Three Chords & the Truth finds Morrison in reflective mood with every track produced and written by Van, with the exception of If We Wait for Mountains which was co-written with Don Black. To maintain his workaholic output, 74-year-old Morrison has mixed a few new compositions in with blues standards on his most recent albums, but Three Chords contains 14 original songs of the highest order, capturing the warmth and feel of the early classics by which every other Van Morrison album is judged: Astral Weeks, Moondance and Tupelo Honey. Three Chords & the Truth, released on CD, vinyl and digital download on 25 th October, will be his 41 st solo album, his sixth in just 4 years, and, quite frankly, stands up there with his best! ![]() While most rock stars in their 70s are content to release a new album or go on another ‘Greatest Hits’ tour once in a blue moon, Van Morrison, who most likely was the inspiration for many of them, continues to produce albums at a furious rate.
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