Whenever God Shines His Light
| "Whenever God Shines His Light" | ||||
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| Single by Van Morrison and Cliff Richard | ||||
| from the album Avalon Sunset | ||||
| B-side | "I'd Love to Write Another Song" | |||
| Released | 27 November 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 20 February 1989 | |||
| Studio | The Townhouse, England | |||
| Genre | Gospel[1] | |||
| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
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| Avalon Sunset track listing | ||||
10 tracks
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| "Whenever God Shines His Light" on YouTube | ||||
"Whenever God Shines His Light" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter
Cash Box said that "if George Harrison can have a hit single while invoking his sweet Lord, Van could do it with the totally engaging 'Whenever God Shines His Light.'"[7]
Appearances on other albums
- The Best of Van Morrison (1990)
- Still on Top – The Greatest Hits (2 disc U.K. edition)
- Van Morrison The Concert(1990)
Personnel
- Van Morrison – vocals, guitar
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Arty McGlynn – guitar
- Neil Drinkwater – piano
- Steve Pearce – bass guitar
- Roy Jones – drums, percussion
- Dave Early– drums, percussion
Covers
- Aled Jones[8]
- Waterdeep[8]
- Danish Radio Big Band[8]
- Marc Roberts
References
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Rogan, p.385
- ^ "Van Morrison UK Singles chart positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Ankeny, J. "Avalon Sunset". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ISBN 0711956006.
- ^ Wednesday, Oscar (24 June 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 14. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "allmusic: Whenever God Shines His Light". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-09-943183-1
