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“Glad Tidings”
Song by Van Morrison
Album Moondance
Released February 1970
Genre R & B/Country rock
Length 3:42
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer Van Morrison
Composer Van Morrison
Producer Van Morrison and Lewis Merenstein
Moondance track listing
  1. "And It Stoned Me"
  2. "Moondance"
  3. "Crazy Love"
  4. "Caravan"
  5. "Into the Mystic"
  6. "Come Running"
  7. "These Dreams of You"
  8. "Brand New Day"
  9. "Everyone"
  10. "Glad Tidings"

"Glad Tidings" is the tenth and final song on Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's best known album, Moondance that was released in 1970. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Moondance is the third Solo album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other For the geological term see Country rock (geology. Country rock is a Musical Genre formed from the fusion of rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Lewis Merenstein is most famous as the Record producer for the legendary Van Morrison album Astral Weeks, and as Executive producer Moondance is the third Solo album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music " And It Stoned Me " is the opening song on Moondance the third solo album of Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison " Moondance " is a popular song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the title song on his 1970 album Moondance " Crazy Love " is a Love song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album Moondance " Caravan " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album Moondance. " Into the Mystic " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance " Come Running " is a song written by Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album Moondance. " These Dreams of You " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance " Brand New Day " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Moondance is the third Solo album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music

Van Morrison on the writing of the song:[1]

"Glad Tidings" is about a period of time in which I was living in New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A friend of mine wrote me a letter from London and he'd written on the envelope 'Glad Tidings from London'. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. So I wrote 'Glad Tidings' from New York - and that's where I got the idea.

Brian Hinton, in reviewing the song notes that "Glad Tidings" seemed to be addressing some of the issues that Morrison had experienced a few years before with Bert Berns and the record label Bang Records: "businessmen talking in numbers, people who interrupt 'when you're in trances', strangers who 'make demands'. Bertrand Russell Berns ( November 8, 1929 - December 30, 1967) (a/k/a Bert Russell and Bert Berns and Russell Bang Records was created by Bert Berns in 1965 together with his partners from Atlantic Records: Ahmet Ertegün, Nesuhi Ertegün and A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone . . . even the opening line and closing line, 'and they'll lay you down low and easy' , could be either about murder or an act of love. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries "[2]

"Glad Tidings" was used on "All Due Respect", the final episode of the fifth season The Sopranos. " All Due Respect " is the sixty-fifth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the finale of the show's fifth season The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. In a review of that last episode The Star Ledger states: "The episode's use of Van Morrison's "Glad Tidings" as a recurring motif was a classic example of the show's attention to detail. The Star-Ledger is a Newspaper in the US state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. Moments before buckshot hit Blundetto, we heard the verse that opened with "And we'll send you glad tidings from New York" and closed with "Hope that you will come in right on time. Lead shot is a collective term for small balls of Lead. It is used primarily as Projectiles in Shotguns but is also used for a variety of other purposes "[3]

Contents

Personnel on original recording

Notes

  1. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo New York) is a Los Angeles session Drummer, Percussionist and A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells John Platania is a well-known Session musician, Guitar player and record producer The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Jack Schroer (born John Henry Schroer (b Jan 12 1944 d June 23 1995 was a Saxophonist, Pianist and arranger best known for his work with Van Morrison The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s 110-111
  2. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. 111
  3. ^ 'Sopranos' finale: One hit, bottom of the fifth. Star-Ledger. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation

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