A Sense of Wonder

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A Sense of Wonder

Studio album by

Van Morrison

Released

1985
January 2008 (reissue)

Recorded

1983

Genre

Celtic soul

Length

43:08

Label

Mercury (original release)
Polydor (all reissues since 1990)

Producer

Van Morrison

Van Morrison chronology

Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
(1984)

A Sense of Wonder
(1985)

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
(1986)

Singles from A Sense of Wonder

"A Sense of Wonder" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace"
Released: October 1984
"Tore Down a la Rimbaud" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace"
Released: 1985

A Sense of Wonder is the fifteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985. On first release, original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Morrison's musical version of the poem "Crazy Jane on God" to be included, as they believed his poems should only be set to classical music. Morrison substituted "If You Only Knew" for the Yeats' recording. (Later, perhaps due to Morrison's efforts, Yeats poems would be put to rock settings on a whole album).^[1]

The 29 January 2008 reissued and remastered version of the album contains alternate takes of "Crazy Jane on God" and "A Sense of Wonder".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	C+^[4]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison unless stated otherwise.

Side one

"Tore Down a la Rimbaud" – 4:09
"Ancient of Days" – 3:37
"Evening Meditation" – 4:13
"The Master's Eyes" – 4:01
"What Would I Do" (Ray Charles) – 5:10

Side two

"A Sense of Wonder" – 7:09
"Boffyflow and Spike" – 3:06
"If You Only Knew" (Mose Allison) – 2:56
"Let the Slave (Incorporating the Price of Experience)" (William Blake, Adrian Mitchell, Mike Westbrook) – 5:26
"A New Kind of Man" – 3:21

Bonus tracks (2008 CD reissue)

"Crazy Jane on God" – 3:50 (Alternate take) (William Mathieu, Morrison, William Butler Yeats)
"A Sense of Wonder" – 6:06 (Alternate take)

Personnel

Musicians

Van Morrison – guitar, piano, vocals
John Allair – Hammond organ
Bob Doll – trumpet
Tom Donlinger – drums
Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone
David Hayes – Bass guitar
Pauline Lazano – backing vocals
Chris Michie – guitar
Bianca Thornton – backing vocals
Moving Hearts – group, performer on "A Sense of Wonder" and "Boffyflow and Spike"

Production

Producer and director: Van Morrison
Mixing: Jim Stern and Mick Glossop
Project coordination: John Walter
Sleeve design and art direction: Andrew Plewett
Cover art: Torchlight, London
Photography: Paul Cox
Horn arrangements: Pee Wee Ellis

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	34
American Albums Chart	61
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	25

Notes

^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. 246
^ "Van Morrison Official Website – Tours, Music, Songs". Van Morrison. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "A Sense of Wonder – Van Morrison – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Van Morrison". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ Puterbaugh, Parke (9 May 1985). "A Sense of Wonder". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

References

Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074-169-X

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Them	The Angry Young Them Them Again The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
Studio albums	Blowin' Your Mind! Astral Weeks Moondance His Band and the Street Choir Tupelo Honey Saint Dominic's Preview Hard Nose the Highway Veedon Fleece A Period of Transition Wavelength Into the Music Common One Beautiful Vision Inarticulate Speech of the Heart A Sense of Wonder No Guru, No Method, No Teacher Poetic Champions Compose Irish Heartbeat Avalon Sunset Enlightenment Hymns to the Silence Too Long in Exile Days Like This How Long Has This Been Going On Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison The Healing Game Back on Top You Win Again Down the Road What's Wrong with This Picture? Magic Time Pay the Devil Keep It Simple Born to Sing: No Plan B Duets: Re-working the Catalogue Keep Me Singing Roll with the Punches Versatile You're Driving Me Crazy The Prophet Speaks Three Chords & the Truth Latest Record Project, Volume 1 What's It Gonna Take? Moving On Skiffle Accentuate the Positive New Arrangements and Duets
Live albums	It's Too Late to Stop Now Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast A Night in San Francisco The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998 Live at Austin City Limits Festival Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl Live at Orangefield
Compilations	The Best of Van Morrison The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two The Philosopher's Stone Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 Still on Top - The Greatest Hits The Essential Van Morrison The Authorized Bang Collection
Videos	Van Morrison in Ireland Van Morrison The Concert
DVDs	Live at Montreux 1980/1974 Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film
Unofficial Bang albums	T.B. Sheets Bang Masters Payin' Dues/New York Sessions '67/The Complete Bang Sessions
Tribute albums	No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison Vanthology: A Tribute to Van Morrison
Discography Albums Songs List of artists who have covered Van Morrison songs Related topics List of awards and nominations received by Van Morrison

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