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Whenever God Shines His Light
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Van Morrison and Cliff Richard
| album = Avalon Sunset
| B-side = I'd Love to Write Another Song
| released =
| recorded = 20 February 1989
| studio = The Townhouse, England
| venue =
| genre = Gospel
| length =
| label = Mercury
| writer = Van Morrison
| producer = Van Morrison
| chronology = Van Morrison
| prev_title = Have I Told You Lately
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Orangefield
| next_year = 1989
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"'Whenever God Shines His Light'" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and released on his 1989 album 'Avalon Sunset' as a duet with Cliff Richard. Although the album was released in June 1989, this song was released as a single in November 1989 for the Christmas sales market. Morrison and Richard performed the duet on the British music chart television show, 'Top of the Pops'. The single charted at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.Rogan, p.385 AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny describes it as a "standout opener" to 'Avalon Sunset'. Critic Patrick Humphries describes it as "the most manifest example of Morrison's Christian commitment," claiming that although it "is not one of Morrison's most outstanding songs" it works as "a testament of faith".
Appearances on other albums
*'The Best of Van Morrison' (1990)
*'Still on Top The Greatest Hits' (2 disc U.K. edition)
*'Van Morrison The Concert' (1990)
Personnel
* Van Morrison vocals, guitar
* Cliff Richard vocals
* Arty McGlynn guitar
* Neil Drinkwater piano
* Steve Pearce bass guitar
* Roy Jones drums, percussion
* Dave Early drums, percussion
Covers
*Aled Jones
*Waterdeep
*Danish Radio Big Band
*Marc Roberts
References
Sources
*Rogan, Johnny (2006). 'Van Morrison: No Surrender', London:Vintage Books
Category:Van Morrison songs
Category:Cliff Richard songs
Category:Malemale vocal duets
Category:1989 singles
Category:Songs written by Van Morrison
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Category:Song recordings produced by Van Morrison
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