The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two


The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1993.
Morrison chose the tracks for this album himself. It is mostly drawn from his work during 1984–1991. "Real Real Gone" from the 1990 album Enlightenment was the only song included that was a fairly successful single. The other songs were not well known except for among longtime fans. They were a good example of his more idiosyncratic material that had been prevalent during this period when his work was mostly about spiritual searches for fulfillment. But also included were a 1960s Them cover of John Lee Hooker's "Don't Look Back" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" a Bob Dylan cover.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison except as indicated.
  1. "Real Real Gone" – 3:42
  2. : from Enlightenment, 1990
  3. "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God?" – 5:39
  4. : from Avalon Sunset, 1989
  5. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:27
  6. : from Poetic Champions Compose, 1987
  7. "In the Garden" – 5:46
  8. : from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, 1986
  9. "A Sense of Wonder" – 7:12
  10. : from A Sense of Wonder, 1985
  11. "I'll Tell Me Ma" – 2:31
  12. : with The Chieftains
  13. : from Irish Heartbeat, 1988
  14. "Coney Island" – 2:03
  15. : from Avalon Sunset, 1989
  16. "Enlightenment" – 4:07
  17. : from Enlightenment, 1990
  18. "Rave on, John Donne/Rave On, Part Two" – 9:17
  19. : from Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast, 1984
  20. "Don't Look Back" – 3:20
  21. : with Them
  22. : from The Angry Young Them, 1965
  23. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" – 3:51
  24. : with Them
  25. : from Them Again, 1966
  26. "One Irish Rover" – 3:28
  27. : from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, 1986
  28. "The Mystery" – 5:17
  29. : from Poetic Champions Compose, 1987
  30. "Hymns to the Silence" – 9:33
  31. : from Hymns to the Silence, 1991
  32. "Evening Meditation" – 4:14
  33. : from A Sense of Wonder, 1985