Editing Van Morrison (section)

==Collaborations==
Van Morrison has collaborated extensively with a variety of artists throughout his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography: Van Morrison |url=https://www.vanmorrison.com/about/biography |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=VanMorrison.com}}</ref> He has worked with many legends in soul and blues, including [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Ray Charles]], [[George Benson]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Bobby Womack]], and [[B.B. King|BB King]], along with [[The Chieftains]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Joss Stone]], [[Natalie Cole]] and [[Mark Knopfler]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Van Morrison: Collaborations |url=https://music.apple.com/mt/playlist/van-morrison-collaborations/pl.d2374d99d90746029fc6f177723630b1 |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>

===1980s===
Morrison and the internationally renowned Irish folk band The Chieftains recorded the album ''[[Irish Heartbeat]]'' (1988). Consisting of Irish folk songs, it entered the UK Top 20. "[[Whenever God Shines His Light]]", on ''[[Avalon Sunset]]'' (1989), is a duet with [[Cliff Richard]], which charted at No. 20 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and No. 3 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Johnny Rogan |last=Rogan |first=Johnny |year=2006|title=[[Van Morrison: No Surrender]] |location=London |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-09-943183-1 |page=385}}</ref><ref name="Van Morrison UK Singles chart positions">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/van%20morrison/|title=Van Morrison UK Singles chart positions|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Ireland singles chart">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Ireland singles charts|publisher=Irishcharts.ie|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] critic Jason Ankeny found it to be a "standout opener" on the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Avalon Sunset|author=Ankeny, J.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/avalon-sunset-mw0000200177|access-date=8 March 2014|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> For critic Patrick Humphries, it was "the most manifest example of Morrison's Christian commitment," and while "not one of Morrison's most outstanding songs" it works as "a testament of faith".<ref>{{cite book|title=Van Morrison|author=Humphries, P.|pages=88–89|year=1997|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0711956006}}</ref>

===1990s===
The decade saw an upsurge in Van Morrison's collaborations. He developed a close association with two vocal talents at opposite ends of their careers: [[Georgie Fame]] (with whom Morrison had already worked occasionally) lent his voice and Hammond organ skills to Morrison's band; and [[Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]]'s vocals complemented the grizzled voice of Morrison, both in studio and live performances. He reunited with The Chieftains on their 1995 album, ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]'', with a reworking of Morrison's song "[[Have I Told You Lately]]" winning the Grammy Award for [[Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/38th-annual-grammy-awards|title=38th Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=15 January 2013|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> He produced, and was featured on, several tracks with blues legend John Lee Hooker on Hooker's 1997 album, ''[[Don't Look Back (John Lee Hooker album)|Don't Look Back]]''. This album won a Grammy Award for [[Best Traditional Blues Album]] in 1998, and the title track "[[Don't Look Back (John Lee Hooker song)|Don't Look Back]]", a duet with Morrison, took the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/grammys.htm|website=Rockonthenet.com|title=40th annual Grammy awards&nbsp;– 1998|access-date=10 April 2009}}</ref> The project capped a series of Morrison and Hooker collaborations that began in 1971 when they performed a duet on the title track of Hooker's 1972 album ''[[Never Get Out of These Blues Alive]]''. On this album, Hooker also recorded a cover of Morrison's "[[T.B. Sheets]]".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhmEjnBwsnwC&q=van+morrison&pg=PA401|title=Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century|publisher=Macmillan|last=Murray|first=Charles|access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=978-0-312-27006-3|date=18 March 2002}}</ref> Morrison collaborated with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] on his 1999 album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]'', when the pair sang on Morrison's song, "[[Sometimes We Cry]]".

===2000s to present===
Morrison delivered vocals on "The Last Laugh" on [[Mark Knopfler]]'s ''[[Sailing to Philadelphia]]'' (2000), and that year also recorded a classic country music duet album, ''[[You Win Again (album)|You Win Again]]'' with [[Linda Gail Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://georgegraham.com/reviews/knopflr2.html|author=Graham, George D.|date=25 October 2000|title=Mark Knopfler:Sailing to Philadelphia|website=Georgegraham.com|access-date=4 July 2008}}</ref> The album received a three-star review from AllMusic, who called it "a roots effort that never sounds studied".<ref name="youwinagain">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-win-again-mw0000101786|title=You Win Again|publisher=[[AllMusic]] [[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> In 2004, Morrison was one of the guests on Ray Charles' album ''[[Genius Loves Company]]''. The pair performed Morrison's "[[Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)|Crazy Love]]". In 2015 he recorded an album of collaborations, [[Duets: Re-working the Catalogue]], which featured, among others, [[Steve Winwood]], [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Mick Hucknall]], and Morrison's daughter [[Shana Morrison]]. Morrison also developed a partnership with [[Joey DeFrancesco]], with the pair collaborating on a number of albums. During the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID pandemic]] Morrison recorded tracks with [[Eric Clapton]] criticizing 'harm-reduction' measures.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bernstein |first=Jonathan |date=11 June 2021 |title=Van Morrison and Eric Clapton Wonder Why They're the Only 'Rebels' Left in New Duet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/van-morrison-and-eric-clapton-rebels-lockdown-1182637/ |access-date=10 November 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>