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The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two
Greatest hits album by
Van Morrison
Released9 March 1993
RecordedMostly 1984–1991
GenreRock, rock & roll, folk rock, R&B, pop rock, blues
Length74:37
LabelPolydor
ProducerVan Morrison
Van Morrison chronology
Hymns to the Silence
(1991) 		The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two
(1993) 		Too Long in Exile
(1993)

The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1993.

Morrison chose the tracks for this album himself. It is mostly drawn from his work during 1984–1991. "Real Real Gone" from the 1990 album Enlightenment was the only song included that was a fairly successful single. The other songs were not well known except for among longtime fans. They were a good example of his more idiosyncratic material that had been prevalent during this period when his work was mostly about spiritual searches for fulfillment. But also included were a 1960s Them cover of John Lee Hooker's "Don't Look Back" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" a Bob Dylan cover.

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Track listing

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All songs written by Van Morrison except as indicated.

  1. "Real Real Gone" – 3:42
    from Enlightenment, 1990
  2. "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God?" – 5:39
    from Avalon Sunset, 1989
  3. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) – 4:27
    from Poetic Champions Compose, 1987
  4. "In the Garden" – 5:46
    from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, 1986
  5. "A Sense of Wonder" – 7:12
    from A Sense of Wonder, 1985
  6. "I'll Tell Me Ma" (Traditional) – 2:31
    with The Chieftains
    from Irish Heartbeat, 1988
  7. "Coney Island" – 2:03
    from Avalon Sunset, 1989
  8. "Enlightenment" – 4:07
    from Enlightenment, 1990
  9. "Rave on, John Donne/Rave On, Part Two" (Live) – 9:17
    from Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast, 1984
  10. "Don't Look Back" (John Lee Hooker) – 3:20
    with Them
    from The Angry Young Them, 1965
  11. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) – 3:51
    with Them
    from Them Again, 1966
  12. "One Irish Rover" – 3:28
    from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, 1986
  13. "The Mystery" – 5:17
    from Poetic Champions Compose, 1987
  14. "Hymns to the Silence" – 9:33
    from Hymns to the Silence, 1991
  15. "Evening Meditation" {instrumental} – 4:14
    from A Sense of Wonder, 1985

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References

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  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Van Morrison – The Best Of Van Morrison Volume Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Van Morrison – The Best Of Van Morrison Volume Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Van Morrison – The Best Of Van Morrison Volume Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1993 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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