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  • Artist: Them
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1997
  • Total Time: 143:34
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Long-overdue double CD, collecting all but one of the 50 songs (only "Mighty Like a Rose" is missing) the legendary British blues band left behind in the English Decca and American London vaults. The sound is a significant improvement over prior reissues -- really loud, the way it was meant to be heard -- with little touches like "The Story of Them, Pts. 1 & 2" linked together. It doesn't follow chronological order of release, but the order is entertaining, with alternate takes (stereo single mixes, American single edits, etc.) broken up between the two discs. It would have been nice to have had recording dates and personnel, but considering the fact that the band's lineup, apart from Van Morrison and bassist Alan Henderson, seemed to change every month, it's conceivable that any session information would be suspect. And one wishes for a coherent essay on the history of the band to go with the spread of photographs of the different lineups that are reprinted here. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Story of Them, Pt. 1 & 2 Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (7:18)
Don't Start Crying Now James Moore, Jerry West Them, Van Morrison (2:03)
Gloria (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them (2:35)
Philosophy Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:35)
One Two Brown Eyes Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:34)
Baby Please Don't Go (Lyrics) Big Joe Williams Them, Van Morrison (2:40)
Here Comes the Night Bert Berns Them, Van Morrison (2:46)
All for Myself Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:47)
One More Time Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:48)
Little Girl (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:25)
I Gave My Love a Diamond (Lyrics) Bert Berns, Wes Farrell Them, Van Morrison (2:48)
Go on Home Baby (Lyrics) Bert Berns, Wes Farrell Them, Van Morrison (2:32)
My Little Baby (Lyrics) Bert Berns, Wes Farrell Them, Van Morrison (2:00)
Mystic Eyes Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:41)
Don't Look Back John Lee Hooker Them, Van Morrison (3:20)
If You and I Could Be as Two (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:51)
I Like It Like That Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:16)
I'm Gonna Dress in Black (Lyrics) Them, Van Morrison (3:29)
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Bobby Troup Them, Van Morrison (2:22)
Just a Little Bit Ralph Bass, J. Brown, Fats Washington, John Thornton Them, Van Morrison (2:21)
You Just Can't Win (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:21)
Bright Lights, Big City Jimmy Reed Them, Van Morrison (2:30)
Baby, What You Want Me to Do Jimmy Reed Them, Van Morrison (3:26)
I'm Gonna Dress in Black [Alternate Mix] Them, Van Morrison (3:34)
One More Time [Alternate Stereo Mix] Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:45)
Little Girl [Alternate Version] Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:47)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
How Long Baby (Lyrics) Them, Van Morrison (3:37)
It Won't Hurt (Half as Much) Bert Berns Them, Van Morrison (3:01)
Something You Got Chris Kenner Them, Van Morrison (2:31)
Call My Name Tommy Scott Them, Van Morrison (2:19)
Turn on Your Lovelight Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott Them, Van Morrison (2:19)
I Put a Spell on You (Lyrics) Screamin' Jay Hawkins Them, Van Morrison (2:36)
I Got a Woman Ray Charles, Renald Richard Them, Van Morrison (3:12)
Out of Sight James Brown Them, Van Morrison (2:21)
It's All over Now, Baby Blue (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Them, Van Morrison (3:47)
Bad or Good (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:06)
Hello Josephine Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino Them, Van Morrison (2:04)
Don't You Know Tommy Scott Them, Van Morrison (2:22)
Hey Girl Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:00)
Bring 'Em on In (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:42)
Time's Gettin' Tougher Than Tough Jimmy Witherspoon Them, Van Morrison (2:12)
Stormy Monday (Lyrics) T-Bone Walker Them, Van Morrison (2:40)
Friday's Child Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:27)
Richard Cory Paul Simon Them, Van Morrison (2:43)
My Lonely Sad Eyes Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (2:28)
I Can Only Give You Everything Tommy Scott, Mike Coulter Them, Van Morrison (2:39)
Could You, Would You Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:08)
Bring 'Em on In [Alternate Version] Van Morrison Them, Van Morrison (3:41)
Richard Cory [Alternate Version] Paul Simon Them, Van Morrison (3:47)
Call My Name [Alternate Single Version] Tommy Scott Them, Van Morrison (2:18)

Credits

Them (Main Performer), Jon Astley (Remastering), Van Morrison (Performer), Phil Smee (Design), Dorian Wathen (Executive Producer), Tommy Scott (Songwriter)
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The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
Compilation album by Them
Released October 20, 1997 UK
Recorded 1964-1966
Genre Garage rock
Length 143:34
Label Deram
Professional reviews
Them chronology
Them Again
(1966)		 The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
(1997)

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.

Contents

Track listing

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
  4. "Philosophy" - 2:35
  5. "One Two Brown Eyes" - 2:34
  6. "Baby Please Don't Go" (Williams) - 2:40
  7. "Here Comes the Night (Berns) - 2:46
  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
  13. "My Little Baby" (Berns, Farrell) - 2:00
  14. "Mystic Eyes" - 2:41
  15. "Don't Look Back" (Hooker) - 3:20
  16. "If You and I Could Be As Two" - 2:51
  17. "I Like It Like That" - 3:16
  18. "I'm Gonna Dress in Black (Gillon) - 3:29
  19. "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (Troup) - 2:22
  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
  26. "Little Girl" - 2:47 Alternate Version

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
  3. "Something You Got" (Kenner) - 2:31
  4. "Call My Name" (Scott) - 2:20
  5. "Turn On Your Love Light" (Malone, Scott) - 2:19
  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
  16. "Stormy Monday" (Walker) - 2:40
  17. "Friday's Child" - 3:27
  18. "Richard Cory" (Simon) - 2:43
  19. "My Lonely Sad Eyes" - 2:28
  20. "I Can Only Give You Everything" - 2:39
  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
  24. "Call My Name" (Scott) - 2:18 Version 2

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

References

External links

v • d • e
Them
Van Morrison • Billy Harrison • Eric Wrixon • Alan Henderson • Raymond Sweetman
Ronnie Millings • Patrick "John" 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" (1965) • "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)
v • d • e
Van Morrison
Them
The Angry Young Them · Them Again · The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Videos
DVDs
Films
To Be Born Again
Unofficial Bang albums
Tribute albums
No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison · The Van Morrison Songbook · Vanthology: A Tribute to Van Morrison · Into the Mystic: An Instrumental Tribute to Van Morrison · The String Quartet Tribute to Van Morrison · Smooth Sax Tribute to Van Morrison · Mystic Piano: Piano Tribute to Van Morrison
Discography · Albums · Songs · List of artists who have covered Van Morrison songs  · Related topics

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