8-405: Magic Time may refer to: Magic Time (Van Morrison album) , 2005 Magic Time (Opa album) , 1977 Magic Time (compilation album) , a 2001 compilation album Magic Time (novel series) , by Marc Scott Zicree, 2002-2005 See also [ edit ] Time and Magik , a trilogy of text adventure games by Level 9 Topics referred to by
16-640: A magic moment almost lost in memory. "The Lion This Time" is a continuation over thirty years later of " Listen to the Lion " that first appeared on his album Saint Dominic's Preview . There is a nursery rhyme quality to it as with its predecessor and a delicate use of a classical string arrangement. "Gypsy in My Soul" is also reminiscent of a song "Gypsy" from Saint Dominic's Preview . "Just Like Greta" and " Stranded " have similar themes of being lost in an alien world with only oneself to rely on. "Celtic New Year"
24-457: A variety of styles ranging from Celtic rock to R&B and the blues . "Just Like Greta" was recorded in 2000 and originally intended for 2002's Down the Road (when the album was tentatively titled Choppin' Wood ), but it was ultimately dropped and used for this album. The rest of the songs were recorded in 2003. The title song is about a nostalgic searching of the past in order to capture
32-628: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Magic Time (Van Morrison album) Magic Time is the thirty-first studio album by Van Morrison , released in 2005 by Geffen Records . It debuted at No. 25 on the US Billboard charts and No. 3 in the UK - Morrison's best UK chart debut until Still on Top – The Greatest Hits opened at No. 2 in 2007. Rolling Stone ranked 'Magic Time' seventeenth on The Top 50 Records of 2005. The album covers
40-547: Is on the loose". Thom Jurek of Allmusic concludes that "[the] acoustic 'The Lion This Time' is one of the finest ballads Morrison has cut in decades. Period." He finds that "Celtic New Year" is "trademark Morrison; the long, loping, repetitive line that is his trademark fuels this one. It's carried by the interplay between Morrison's acoustic and Foggy Lyttle 's electric guitar fills, and aided by Chieftain Paddy Moloney 's whistle." The Music Box rated Magic Time
48-452: Is reminiscent of Irish Heartbeat . "Carry On Regardless" is a singing list of "Carry On Films" that Morrison seemed to have a special fondness for. In a review for Paste , Andy Whitman wrote: "You expect to encounter a tired legend, a once-mighty king becalmed and tamed by the miles and years. You find instead an echo of a full-throated roar hanging in the air, the telltale signs of a bloody struggle, and an empty cage. The lion in winter
56-742: The number seven album of the year in May 2005. By the end of 2005, Magic Time had sold 252,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. On the first page of the liner notes is the notation: "This album is dedicated to the memory of Foggy Lyttle who played on most of the tracks." All songs by Van Morrison; unless otherwise noted Musicians: Production: Album – UK Album Chart Album – Billboard Sources: Foggy Lyttle David 'Foggy' Lyttle (13 May 1944, in Belfast , Northern Ireland – 25 December 2003),
64-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Magic Time . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magic_Time&oldid=1005779447 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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