Orangefield (song)

"Orangefield"
Single by Van Morrison
from the album Avalon Sunset
B-side"These Are the Days"
ReleasedDecember 1989 (1989-12)
Recorded1989
GenreCeltic
Length3:50
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"Whenever God Shines His Light"
(1989) 		"Orangefield"
(1989) 		"Coney Island"
(1990)
Avalon Sunset track listing
10 tracks
  1. "Whenever God Shines His Light"
  2. "Contacting My Angel"
  3. "I'd Love to Write Another Song"
  4. "Have I Told You Lately"
  5. "Coney Island"
  6. "I'm Tired Joey Boy"
  7. "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God"
  8. "Orangefield"
  9. "Daring Night"
  10. "These Are the Days"

"Orangefield" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and released on his 1989 album Avalon Sunset. The song takes place on "a golden autumn day" and is named for the school for boys (now Orangefield High School) that Morrison attended during his youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]

The song was also a minor hit in the Netherlands, charting at number 70.[2]

  1. ^ Hinton, p.18
  2. ^ "Dutch singles history:Van Morrison". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 February 2009.