The Prophet Speaks

The Prophet Speaks is the 40th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The album was released on 7 December 2018 by Exile Productions and Caroline Records.[1][2]

The Prophet Speaks
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released	7 December 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	Studio D, Sausalito, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:49
Label	Exile Productions Caroline
Producer	Van Morrison, Joey DeFrancesco
Van Morrison chronology
You're Driving Me Crazy (2018) The Prophet Speaks (2018) Three Chords & the Truth (2019)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Independent	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Paste	7.2/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]

The Prophet Speaks received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 73, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 11 reviews.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gonna Send You Back to Where I Got You From"	Eddie Vinson, Leona Blackman	4:40
2.	"Dimples"	John Lee Hooker, James Bracken	5:33
3.	"Got to Go Where the Love Is"	Van Morrison	4:23
4.	"Laughin' and Clownin'"	Sam Cooke	5:31
5.	"5 am Greenwich Mean Time"	Van Morrison	5:37
6.	"Gotta Get You Off My Mind"	Solomon Burke, Delores Burke, Josephine Burke Moore	3:44
7.	"Teardrops"	J.D. Harris	6:00
8.	"I Love the Life I Live"	Willie Dixon	3:34
9.	"Worried Blues / Rollin' and Tumblin'"	J.D. Harris	6:22
10.	"Ain't Gonna Moan No More"	Van Morrison	6:15
11.	"Love Is a Five Letter Word"	Gene Barge	3:45
12.	"Love Is Hard Work"	Van Morrison	4:28
13.	"Spirit Will Provide"	Van Morrison	4:03
14.	"The Prophet Speaks"	Van Morrison	4:54
Total length:			1:08:49

Personnel

• Van Morrison - vocals
• Dan Wilson - acoustic and electric guitar
• Troy Roberts - acoustic bass, tenor and soprano saxophone
• Joey DeFrancesco - keyboards, organ, trumpet
• Jim Stern - tambourine, recording, mixing
• Shana Morrison - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	49
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]	50
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]	68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]	34
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19]	21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	34
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	40
US Billboard 200[22]	110
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23]	15
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[24]	2

References

1. "The Prophet Speaks by Van Morrison on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. Althea Legaspi (2 October 2018). "Van Morrison Details New Album 'The Prophet Speaks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. "The Prophet Speaks by Van Morrison Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
4. Thom Jurek. "The Prophet Speaks - Van Morrison". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
5. Horowitz, Hal (3 December 2018). "Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks". American Songwriter. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
6. Michael Hann (7 December 2018). "Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks review – laid-back, old-school R&B". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
7. Elisa Bray (6 December 2018). "Van Morrison review, The Prophet Speaks: Singer-songwriter sounds like he's having a blast on this satisfying album". The Independent. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
8. Phil Mongredien (9 December 2018). "Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks review – the creativity keeps coming". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
9. Johnson, Ellen (6 December 2018). "Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks Review". Paste. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
10. Jonathan Bernstein (7 December 2018). "Review: Van Morrison's 'The Prophet Speaks' Mixes Standards and Fresh Originals". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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24. "Van Morrison Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2019.