Editing Van Morrison (section)

===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>