The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Compilation album by Them

Released

20 October 1997 (UK)

Recorded

1964-1966

Genre

Garage rock, blues rock

Length

143:34

Label

Deram

Them chronology

Them Again
(1966)

The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
(1997)

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The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison is a compilation album that includes almost every song recorded by the Northern Irish band Them during the two-year history of the band when it featured Van Morrison as the vocalist for the group.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted

Disc 1

"The Story of Them" [Parts 1 & 2] - 7:18
"Don't Start Crying Now" (Moore, West) - 2:03
"Gloria" 2:35 (stereo)
"Philosophy" - 2:35
"One Two Brown Eyes" - 2:34 (stereo)
"Baby, Please Don't Go" (Williams) - 2:40
"Here Comes the Night" (Berns) - 2:46 (stereo)
"All for Myself" - 2:47
"One More Time" - 2:48
"Little Girl - 2:47
"I Gave My Love a Diamond" (Berns) - 3:02
"Go on Home Baby" (Berns) - 2:32 (stereo)
"My Little Baby" (Berns, Farrell) - 2:00 (stereo)
"Mystic Eyes" - 2:41 (rechanneled)
"Don't Look Back" (Hooker) - 3:20 (rechanneled+)
"If You and I Could Be as Two" - 2:51 (stereo)
"I Like It Like That" - 3:16 (rechanneled+)
"I'm Gonna Dress in Black" (Gillon) - 3:29 (stereo)
"(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" (Troup) - 2:22 (rechanneled+)
"Just a Little Bit" (Gordon) - 2:21
"You Just Can't Win" - 2:21
"Bright Lights, Big City" (Reed) - 2:30
"Baby What You Want Me to Do" (Reed) - 3:26
"I'm Gonna Dress In Black" (Gillon) - 3:34 [Alternate Mix]
"One More Time" - 2:45 [US Version - Stereo Mix] (stereo)
"Little Girl" - 2:47 [Alternate Version] (rechanneled+)

UK release contains a different mix of "I Gave My Love A Diamond". It also omits the alternate version of "Little Girl"

Disc 2

All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted

"How Long Baby" (Gillon) - 3:37
"(It Won't Hurt) Half As Much" (Berns) - 3:01 (stereo)
"Something You Got" (Kenner) - 2:31
"Call My Name" (Scott) - 2:20
"Turn On Your Love Light" (Malone, Scott) - 2:19 (rechanneled++)
"I Put a Spell on You" (Hawkins) - 2:36
"I Got A Woman" (Charles) - 3:12
"Out Of Sight" (Wright, Brown) - 2:21
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) - 3:47
"Bad Or Good" - 2:06
"Hello Josephine" (Domino, Bartholomew) - 2:04
"Don't You Know" (Scott) - 2:22
"Hey Girl" - 3:00
"Bring 'em On In" 3:13
"Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough" (Witherspoon) - 2:12 (rechanneled+++)
"Stormy Monday" (Walker) - 2:40 (rechanneled+++)
"Friday's Child" - 3:27
"Richard Cory" (Simon) - 2:43
"My Lonely Sad Eyes" - 2:28 (rechanneled)
"I Can Only Give You Everything" - 2:39 (rechanneled++)
"Could You, Would You" - 3:08
"Bring 'em On In" - 3:41 [US Version 2]
"Richard Cory" (Simon) - 3:47 Version 2 (stereo)
"Call My Name" (Scott) - 2:18 [Version 2]

(In regards to the rechanneled tracks, + indicates sides using the Parrot rechanneled mixes with non-original added percussion, probably done for the 2LP Parrot anthology from the 1970s, ++ indicates sides using the Parrot rechanneled mixes from the second album, and +++ indicates demos that were slightly rechanneled when issued on LP in 1960's in Germany, and they did not have the mono mixes available.)

Notes on the album sleeve

Note: The Demo "Mighty Like a Rose" has been excluded from this album
Package design: Phil Smee at Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium
Digitally re-mastered from the original analogue masters by Jon Astley

Notes

↑ Allmusic review

External links

Them

Van Morrison Billy Harrison Eric Wrixon Alan Henderson Raymond Sweetman Ronnie Millings Pat McAuley Jackie McAuley Peter Bardens

Regular UK albums	The Angry Young Them (1964) Them Again (1965)

Singles (Decca, Parrott)	"Don't Start Crying Now" (1964) "Baby, Please Don't Go" / "Gloria" (1964) "Here Comes the Night" (1965) "One More Time" (1965) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" "Call My Name" "I Can Only Give You Everything" "Richard Cory" (1966)

Compilations	The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Them	The Angry Young Them Them Again The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Studio albums	Blowin' Your Mind! Astral Weeks Moondance His Band and the Street Choir Tupelo Honey Saint Dominic's Preview Hard Nose the Highway Veedon Fleece A Period of Transition Wavelength Into the Music Common One Beautiful Vision Inarticulate Speech of the Heart A Sense of Wonder No Guru, No Method, No Teacher Poetic Champions Compose Irish Heartbeat Avalon Sunset Enlightenment Hymns to the Silence Too Long in Exile Days Like This How Long Has This Been Going On Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison The Healing Game Back on Top You Win Again Down the Road What's Wrong with This Picture? Magic Time Pay the Devil Keep It Simple Born to Sing: No Plan B Duets: Re-working the Catalogue Keep Me Singing

Live albums	It's Too Late to Stop Now Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast A Night in San Francisco The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998 Live at Austin City Limits Festival Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Compilations	The Best of Van Morrison The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two The Philosopher's Stone Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 Still on Top - The Greatest Hits

Videos	Van Morrison in Ireland Van Morrison The Concert

DVDs	Live at Montreux 1980/1974 Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film

Unofficial Bang albums	T.B. Sheets Bang Masters Payin' Dues The Complete New York Sessions '67 The Complete Bang Sessions

Tribute albums	No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison The Van Morrison Songbook Vanthology: A Tribute to Van Morrison

Discography Albums Songs List of artists who have covered Van Morrison songs Related topics List of awards and nominations received by Van Morrison

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