Duets: Re-working the Catalogue

Duets: Re-working the Catalogue is the 35th studio album recorded by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on 13 March 2015 on RCA Records.[1] Produced by Van Morrison along with Don Was and Bob Rock, it consists of songs previously recorded by Morrison this time recorded as duets. Performances include the artists Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Mark Knopfler, Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole, George Benson, Gregory Porter, Clare Teal, P.J. Proby, Joss Stone, Georgie Fame, Mick Hucknall, Chris Farlowe, and Morrison’s daughter Shana Morrison.

Duets: Re-working the Catalogue
Studio album by
Van Morrison
Released13 March 2015
VenueManchester Evening News Arena; Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle
StudioBritish Grove, Chiswick, London; Air Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead, London;
Genrejazz, blues, pop, rock, R&B
Length76:13
LabelRCA
ProducerVan Morrison, Don Was, Bob Rock
Van Morrison chronology
Born to Sing: No Plan B
(2012)		 Duets: Re-working the Catalogue
(2015)		 The Essential Van Morrison
(2015)

This is Morrison's first album for Sony Music since Blowin' Your Mind (Sony owns BANG).

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The album has been given a Metacritic score of 65 based on 10 critics, indicating generally favourable reviews.[2] Mark Deming of AllMusic thought it an "honestly good album" in which Van Morrison "has chosen duet partners with intelligence". He judged that Van Morrison's "vocals lack the power and emotional force he so easily conjured in the '70s, but his sense of phrasing is as soulful and idiosyncratic as it has ever been", and although the album is "a long way from a triumph, it's a solid, heartfelt work from a veteran artist who isn't about to give up the ghost."

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 23,[5] and at No. 2 on the Top Rock Albums chart,[6] selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album has sold 77,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Some Peace of Mind" (with Bobby Womack)5.15
2."If I Ever Needed Someone" (with Mavis Staples)3.49
3."Higher than the World" (with George Benson)3.48
4."Wild Honey" (with Joss Stone)6.22
5."Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby" (with PJ Proby)3.42
6."Carrying a Torch" (with Clare Teal)4.52
7."The Eternal Kansas City" (with Gregory Porter)4.10
8."Streets of Arklow" (with Mick Hucknall)4.57
9."These are the Days" (with Natalie Cole)3.51
10."Get on with the Show" (with Georgie Fame)4.41
11."Rough God Goes Riding" (with Shana Morrison)4.23
12."Fire in the Belly" (with Steve Winwood)6.40
13."Born to Sing" (with Chris Farlowe)3.59
14."Irish Heartbeat" (with Mark Knopfler)5.14
15."Real Real Gone" (with Michael Bublé)4.00
16."How Can a Poor Boy?" (with Taj Mahal)6.34

Personnel
  • Van Morrison - acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, vocals
  • Dave Keary - guitar, banjo
  • Marcel Camargo, Ryan Lerman - guitar
  • Paul Moore, Stanley Banks, Craig Polasko - bass
  • Jeff Lardner, Robbie Ruggiero, Khari Parker, Marion Felder - drums
  • Abass Nii Dodoo, Mike Osborn, Lilliana de Los Reys - percussion
  • Paul Moran - Hammond organ, piano, flugelhorn, trumpet
  • David Garfield, Alan Chang - piano
  • Chris White - tenor and baritone saxophone, tin whistle
  • Jacob Rodriguez - baritone saxophone
  • Jake Saslow, Rob Wilkerson - alto saxophone
  • Alistair White - trombone, euphonium
  • Mark Nightingale, Joshua Brown, Nick Vayenas - trombone
  • Jean Caze, Jumaane Smith, Justin Ray - trumpet

Charts

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