You Gotta Make It Through The World With Legend Van Morrison

After launching his first ever archive collection New Arrangements And Duets with the track Choppin’ Wood, Van Morrison now provides another preview of what to expect with a new version of You Gotta Make It Through The World.

The original version of You Gotta Make It Through The World opens Van Morrison’s 1977 album Period Of Transition. A song about survival and endurance, it encourages us to stay true to our own path and beliefs as we navigate our lives – regardless of other people’s opinions. The spirit of the message feels just as important now as it first did almost fifty years ago as Van Morrison revisits it in a new big band arrangement.

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Van Morrison (Khara Pringle)

As the title suggests, the upcoming album is split between two different approaches. The new arrangements are all big band interpretations which were chosen by Van Morrison’s musical director / pianist Paul Moran and his former live band saxophonist Chris White, and recorded in 2014. The duets highlight an array of leading vocalists in the shape of Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Joss Stone and Willie Nelson, all of which were all recorded in 2018 and 2019. The two Willie Nelson duets – What’s Wrong With This Picture and Steal My Heart Away – also feature guitar courtesy of Lukas Nelson of Promise Of The Real.

Set to be released on 27th September, New Arrangements And Duets is available to pre-order HERE. It is available on CD, limited edition orange double-vinyl, and standard black double-vinyl. The first 300 vinyl and bundle purchases will also receive a signed print.

Van Morrison hopes to release more archive albums from his vast collection of unheard recordings in the future.

Van Morrison will play two nights at the Brighton Dome on September 27th and 28th before heading to California for a selection of shows in October. The dates include a very special concert event Life In A Carnival: A Musical Celebration Of Robbie Robertson at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on October 17th. Other featured performers will include Mike Campbell, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and many more. Please see HERE for a list of all of Van Morrison’s upcoming gigs.

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