VAN MORRISON : A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO

 

Disc One (76:45)

  1. Did Ye Get Healed ?
  2. It's All in the Game / Make It Real One More Time
  3. I've Been Working
  4. I Forgot That Love Existed
  5. Vanlose Stairway / Trans-Euro Train / Fool for You
  6. You Make Me Feel So Free
  7. Beautiful Vision (Shana Morrison)
  8. See Me Through / Soldier of Fortune / Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
  9. Ain't That Loving You Baby ?
  10. Stormy Monday / Have You Ever Loved a Woman ? / No Rollin' Blues (Jimmy Witherspoon)
  11. Help Me (Junior Wells)
  12. Good Morning Little School Girl (Junior Wells)
  13. Tupelo Honey
  14. Moondance / My Funny Valentine

Disc Two (70:49)

  1. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
  2. It Fills You Up
  3. I'll Take Care of You / It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World
  4. Lonely Avenue / 4 O'Clock in the Morning (with Jimmy Witherspoon)
  5. So Quiet in Here / That's Where It's At
  6. In the Garden / You Send Me / Allegheny
  7. Have I Told You Lately
  8. Shakin' All Over / Gloria (with John Lee Hooker)

Label : Exile Productions

Release Year : May 17, 1994

Recording Date : December 12 & 18, 1993

Venues : Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA & Mystic Theater, Petaluma, California, USA

Review (AllMusic) : Van Morrison's third commercially released live album takes a show format that frequently spotlights the backup band, led by organist/singer Georgie Fame and featuring singers Brian Kennedy and James Hunter, as well as saxophonist Candy Dulfer and blues singers John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, and Jimmy Witherspoon. Even Morrison's daughter Shana comes on to sing his "Beautiful Vision." The material is not limited to Morrison compositions, either. In fact, it isn't so much that Morrison and company cover a variety of rock, pop, blues, R&B, and jazz standards as that many pieces are medleys that contain complete songs and quotes from others, rather in the way that a jazz soloist will suddenly throw in a few bars of a familiar tune. Those who want to see Morrison as an esoteric singer/songwriter rather than a showman may find this album a mongrel creation, but it's undeniably lively, and that's the first requirement of a live album.