Keep Me Singing

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Keep Me Singing
Studio album by
Van Morrison
Released30 September 2016
Recorded2015–16
GenreRock
Length56:33
LabelCaroline
ProducerVan Morrison[1]
Van Morrison chronology
The Essential Van Morrison
(2015) 		Keep Me Singing
(2016) 		Roll with the Punches
(2017)

Keep Me Singing is the 36th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released on 30 September 2016 by Caroline Records.[2] It is Morrison's highest-charting album in the US, and third US Top 10 album, following the success of Keep It Simple (2008) and Born to Sing: No Plan B (2012).[3]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundB−[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
The Independent[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Keep Me Singing received generally positive reviews from music critics, with Metacritic giving the album an average score of 74 / 100 based on ten reviews.[4] Rolling Stone found that "through arrangements elegant to a fault, his mercurial tenor, more supple and restrained, remains a marvel", with his delivery at times being "full of chortles, snarls and gospel-tinged hollers."[10] Hot Press wrote that Morrison's "voice is as strong and expressive as ever, while the songs are a mix of familiar-sounding, soulful ballads and mid-tempo jazz-influenced tunes."[11] His "liquid-smooth voice" is "just as soulful as ever", wrote PopMatters, finding that Morrison "draws on a variety of vocal traditions from Celtic folk to contemporary jazz", and combines them "through the sheer force of his being."[12] Consequence concluded that "[there] are very few constants in life, but another warm record from Van the Man seems par for the course", but noted that it was "pierced with a severe, self-reflective melancholy".[13]

Accolades[edit]

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
47[14]

Commercial performance[edit]

Keep Me Singing debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, and at number nine on the US Billboard 200.[3] It sold 25,000 units in the US in its first week, with almost all of that figure in traditional album sales.[3] It is his last US Top 10 to date.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Let It Rhyme"3:53
2."Every Time I See a River"4:43
3."Keep Me Singing"3:39
4."Out in the Cold Again"7:06
5."Memory Lane"4:08
6."The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword"3:51
7."Holy Guardian Angel"6:18
8."Share Your Love with Me"4:11
9."In Tiburon"5:18
10."Look Beyond the Hill"2:28
11."Going Down to Bangor"5:18
12."Too Late"2:48
13."Caledonia Swing"2:52

Personnel[edit]

  • Van Morrison - vocals, guitar (1–3, 6, 7, 11, 12), drums (4, 5), piano (13), alto saxophone (8, 10, 13), blues harp (1, 3, 11).
  • Dave Keary - acoustic and electric guitar (1, 2, 6, 8–10).
  • Johnny Scott - electric guitar (3, 11).
  • Nigel Price - acoustic and electric guitar (4, 5, 12).
  • John Platania - acoustic guitar (7, 13).
  • Paul Moore - bass (1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13).
  • Nicky Scott - bass (3, 11).
  • Jez Brown - bass (6, 9).
  • Laurence Cottle - bass (4, 5, 12), trombone (8, 10, 12).
  • Paul Moran - keyboards (1, 2, 4–10, 12, 13), trumpet (2, 8–10, 12).
  • Fiachra Trench - keyboards (1–5, 8, 10–12), strings arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7).
  • Enda Walsh - keyboards (2, 3, 7), percussion (3).
  • Robbie Ruggiero - drums (1, 6, 9).
  • Liam Bradley - drums and percussion (2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11).
  • Paul Robinson - drums (4, 5, 12).
  • Neal Wilkinson - drums (13).
  • Kate St John - english horn (4, 5).
  • Anthony Kerr - vibraphone (8, 10).
  • Tony Fitzgibbon - fiddle (13).
  • Ange Grant, Dana Masters, Lance Ellington - backing vocals.

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

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