Three Chords & the Truth (Van Morrison album)

Three Chords & the Truth is the 41st studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The album was released on 25 October 2019 by Exile Productions and Caroline Records.[1] Morrison produced and wrote all tracks on the album, except "If We Wait for Mountains", which he co-wrote with Don Black.[2] In includes "Fame Will Eat the Soul", a duet with Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.[3]

Three Chords & the Truth
Studio album by
Van Morrison
Released25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
GenreAmericana, Blues Rock
Length67:30
Label
ProducerVan Morrison
Van Morrison chronology
The Prophet Speaks
(2018)		 Three Chords & the Truth
(2019)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
American Songwriter[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]

Three Chords & the Truth was met with generally positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. This release received a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 7 reviews.[4]

It was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Van Morrison, except "If We Wait for Mountains", co-written with Don Black.

No.TitleLength
1."March Winds in February"4:37
2."Fame Will Eat the Soul"4:51
3."Dark Night of the Soul"5:56
4."In Search of Grace"3:41
5."Nobody in Charge"4:12
6."You Don't Understand"6:17
7."Read Between the Lines"3:41
8."Does Love Conquer All?"4:42
9."Early Days"3:40
10."If We Wait for Mountains"2:42
11."Up on Broadway"6:23
12."Three Chords and the Truth"5:00
13."Bags Under My Eyes"4:05
14."Days Gone By"7:43
Total length:67:30

Personnel
  • Van Morrison - acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, saxophone, vocals
  • Dave Keary - electric guitar, bazouki
  • Jay Berliner - acoustic guitar
  • David Hayes, Pete Hurley, Jeremy Brown - bass
  • John Allair, Richard Dunn - Hammond organ
  • Paul Moran - organ
  • Teena Lyle - piano, percussion, vibes
  • Stuart McIlroy - piano
  • Bobby Ruggiero, Colin Griffin - drums
  • Bill Medley - vocals on "Fame Will Eat the Soul"

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 57
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[14] 74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 18
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 170
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 11
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 127
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 20
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 13
US Billboard 200[27] 57
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 6

References
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  5. Jurek, Thom. "Three Chords and the Truth – Van Morrison". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. Horowitz, Hal (24 October 2019). "Van Morrison: Three Chords and the Truth". American Songwriter. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. DeLuca, Dan (31 October 2019). "Album reviews: Miranda Lambert, Van Morrison, and that dog". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. Woodbury, Jason P. (31 October 2019). "Van Morrison: Three Chords and the Truth Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. "Favorite Blues Albums | AllMusic 2019 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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