The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

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1997 compilation album by Them

The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Compilation album by

Them

Released| 20 October 1997 (UK)
Recorded| 1964–1966
Genre| Rhythm and blues, Garage rock
Length| 143:34
Label| Deram
Producer| Tommy Scott, Bert Berns, Dick Rowe
Them chronology
| Them Again
(1966)  | The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
(1997)  |

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Uncut| [2]

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

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All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted

Disc 1

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

* UK release contains a different take 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

1. "How Long Baby" (Gillon) – 3:37
2. "(It Won't Hurt) Half As Much" (Berns) – 3:01 (stereo)
3. "Something You Got" (Kenner) – 2:31
4. "Call My Name" (Scott) – 2:20
5. "Turn On Your Love Light" (Malone, Scott) – 2:19 (rechanneled++)
6. "I Put a Spell on You" (Hawkins) – 2:36
7. "I Got A Woman" (Charles) – 3:12
8. "Out of Sight" (Wright, Brown) – 2:21
9. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) – 3:47
10. "Bad Or Good" – 2:06
11. "Hello Josephine" (Domino, Bartholomew) – 2:04
12. "Don't You Know" (Scott) – 2:22
13. "Hey Girl" – 3:00
14. "Bring 'em on In" 3:13
15. "Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough" (Witherspoon) – 2:12 (rechanneled+++)
16. "Stormy Monday" (Walker) – 2:40 (rechanneled+++)
17. "Friday's Child" – 3:27
18. "Richard Cory" (Simon) – 2:43
19. "My Lonely Sad Eyes" – 2:28 (rechanneled)
20. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (Scott/Coulter)– 2:39 (rechanneled++)
21. "Could You, Would You" – 3:08
22. "Bring 'em on In" – 3:41 [US Version 2]
23. "Richard Cory" (Simon) – 3:47 Version 2 (stereo)
24. "Call My Name" (Scott) – 2:18 [Version 2][1]

(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 the 1960s in Germany, and they did not have the mono mixes available.)

## Notes on the album sleeve

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison – Them | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
2. ^ Reed, Joh (February 1998). "Them: The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison". Uncut. No. 9\. p. 88.

## External links

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* All Music biography Them
* EclecticParrot Review

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Them

* Van Morrison
* Billy Harrison
* Eric Wrixon
* Alan Henderson
* Raymond Sweetman

* Jackie McAuley
* Peter Bardens
* Jim Armstrong
* John Wilson
* Eric Bell

Studio albums|

* The Angry Young Them (1965)
* Them Again (1966)
* Belfast Gypsies (1967)
* Now and "Them" (1968)

Singles|

* "Don't Start Crying Now" / "One Two Brown Eyes" (1964)
* "Baby, Please Don't Go" / "Gloria" (1964)
* "Here Comes the Night" (1965)
* "Mystic Eyes" (1965)
* "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (1966)
* "Richard Cory" (1966)

Compilations|

* The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Related articles|

* The Wheels

* v
* t
* e

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
* Roll with the Punches
* Versatile
* You're Driving Me Crazy
* The Prophet Speaks
* Three Chords & the Truth
* Latest Record Project, Volume 1
* What's It Gonna Take?
* Moving On Skiffle
* Accentuate the Positive

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
* Live At Orangefield

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
* The Essential Van Morrison
* The Authorized Bang Collection

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/New York Sessions '67/The Complete Bang Sessions

Tribute albums|

* No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison
* 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

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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