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Pay the Devil

Lost Highway
(Released March 7, 2006;
special edition released June 27th)

1. There Stands the Glass (2:16)
2. Half As Much (2:36)
3. Things Have Gone to Pieces (3:11)
4. Big Blue Diamonds (2:56)
5. Playhouse (4:14)
6. Your Cheatin' Heart (2:32)
7. Don't You Make Me High (2:47)
8. My Bucket's Got a Hole In It (2:22)
9. Back Street Affair (2:49)
10. Pay the Devil (3:03)
11. What Am I Living For (3:57)
12. This Has Got To Stop (4:44)
13. Once a Day (2:52)
14. More and More (2:46)
15. 'Til I Gain Control Again (5:59)
    Total time: (48:54)

Production information for the album is available here; or click on the track times above for production information on a specific track.

Update:

(Special Edition with DVD) (click on cover image for larger version)

A Special Edition of Van's Pay The Devil CD was released on June 27th, 2006. The Special Edition includes a live five track DVD ("Playhouse", "Till I Gain Control", "Big Blue Diamonds", "This Has Got To Stop", and "There Stands The Glass") featuring songs from Van's Ryman performance (March 7, 2006) in Nashville, shot by Danny Clinch, as well as photos taken the day of the concert. The CMT broadcast of Van's Nashville show included all of these except "Big Blue Diamonds".

The Special Edition can be ordered at Amazon.com

News release (December 22, 2005):

Van Morrison Signs With Lost Highway
Veteran singer/songwriter Van Morrison has aligned with Lost Highway for the release of his next studio album, the country-dominated Pay the Devil. Due March 7, the 15-track set features the Morrison originals "This Has Got To Stop," "Playhouse" and the title cut.

Pay the Devil is rounded out by songs popularized by Webb Pierce ("There Stands the Glass"), Hank Williams ("Your Cheatin' Heart"), Conway Twitty ("What Am I Living For"), Emmylou Harris ("'Til I Gain Control"), Big Joe Turner ("Don't You Make Me High") and George Jones ("Things Have Gone to Pieces"), among others.

Morrison most recently recorded for Geffen, which released his Magic Time album in May. The set debuted at No. 25 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 252,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Prior to that, he was with Blue Note for the 2004 release What's Wrong With This Picture?

The artist has been previewing some of the Pay the Devil material at recent live shows. His schedule will resume Jan. 3 on Spain's Grand Canary Island; it is unknown if North American dates are in the works.

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