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| | Name = Scandinavia | |||
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| A-side = Scandinavia | ||
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| | released = June 1982 | |||
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| ⚫ | | recorded = May 1981 | ||
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| length = 6:41 | ||
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| | composer = ] | |||
| | This single = "'''Scandinavia'''"<br>(1982) | |||
| | producer = Van Morrison | |||
| | Next single = "Cry For Home"<br>(1983) | |||
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| | prev_year = 1982 | |||
| | Album = ] | |||
| | next_title = Cry For Home | |||
| | Type = single | |||
| | next_year = 1983 | |||
| | prev_track = "Across the Bridge Where Angels Dwell" | |||
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| | this_track = "'''Scandinavia'''" | |||
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| ⚫ | "'''Scandinavia'''" is an ] composition by Northern Irish singer-songwriter ] and is the closing track on his 1982 album '']''. | ||
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| The track was the first instrumental Morrison released but which was followed by others during the 1980s. It has been performed in concert only a few times. Morrison played the composition on 3 April 1982 at the ] in ], Germany and was broadcast on '']'' in Germany and the BBC in the UK.<ref>Collis. ''Inarticulate Speech of the Heart'', pp.236–237</ref> | |||
| The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout his 1980s career. | |||
| It was recorded at the first recording session for the ''Beautiful Vision'' album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981.<ref |
It was recorded at the first recording session for the ''Beautiful Vision'' album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981.<ref>Heylin. ''Can You Feel the Silence?'', p.369</ref> Morrison played piano on this instrumental. | ||
| The composition was nominated in the ''Best Rock Instrumental Performance'' category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/grammys.htm|title=Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983|publisher=rockonthenet|accessdate=2009 |
The composition was nominated in the ''Best Rock Instrumental Performance'' category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/grammys.htm|title=Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983|publisher=rockonthenet|accessdate=8 October 2009}}</ref> | ||
| It was used throughout the 1993 BBC documentary series '']''.<ref>Brooks. ''In Search of Van Morrison'', p.95</ref> | |||
| ==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
| *Van Morrison |
*] – piano | ||
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*] – synthesizers | ||
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*] – acoustic guitar | ||
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*] – bass | ||
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*] – drums | ||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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*Brooks, Ken (1999), ''In Search of Van Morrison'', Andover, Hampshire: Agenda, {{ISBN|1-899882-95-2}} | ||
| *] (2003). ''Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography'', Chicago Review Press, {{ISBN|1-55652-542-7}} | |||
| *Collis, John (1998), ''Inarticulate Speech of the Heart'', London: Warner Books, {{ISBN|0-7515-2068-3}} | |||
| {{Van Morrison singles}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 30 December 2023
1982 single by Van Morrison
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| Single by Van Morrison | ||||
| from the album Beautiful Vision | ||||
| A-side | "Scandinavia" | |||
| B-side | "Dweller on the Threshold" | |||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | May 1981 | |||
| Genre | instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 6:41 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Composer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Van Morrison singles chronology | ||||
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"Scandinavia" is an instrumental composition by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the closing track on his 1982 album Beautiful Vision.
The track was the first instrumental Morrison released but which was followed by others during the 1980s. It has been performed in concert only a few times. Morrison played the composition on 3 April 1982 at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany and was broadcast on Rockpalast in Germany and the BBC in the UK.
It was recorded at the first recording session for the Beautiful Vision album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981. Morrison played piano on this instrumental.
The composition was nominated in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.
It was used throughout the 1993 BBC documentary series 40 Minutes.
Personnel
- Van Morrison – piano
- Mark Isham – synthesizers
- Herbie Armstrong – acoustic guitar
- David Hayes – bass
- Peter Van Hooke – drums
Notes
- Collis. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, pp.236–237
- Heylin. Can You Feel the Silence?, p.369
- "Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983". rockonthenet. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- Brooks. In Search of Van Morrison, p.95
References
- Brooks, Ken (1999), In Search of Van Morrison, Andover, Hampshire: Agenda, ISBN 1-899882-95-2
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 1-55652-542-7
- Collis, John (1998), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, London: Warner Books, ISBN 0-7515-2068-3
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