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"'''Scandinavia'''" is a ] composition by ] ] ] and is the closing track on his 1982 album '']''. "'''Scandinavia'''" is an ] composition by ] ] ] and is the closing track on his 1982 album '']''.


The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout his 1980s career. The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout his 1980s career.

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"Scandinavia"
Song
A-side"Scandinavia"
B-side"Dweller on the Threshold"

"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 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. Morrison played piano on this instrumental.

The composition was nominated in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.

Personnel

Notes

  1. Heylin. Can You Feel the Silence?. p. 369.
  2. "Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983". rockonthenet. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

References

  • Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 1-55652-542-7
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