Enlightenment (Van Morrison album)
Enlightenment is the twentieth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in 1990 and reached No. 5 in the UK charts and "Real Real Gone" charted at No. 18 in Mainstream Rock Tracks. The June 2008 re-issued and re-mastered version of the album contains alternative takes of "Enlightenment" and "So Quiet in Here". "Start All Over Again" from this album was listed as one of the standout tracks from the six album reissue. Recording. The album was recorded in London, England, and Real World in Box. The arrangements were  by Fiachra Trench and Micheal O'Suilleabhain played piano with a brass section made up of British jazz musicians from the late sixties: Frank Ricotti, Henry Lowther and Malcolm Griffiths. One of the songs "So Quiet in Here" was recorded at the Kirk, Rode, Somerset, a setting which served as both church or studio. Composition. The song "Enlightenment" contains the words: "I'm in the here and now and I'm meditating/ And still I'm suffering but that's my problem/ Enlightenment, don't know what it is". "So Quiet in Here" is a continuation of the song "Into the  Mystic" from the "Moondance" album. The single released from the album, "Real Real Gone", was originally written and meant for the 1980 album "Common One". The song "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" was a collaboration between Morrison and the Irish poet Paul Durcan. Track listing. All songs by Morrison unless noted otherwise. Personnel. Production. Recorded mainly at Wool Hall Studios, Beckington Townhouse, London, Real World, Box and Pavilion Studios, London. Charts. Album. UK Album Chart Billboard (North America) Singles. Billboard