09/05/2025

Van Morrison "Hard Nose The Highway" (1973) -Contemporary Folk / Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


Royaume-Uni Side I

01 - Snow In San Anselmo (Van Morrison)
02 - Warm Love (Van Morrison)
03 - Hard Nose The Highway (Van Morrison)
04 - Wild Children (Van Morrison)
05 - The Great Deception (Van Morrison)

Side II

01 - Green (Joe Raposo)
02 - Autumn Song (Van Morrison)
03 - Purple Heather (Traditional)


Produced by Van Morrison for Caldonia Productions, Inc.
Assistant Producers : Jef Labes & Jack Schroer
Production Coordinator : Lillian Magowan
Engineers : Neil Schwartz 
Jim Stern & Neil Schwartz on "Hard Nose The Highway", "Autumn Song" & "Warm Love"
Mixed by Neil Schwartz 
Recorded exclusively at Caledonia Studio

Horns : Jack Schroer, Jules Broussard, Joseph Ellis, William Atwood
Strings : Nathan Rubin, Zaven Melikian, Nancy Ellis, Theresa Adams, John Tenny, Michael Gerling
Piano : Jef Labes
Guitar : John Platania, Van Morrison
Bass : David Hayes, Marty David
Drums : Gary Mallaber, Rick Shlosser
Spirit, Morale & Laughter : Ed Fletcher (alias Iversen)
Background vocals : Jackie DeShannon
Oakland Symphony Chamber Chorus on "Snow In San Anselmo"
Vibes : Gary Mallaber

Arrangements by Jack Schroer, Jef Labes & Van Morrison