Born to Sing: No Plan B

Born to Sing: No Plan B
Studio album by
Released2 October 2012
RecordedBelfast, Northern Ireland
GenreJazz, blues, pop, rock, R&B
Length59:54
LabelBlue Note
ProducerVan Morrison
Van Morrison chronology
Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl
(2009)
Born to Sing: No Plan B
(2012)
Duets: Re-working the Catalogue
(2015)

Born to Sing: No Plan B is the 34th studio album recorded by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released by Blue Note Records on 2 October 2012.[1][2] It is his first studio album of original songs since 2008's Keep It Simple, with its four-year gap being the longest between two studio albums to date from the artist. It was well received by critics with most reviewers giving it four out of five stars, including Allmusic and Rolling Stone.[3] It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. It was Morrison's first album since the merger of EMI and Universal Music Group, which consolidated ownership of all his albums from 1984 onward.

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  3. ^ "Van Morrison is 'Born to Sing' on upcoming album". ABC News Radio. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.