Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 12 February 2007 (2007-02-12) | |||
Recorded | 1983–2006 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 74:37 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Van Morrison,Roger Waters,Nick Griffiths,Paddy Moloney,Robbie Robertson,Dick Rowe,Ted Templeman | |||
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Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits is acompilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriterVan Morrison, released in 2007 comprising 19 songs as featured in various movies. The album was released on 12 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 13 February 2007 in the United States. On the U.S.Billboard 200, the album debuted at No. 35, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week,[1] The album also debuted at No. 17 on the UK Top 75 Album Charts.[2]
All of the songs on the album had been previously released by Morrison, and were recorded by him before being used in a movie, except for one (Comfortably Numb) which first appeared onRoger Waters'sThe Wall Live in Berlin published in 1990. Two date back to his groupThem, before he began to record as a solo artist. Two of the recordings, however, were previously unreleased, including a version of "Brown Eyed Girl" recorded specifically for the collection. The version of the album available for download oniTunes contained the song "These Are the Days". This song was used in the filmNine Months and was originally released on Morrison's 1989 albumAvalon Sunset.
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Australian Top 50 Albums[3] | 29 |
Austrian Top 75 Albums[4] | 34 |
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[5] | 70 |
Danish Top 40 Albums[6] | 26 |
German Albums[7] | 63 |
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[8] | 16 |
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[9] | 10 |
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[10] | 8 |
Spanish Top 100 Albums[11] | 17 |
Swedish Top 60 Albums[12] | 12 |
Swiss Top 100 Albums[13] | 98 |
UK Albums Chart[2] | 17 |
USBillboard200[14] | 35 |
US Digital Albums[14] | 35 |
US Rock Albums[14] | 8 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[15] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |