- r&b, rock, blues rock
- 55 min
- 6 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Common One is the twelfth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980. The album was recorded over a nine-day period at Super Bear Studios, near Nice, on the French Riviera. Its title is in the lyrics of the song "Summertime in England": "Oh, my common one with the coat so old and the light in her head".
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- Chicago Sun Times3/4 ★
- Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sB−
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Haunts of Ancient Peace7:05
- A2Summertime in England15:30
- A3Satisfied6:00
- B1Wild Honey5:47
- B2Spirit5:06
- B3When Heart Is Open15:03
6 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Morrison
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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