A Sense of Wonder

A Sense of Wonder
Studio album by
Van Morrison
Released1985
January 2008 (reissue)
Recorded1983
GenreCeltic soul
Length43:08
LabelMercury (original release)
Polydor (all reissues since 1990)
ProducerVan Morrison
Van Morrison chronology
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
(1984) 		A Sense of Wonder
(1985) 		No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
(1986)
Singles from A Sense of Wonder
  1. "A Sense of Wonder" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace"
    Released: October 1984
  2. "Tore Down a la Rimbaud" b/w "Haunts of Ancient Peace"
    Released: 1985

A Sense of Wonder is the fifteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985. On first release, original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Morrison's musical version of the poem "Crazy Jane on God" to be included, as they believed his poems should only be set to classical music. Morrison substituted "If You Only Knew" for the Yeats' recording. (Later, perhaps due to Morrison's efforts, Yeats poems would be put to rock settings on a whole album).[1]

The 29 January 2008 reissued and remastered version of the album contains alternate takes of "Crazy Jane on God" and "A Sense of Wonder".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Robert ChristgauC+[4]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[5]
  1. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. 246
  2. ^ "Van Morrison Official Website – Tours, Music, Songs". Van Morrison. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "A Sense of Wonder – Van Morrison – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Van Morrison". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (9 May 1985). "A Sense of Wonder". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 December 2018.