Pay the Devil

~ Release by Van Morrison (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	There Stands the Glass assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison cover recording of: There Stands the Glass lyricist: Audrey Greisham and Mary Jean Shurtz composer: Russ Hull publisher: Carlin Music Corporation	1	2:17
2	Half as Much assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: Half as Much lyricist and composer: Curley Williams (in 1951) publisher: Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)		2:36
3	Things Have Gone to Pieces assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison cover recording of: Things Have Gone to Pieces lyricist and composer: Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist) publisher: Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)		3:11
4	Big Blue Diamonds assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday background vocals: Crawford Bell (Country singer), Olwin Bell, Karen Hamill, Leon McCrum, Johnny Scott (guitar), Fiachra Trench and Áine Whelan vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: Big Blue Diamonds lyricist and composer: Earl Jennings Carson ("Kit" Carson) (in 1950) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		2:56
5	Playhouse assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Nicky Scott guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) lap steel guitar [Weissenborn] and steel guitar: Paul Godden piano: Geraint Watkins violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison recording of: Playhouse lyricist and composer: Van Morrison publisher: Exile Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.		4:14
6	Your Cheatin’ Heart assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: Your Cheatin’ Heart lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)		2:32
7	My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison recording of: My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It lyricist and composer: Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) publisher: MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)		2:22
8	Back Street Affair assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: Back Street Affair composer: Jimmy Rule and Billy Wallace (Country artist) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		2:49
9	Pay the Devil assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Nicky Scott guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison recording of: Pay the Devil writer: Van Morrison publisher: Exile Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)	1	3:03
10	What Am I Living For? assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: What Am I Living For? writer: Art Harris and Fred Jay publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		3:57
11	This Has Got to Stop assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday background vocals: Crawford Bell (Country singer), Johnny Scott (guitar) and Fiachra Trench vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench recording of: This Has Got to Stop writer: Van Morrison publisher: Exile Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)		4:44
12	Once a Day assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden strings: Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) violin: Bob Loveday background vocals: Crawford Bell (Country singer), Olwin Bell, Karen Hamill, Leon McCrum, Johnny Scott (guitar) and Áine Whelan vocals: Van Morrison strings arranger: Fiachra Trench cover recording of: Once a Day lyricist, writer and composer: Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		2:52
13	More and More assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Paul Riley (UK bassist) guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins steel guitar: Paul Godden violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison cover recording of: More and More writer: Merle Kilgore and Webb Pierce		2:46
14	Till I Gain Control Again assistant recording engineer: Jerome King recording engineer: Walter Samuel (engineer) producer: Van Morrison assistant mixer: Declan Gaffney mixer: Alastair McMillan acoustic guitar: Van Morrison double bass: Ian Jennings drums (drum set): Bobby Irwin electric bass guitar: Nicky Scott guitar: Mick Green (English guitarist) and Johnny Scott (guitar) piano: Geraint Watkins resonator guitar [dobro] and steel guitar: Paul Godden violin: Bob Loveday vocals: Van Morrison cover recording of: Till I Gain Control Again lyricist and composer: Rodney Crowell publisher: Tessa Publishing Co. (BMI)	1	5:59

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Wikidata:	Q3492609 [info]

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Barcode:: 602517009486
Format:: CD
Length:: 46:18

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Exile
1700948
Polydor
1700948

Release events

Europe
2006

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