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| VAN MORRISON SHARES THE NEW VERSION OF ‘YOU GOTTA MAKE IT THROUGH THE WORLD’ LISTEN HERE WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE FROM HIS FIRST ARCHIVE COLLECTION ‘NEW ARRANGEMENTS AND DUETS’ OUT SEPTEMBER 27TH – PRE-ORDER HERE |
The original version of ‘You Gotta Make It Through The World’ opens Van Morrison’s 1977 album ‘Period of Transition’. A song about survival and endurance, it encourages us to stay true to our own path and beliefs as we navigate our lives – regardless of other people’s opinions. The spirit of the message feels just as important now as it first did almost fifty years ago as Van Morrison revisits it in a new big band arrangement.
As the title suggests, the upcoming album is split between two different approaches. The new arrangements are all big band interpretations which were chosen by Van Morrison’s musical director / pianist Paul Moran and his former live band saxophonist Chris White, and recorded in 2014. The duets highlight an array of leading vocalists in the shape of Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Joss Stone and Willie Nelson, all of which were all recorded in 2018 and 2019. The two Willie Nelson duets – ‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ and ‘Steal My Heart Away’ – also feature guitar courtesy of Lukas Nelson of Promise of the Real.
Set to be released on September 27th, ‘New Arrangements and Duets’ is available to pre-order HERE. It is available on CD, limited edition orange double-vinyl, and standard black double-vinyl. The first 300 vinyl and bundle purchases will also receive a signed print.
Van Morrison hopes to release more archive albums from his vast collection of unheard recordings in the future.
Van Morrison will play two nights at the Brighton Dome on September 27th and 28th before heading to California for a selection of shows in October. The dates include a very special concert event ‘Life In A Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson’ at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on October 17th. Other featured performers will include Mike Campbell, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and many more. Please see HERE for a list of all of Van Morrison’s upcoming gigs.
‘New Arrangements And Duets’ tracklist:
‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More’ – duet with Kurt Elling
‘Broken Record’ – duet with Kurt Elling
‘Avalon of the Heart’
‘Close Enough for Jazz’ – duet with Curtis Stigers
‘I’ll Be Your Lover Too’
‘Only a Dream’
‘So Quiet in Here’
‘Someone Like You’ – duet with Joss Stone
‘The Beauty of the Days Gone By’
‘The Master’s Eyes’
‘So Complicated’
‘Choppin’ Wood’
‘You Gotta Make It Through the World’
‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ – duet with Willie Nelson
‘Steal My Heart Away’ – duet with Willie Nelson
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