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The Healing Game
Rock · 1997 · 10 tracks

The Healing Game

Van Morrison

A masterfully weathered blend of street-corner soul and spiritual jazz. Thick with Hammond organ and Van's most commanding late-career vocal performances.

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It's Van at his most soulful and street-wise, sounding like a midnight prayer in a Belfast jazz club.

A resilient and soulful exploration of spiritual redemption through the lens of memory and music.

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Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Rough God Goes Riding
6:20
02
Fire in the Belly
6:34
03
This Weight
4:37
04
Waiting Game
5:56
05
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
3:53
06
Burning Ground
5:38
07
It Once Was My Life
5:11
08
Sometimes We Cry
5:15
09
If You Love Me
5:01
10
The Healing Game
5:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The apocalyptic brass swell that opens Rough God Goes Riding, setting a tone of spiritual urgency.
Van's rhythmic repetition of the title phrase in The Healing Game, turning the song into a literal incantation.
The mournful, melodic interplay between the saxophone and the backing vocals on Sometimes We Cry.
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