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Pay the Devil (2006)
| Artist: Van Morrison |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. There Stands the Glass ~ Van Morrison
2. Half as Much ~ Van Morrison
3. Things Have Gone to Pieces ~ Van Morrison
4. Big Blue Diamonds ~ Van Morrison
5. Playhouse ~ Van Morrison
6. Your Cheatin' Heart ~ Van Morrison
7. Don't You Make Me High ~ Van Morrison
8. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It ~ Van Morrison
9. Back Street Affair ~ Van Morrison
10. Pay the Devil ~ Van Morrison
11. What Am I Living For? ~ Van Morrison
12. This Has Got to Stop ~ Van Morrison
13. Once a Day ~ Van Morrison
14. More and More ~ Van Morrison
15. Till I Gain Control Again ~ Van Morrison
| Pay The Devil, the new country set from Van Morrison is comprised of 15 tracks, three originals and 12 covers of some of Van Morrison’s favorite classic country songs, including “Your Cheatin Heart”, “Things Have Gone To Pieces” and “Big Blue Diamonds”.
Van Morrison, has successfully recorded jazz, rock, R&B, blues, Celtic and skiffle. His distinctive voice melds seamlessly with these classics written by songwriting masters such as Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Merle Kilgore, Rodney Crowell and Leon Payne. The magic also carries over beautifully on Morrison’s three original songs “Playhouse”, “This Has Got To Stop” and the title track. For 40 years, Van Morrison has continued to be an important and vibrant artist. He has never rested on his laurels when he easily could have with such important albums as Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Tupelo Honey (1971) Irish Heartbeat (1988), right up to the critically acclaimed Magic Time (2005). Pay The Devil is another shining example of an artist following his muse and being as vital today as he was when he began. |
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic guitar); Johnny Scott (guitar, background vocals); Johnny Scott (guitar); Fiachra Trench (strings, background vocals); Cavin Wright (strings); Nicky Scott (electric bass); Crawford Bell, Olwin Bell, Aine Whelan, Karen Hamill, Leon McCrum (background vocals); Paul Godden (guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Mick Green (guitar); Bob Loveday (violin); Geraint Watkins (piano); Ian Jennings (acoustic bass, double bass); Paul Riley (electric bass); Bobby Irwin (drums). |
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Audio Mixers: Alastair McMillan; Walter Samuel. |
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Photographer: John Minihan. |
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Over the course of his remarkable career, Van Morrison has ranged so widely across the musical map that it's not exactly a surprise to hear him settling down for a straightforward American roots effort. PAY THE DEVIL, released in 2006 on the Lost Highway label, finds Morrison abandoning any remaining mystical Celtic trappings to tip his hat to the country music of the 1940s and '50s. The arrangements are appropriately spare, with fiddle, steel and acoustic guitar, bass, and drums propping up most of the songs, while strings and backing vocals flesh things out on occasion. |
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There are three Morrison originals and a handful of songs popularized by Hank Williams ("Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Half As Much," among them) and Webb Pierce ("There Stands the Glass" and "Back Street Affair"), but the selections are all of a piece, sounding as though they're being transmitted from a Nashville barroom of yore. Morrison's voice doesn't have the elasticity it once did, but there's a textured world-weariness, perfectly suited for these songs, that lets listeners know he's still the man. |
Producer: Van Morrison; Van Morrison |
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Engineer: Walter Samuel |
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Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Barber, Chris (1~Trombone) |
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Chieftains (The) |
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Fame, Georgie |
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Lewis, Linda G. |
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Lewis, Linda Gail |
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Original Soundtrack |
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Shorty (Georgie Fame) |
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Vitamin String Quartet |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/06/2006 |
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Original Release Date : 2006 |
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Catalog ID : 9876290 |
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Label : Lost Highway |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602498762905 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.90)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hen he sings 'My Bucket's Got a Hole in It,' he finds the same fertile territory that Hank Williams Sr. did, balancing between a quotidian complaint and Sisyphean dread."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hen he sings 'My Bucket's Got a Hole in It,' he finds the same fertile territory that Hank Williams Sr. did, balancing between a quotidian complaint and Sisyphean dread."
Uncut (p.96)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "PAY THE DEVIL is a kind of prodigal's return, combining three fine originals with superlative interpretations of songs made famous by Hank Williams, George Jones, Webb Pierce and Conway Twitty."
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "PAY THE DEVIL is a kind of prodigal's return, combining three fine originals with superlative interpretations of songs made famous by Hank Williams, George Jones, Webb Pierce and Conway Twitty."
Dirty Linen (p.93)
- "Van Morrison tackles country and Western music with 15 tracks and a heart full of Celtic soul."
- "Van Morrison tackles country and Western music with 15 tracks and a heart full of Celtic soul."
Mojo (Publisher)
(p.p.90)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's a country album and it's good. Good Van Morrison and good country. Maybe the best country by an old master from outside the genre since Leonard Cohen tackled the Tennessee Waltz."
(p.p.90)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's a country album and it's good. Good Van Morrison and good country. Maybe the best country by an old master from outside the genre since Leonard Cohen tackled the Tennessee Waltz."
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