/Gloria
- Fair Play
- Linden Arden Stole the Highlights
- Who Was That Masked Man
- Streets of Arklow
- You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River
- Bulbs
- Cul de Sac
- Comfort You
- Come Here My Love
- Country Fair
- Introduction: Into The Mystic (Instrumental) / Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
- Dweller On The Threshold
- It's All In The Game / You Know What They're Writing About
- She Gives Me Religion
- Haunts Of Ancient Peace Live
- Full Force Gale
- Beautiful Vision
- Vanlose Stairway
- Rave On, John Donne / Rave On Part 2
- Northern Muse (Solid Ground)
- Cleaning Windows
- Up Your Mind
- Down to Earth
- Hey Girl
- Allow Me
- Moondance (live) <i>previously unreleased version</i>
- Master's Eyes
- There Stands The Glass
- Half As Much
- Big Blue Diamonds
- Playhouse
- Pay The Devil
- What Am I Living For
- Once A Day
- Kingdom Hall
- Natalia
- Veince U.S.A.
- Take It Where You Find It
- Queen Of The Slipstream
- It Takes a Worried Man
- Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
- Chickee Coo
- I Love You (The Smile You Smile)
- Starting a New Life
- The Big Royalty Check
- Rolling Hills
- And The Healing Has Begun
- You Know What they're Writting About
- Cypress Avenue
- Things Have Gone To Pieces
- Don't You Make Me High
- Back Street Affair
- This Has Got To Stop
- (Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannon Ball
- Hungry For Your Love
- Streets Of Arklow
- Cul De Sac
- Give Me My Rapture
- Good Morning Little School Girl
- (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball
- Troubadours
- Something You Got
- Why Don't You Love Me
- Crazy Arms
- Tore Down a La Rimbaud
- Real Gone Lover
- At The End of The Day
- Like a Cannonball
- Philosophy
- Think Twice Before You Go
- I Can Only Give You Everything
- Spare Me a Little of Your Love
- Lonely Avenue
- 'Til I Gain Control Again
- Mighty Like a Rose
- Take Your Hands Out Of My Pockets
- Tell Me
- Little Girl
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
- (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much
- Across The Bridge Where Angels Dwell
- Alabamy Bound
- Ancient of Days
- Angeliou
- Baby Please Don't Go - (Them)
- Baby What You Want Me to Do
- Baby You Got What It Takes
- Bad or Good
- Bayou Girl
- Bit By Bit
- Bigtime Operators
- Blues in The Night
- Boogie Chillen
- Bright Lights Big City
- Caledonia Soul Music
- Call My Name
- Call My Name (alternate single version)
- Celtic Spring
- Centrepiece
- Cold Wind in August
- Could You, Would You
- Dead or Alive
- Don't Start Crying Now
- Don't Worry About a Thing
- Don't You Know
- Ta Mo Chleamhnas Deanta
- Friday's Child
- Grits Ain't Groceries
- Evening Shadows
- Fast Train
- I Just Wanna Make Love To You
- Go on Home Baby
- Goldfish Bowl
- Good Morning Blues
- Goodnight Irene
- Hey, Where Are You
- How Long Baby
- I Like It Like That
- Madam George
- I Paid The Price
- I Shall Sing
- I Wanna Go Home
- I'm Gonna Dress in Black
- If I Ever Needed Someone
- Jambalaya
- Jump & Thump
- Just a Little Bit
- La Mambo
- Just Ball
- Laughing in The Wind
- Lets Talk About Us
- Little Girl (alternate version)
- Lonesome Road
- Marie's Wedding
- Max Wall
- Muleskinner Blues
- My Buckets Got A Hole In It
- News Nightclub
- Old Black Joe
- Outskirts of Town
- One More Time
- One Two Brown Eyes
- Out of Sight
- Rock Roll Band
- Route 66
- Sack O'woe
- Santa Fe
- Venice U. S. a.
- See Me Through Part Ii
- Shake It Mable
- Singing The Blues
- Star of The County Down
- Tell Me What You Want
- Stomp & Scream
- Sweet Sixteen
- T B Sheets
- The Dead Girls Of London [w/Frank Zappa] (1979)
- The Last Laugh
- Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
- Too - Ra - Loo - Ra - Loo - Ral
- Turn on Your Lovelight
- Whatever Happened To Pj Proby ?
- Whenever God Shines His Light on Me
- Who Can I Turn To?
- Who Drove The Red Sports Car
- Wonderful Remark (another version)
- You Don't Pull No Punches but You Don't Push The River
- You Just Can't Win
- You Move Me
- Your Mind is on Vacation
- This Lion This Time
- My Lagan Love
- Shake & Roll
- Till We Get The Healing Done
- Don't You Rock Me Daddio
- Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
- Carrickfergus
- I Gave My Love a Diamond
- Lorna
- You Win Again
- You Can Count On Me (To Do My Part)
- The Ballad of Jesse James
- My Lonely Sad Eyes
- You Gotta Make It Through The World
- Lifetimes
- In The Midnight
- My Lonely Sad Eyes (another version)
- Going Home
- Have I Told You Lately
- Stepping Out Queen
- Not Supposed to Break Down
- Healing Game [Alternate Version]
- Frankie Johnny
- Stormy Monday
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- If You & I Could Be as Two
- New Burying Ground
- All The Bits
- Thirty Two
- Blow in Your Nose
- I Put a Spell on You
- The Story of Them
- The New Symphony Sid
- The Eternal Kansas City
- Drivin' Wheel
- Scream & Holler
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- Richard Cory
- Go for Yourself
- My Little Baby
- Fame
- Here Comes Dumb George
- You Say France & I'll Whistle
- Celtic Excavation
- Mystic Eyes
- Savoy Hollywood
- Hang on Groovy
- Goodbye George
- When The Leaves Come Falling Down
- Heathrow Shuffle
- Linden Arden Stole The Highlights
- Dumb Dumb George
- Crazy Jane on God
- Walk & Talk
- Flamingos Fly
- See Me Through Part II (Just A Closer Walk With Thee)
- You Really Got Me
- Ring Worm
- Boffyflow and Spike
- Nose in Your Blow
- Shot of Rhythm & Blues
- It's All In The Game
- She's a Baby
- No Way Pedro
- Look What The Good People Done
- Reminds Me Of You
- Alan Watts Blues
- Heavy Connection
- Don't Change on Me
- Back On Top
- I Got a Woman
- Want a Danish
- She Moved Through The Fair
- Railroad Bill
- Raglan Road
- 4% Pantomime
- Mechanical Bliss
- It Hurts to Want It So Bad
- Spanish Steps
- Feedback Out on Highway 101
- Hold on George
- Introduction: Into the Mystic
- What Would I Do?
- Till I Gain Control Again
- Twist & Shake
- Freaky if You Got This Far
- Do It
- Nobody Really Knows
- Cadillac
- I Have Finally Come to Realize
- Beautiful Obsession
- More and More
- Hello Josephine
- Checkin' It Out
- The Wobble
- Richard Cory (alternate version)
- Dum Dum George
- You Can Count on Me
- Wobble & Ball
- Not Working For You
- Drumshanbo Hustle (another version)