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1983 studio album by Van Morrison From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is the fourteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983. Morrison said he arrived at the title from a Shavian saying: "that idea of communicating with as little articulation as possible, at the same time being emotionally articulate". As his last album for Warner Bros. Records, he decided to do an album which had more than the usual complement of instrumental tracks. As he explained in 1984, "Sometimes when I'm playing something, I'm just sort of humming along with it, and that's got a different vibration than an actual song. So the instrumentals just come from trying to get that form of expression, which is not the same as writing a song."[1] Although not expanded upon, of note is that a special thanks is given to L. Ron Hubbard in the liner notes. The reissued and remastered version of the album contains alternative takes of "Cry for Home" and "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2".[2]
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Released | March 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
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Genre | Celtic, jazz | |||
Length | 47:10 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Van Morrison | |||
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The recording sessions took place in California, Dublin, and a series of marathon sessions at the Town House in London. Morrison played piano, guitar and saxophone on these sessions.[3] Two Irish musicians played on the album (Arty McGlynn and Davy Spillane) and overall the music had a strong Celtic colouring. Four of the songs were instrumentals.[4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Robert Christgau | B−[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
The Chicago Sun Times gave the album an honourable mention in their list of the top ten albums of 1983.[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Higher than the World" | 3:42 |
2. | "Connswater" | 4:09 |
3. | "River of Time" | 3:02 |
4. | "Celtic Swing" | 5:03 |
5. | "Rave On, John Donne" | 5:12 |
6. | "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 1" | 4:53 |
7. | "Irish Heartbeat" | 4:40 |
8. | "The Street Only Knew Your Name" | 3:36 |
9. | "Cry for Home" | 3:44 |
10. | "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2" | 3:53 |
11. | "September Night" | 5:16 |
12. | "Cry for Home" (CD bonus song, alternate take) | 3:49 |
13. | "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2" (CD bonus song, alternate take) | 4:48 |
All tracks are written by Van Morrison
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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