Moondance

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Template:Album infobox Moondance is an R & B/folk-rock album by Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music).

Morrison was never able to achieve widespread popularity, though he has accumulated quite a fan-base in his thirty-plus years of recording and performing, as well as a few recognizable classics, like "Brown-Eyed Girl". His earliest albums, like Astral Weeks and Moondance, are considered classics of late 1960s R & B and folk fusion.

Moondance is a celebration of rural living, with tales of growing up innocent out in the country. The album-opener, "And It Stoned Me", sets the tone for the album with its nostalgic sadness at being removed from the country. Songs like "And It Stoned Me", "Caravan" and "Into the Mystic" are mixed with tender love songs like "Crazy Love" and "Moondance".

Moondance peaked at #29 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the only single released from the album, "Come Running", peaked at #39 on the Pop Singles chart.

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Moondance the 32nd greatest album of all time. It is number 65 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

• All songs written by Van Morrison.

Side one

1. "And It Stoned Me" - 4:30
2. "Moondance" - 4:35
3. "Crazy Love" - 2:34
4. "Caravan" - 4:57
5. "Into the Mystic" - 3:25

Side two

1. "Come Running" - 2:30
2. "These Dreams of You" - 3:50
3. "Brand New Day" - 5:09
4. "Everyone" - 3:31
5. "Glad Tidings" - 3:13

Personnel

• Van Morrison - guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboard, saxophone, tabla, tambourine, vocals
• Judy Clay - vocals, background vocals
• Cissy Houston - vocals
• Emily Houston - background vocals
• John Klingberg - bass
• Jeff Labes - organ, percussion, piano, keyboard, clavinet
• Gary Mallaber - percussion, drums, vibraphone
• Guy Masson - conga
• John Platania - guitar, rhythm guitar
• Jack Schroer - piano, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• David Shaw - clarinet, percussion
• Collin Tilton - flute, tenor saxophone, wind
• Jackie Verdell - vocals, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Van Morrison
• Producer on "Moondance": Lewis Merenstein
• Engineers: Steve Friedberg, Tony May, Elliot Scheiner, Neil Schwartz, Shelly Yakus

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	29

Album - UK Album Chart (United Kingdom)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	UK Album Chart	32

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Come Running"	Pop Singles	39

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