The early to middle 1990s were commercially successful for Morrison with three albums reaching the top five of the UK charts, sold-out concerts, and a more visible public profile; but this period also marked a decline in the critical reception to his work. [170] The decade began with the release of The Best of Van Morrison; compiled by Morrison himself, the album was focused on his hit singles, and became a multi-platinum success remaining a year and a half on the UK charts. AllMusic determined it to be "far and away the best selling album of his career." [110] [171] In 1991 he wrote and produced four songs for Tom Jones released on the Carrying A Torch album and performed a duet with Bob Dylan on BBC Arena special. [172] Atkin, Hillary (16 November 2008). "Exclusive interview: Robert Pattinson". Fandango.com . Retrieved 1 December 2008. [ permanent dead link]

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Bert Berns, Them's producer and composer of their 1965 hit "Here Comes the Night", persuaded Morrison to return to New York to record solo for his new label, Bang Records. [68] Morrison flew over and signed a contract he had not fully studied. [69] During a two-day recording session at A & R Studios starting 28 March 1967, he recorded eight songs, originally intended to be used as four singles. [70] Instead, these songs were released as the album Blowin' Your Mind! without Morrison's consultation. He said he only became aware of the album's release when a friend mentioned that he had bought a copy. Morrison was unhappy with the album and said he "had a different concept of it". [71] Most artists fall utterly flat when they put out a body of work that consists primarily of unreleased material. But Van Morrison did it so well on “Philosopher’s Stone” that most people, even today, consider it to be one of his best releases. I’m not sure if that qualifies “Philosopher’s Stone” to be considered an actual album or not, since it wasn’t designed in that manner. But it’s the music that should be considered in the long run, and when one explores the release on that footing alone, Van has presented us with a very fine recording ... one I certainly could not do without in my collection. Marcus, Greil & Bangs, Lester (17 March 1970). "Moondance:Van Morrison". Superseventies.com . Retrieved 29 April 2010. Fusilli, Jim (24 February 2009). "Van Morrison revisits 'Astral Weeks' ". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 24 February 2009.Next Next post: The Doors – Waiting For The Sun (1968) {2018, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2CD} SEARCH BY WORDS Search for: Search QUALITY The Wall Live in Berlin". Rogerwaters.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012 . Retrieved 7 July 2008.

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