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A Sense of Wonder

A Sense of Wonder is the fifteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985. On first release, original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Morrison's musical version of the poem "Crazy Jane on God" to be included, as they believed his poems should only be set to classical music. Morrison substituted "If You Only Knew" for the Yeats' recording. (Later, perhaps due to Morrison's efforts, Yeats poems would be put to rock settings on a whole album).[1]

A Sense of Wonder

1985
January 2008 (reissue)

1983

Celtic soul

43:08

Mercury (original release)
Polydor (all reissues since 1990)

Van Morrison

The 29 January 2008 reissued and remastered version of the album contains alternate takes of "Crazy Jane on God" and "A Sense of Wonder".[2]

Van Morrison – guitar, piano, vocals

John Allair –

Hammond organ

Bob Doll – trumpet

Tom Donlinger – drums

 – tenor saxophone

Pee Wee Ellis

 – Bass guitar

David Hayes

Pauline Lazano – backing vocals

 – guitar

Chris Michie

 – backing vocals

Bianca Thornton

 – group, performer on "A Sense of Wonder" and "Boffyflow and Spike"

Moving Hearts

(1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074-169-X

Hinton, Brian