- folk rock, pop rock, blue-eyed soul, jazz
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- Polydor
Avalon Sunset is the nineteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in 1989 by Mercury Records to both commercial and critical success. In 2008, Avalon Sunset was reissued and remastered, featuring an alternate take of "Whenever God Shines His Light", and a version of "When the Saints Go Marching In" with additional lyrics by Morrison.
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Character-led, grave, classical in form and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA*:1
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- 1Whenever God Shines His Light4:55
- 2Contacting My Angel4:59
- 3I'd Love to Write Another Song2:55
- 4Have I Told You Lately4:21
- 5Coney Island2:03
- 6I'm Tired Joey Boy2:31
- 7When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God5:39
- 8Orangefield3:52
- 9Daring Night6:14
- 10These Are the Days5:10
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Morrison
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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