Listen to the Lion

"Listen to the Lion"
Song by Van Morrison
from the album Saint Dominic's Preview
ReleasedJuly 1972 (1972-07)
RecordedSpring/Summer 1971
StudioColumbia, San Francisco, California
GenreFolk rock, R&B
Length11:07
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Ted Templeman, Van Morrison
Saint Dominic's Preview track listing
7 tracks
  1. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
  2. "Gypsy"
  3. "I Will Be There"
  4. "Listen to the Lion"
  5. "Saint Dominic's Preview"
  6. "Redwood Tree"
  7. "Almost Independence Day"

"Listen to the Lion" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his sixth album, Saint Dominic's Preview (1972). Its poetic musings and "bass-led shuffle" lead back to Astral Weeks territory.[1]

  1. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p.141