- country, blues
- 46 min
- 14 tracks
- Exile
Pay the Devil is the thirty-second studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in 2006 by Lost Highway. The album features twelve cover versions of American country and western tunes and three original compositions. It debuted at No. 26 on The Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 7 on Top Country Albums; it was listed at No. 10 on Amazon Best of 2006 Editor's Picks in Country in December 2006.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 75/100
- Allmusic4/5 ★
- earvolution.com(unrated)
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
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- The Music Box3.5/5 ★
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- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1There Stands the Glass2:17
- 2Half as Much2:36
- 3Things Have Gone to Pieces3:11
- 4Big Blue Diamonds2:56
- 5Playhouse4:14
- 6Your Cheatin’ Heart2:32
- 7My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It2:22
- 8Back Street Affair2:49
- 9Pay the Devil3:03
- 10What Am I Living For?3:57
- 11This Has Got to Stop4:44
- 12Once a Day2:52
- 13More and More2:46
- 14Till I Gain Control Again5:59
14 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Morrison
- Label
- Exile
- Released
- 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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