Veteran singer/songwriter and instrumentalist Van Morrison will release You’re Driving Me Crazy, his 39th LP, on April 27. It is billed as a collaboration with organist, trumpeter, and composer Joey DeFrancesco and will include a mix of original songs and cuts pulled from the jazz, blues, and great American songbook.
Original Morrison compositions on the album include “Have I Told You Lately,” and “Close Enough For Jazz.” Cover tracks include versions of Cole Porter’s “Miss Otis Regrets,” which opens the album, and Guitar Slim’s “The Things That I Used To Do.” The latter song will also be made available as an exclusive single for Record Store Day on April 21.
Track Listing:
1. A Day in Agrabah
2. Bounce – O – Rama
3. Home of Dragons
4. Unbreakable Chains
5. A Fight to the Death
6. Dark Impetus
7. Darkness of the Unknown
8. Black Powder – The Final Union
9. Dearly Beloved II: Theme and Variations
10. Miss Otis Regrets
11. Hold It Right There
12. All Saints Day
13. The Way Young Lovers Do
14. The Things I Used to Do
15. Travelin’ Light
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Listen to Morrison and DeFrancesco’s version of Walter Donaldson’s “You’re Driving Me Crazy” from the album in the player below:
You’re Driving Me Crazy is the third album by Morrison to come out in seven months. It follows Versatile, released last December, and Roll With the Punches, released last September.
