Enlightenment (Van Morrison album)

Enlightenment
Studio album by
Van Morrison
ReleasedOctober 1990
Reissued June 2008
RecordedFebruary 1990
Studio
  • Wool Hall, Real World, Box Studio, Pavilion Studios, London, England
  • The Kirk, Somerset, England
GenreCeltic, folk rock
Length50:30
LabelPolydor
ProducerVan Morrison
Van Morrison chronology
The Best of Van Morrison
(1990) 		Enlightenment
(1990) 		Hymns to the Silence
(1991)
Singles from Enlightenment
  1. "Real Real Gone" b/w "Start All Over Again"
    Released: September 1990
  2. "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" b/w "I'd Love to Write Another Song"
    Released: November 1990
  3. "Enlightenment b/w "Avalon of the Heart"
    Released: January 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
MusicHound3.5/5[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Select[6]

Enlightenment is the twentieth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in 1990 and reached No. 5 in the UK charts and "Real Real Gone" charted at No. 18 in Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The June 2008 re-issued and re-mastered version of the album contains alternate takes of "Enlightenment" and "So Quiet in Here". "Start All Over Again" from this album was listed as one of the standout tracks from the six album reissue.[7]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 784. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. ^ [1]Rolling Stone Review
  6. ^ Brown, Glyn (November 1990). "Guiding Light". Select. p. 100.
  7. ^ "Catalog Reissues by Van Morrison on Blurt Online". blurt-online.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2009.