The title track is a mundane cross between contemporary blues and soft rock with a chorus repeated ad nauseam. Next up is the gently rocking blues of "Big Time Operator" featuring Georgie Fame on organ. Morrison bites into a delicious cover of Ray Charles' "Lonely Avenue." John Lee Hooker appears on two striking duets, "Gloria" and "Wasted Years." Sonny Boy Williamson's "Good Morning Little School Girl" is revisited and sped up a bit with nice harmonica solo by Morrison. Throughout, Morrison's raw vocal cords are sufficiently dramatic to bring these rhythmic stories to life. This is an earthy departure from his two previous pop efforts. ~ Bil Carpenter, Rovi
Too Long in Exile
1993
All Music Guide Review
Too Long in Exile Track Listing
Credits of Too Long in Exile
- Teena Lyle
- Percussion, Conga, Vocals (Background), Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone
- Richard Manwaring
- Engineer
- Van Morrison
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Sax (Alto), Harmonica, Composer, Guitar (Electric)
- Doc Pomus
- Composer
- Paul Robinson
- Drums
- Grieg Sangster
- Engineer
- Jonn Savannah
- Organ (Hammond), Vocals (Background)
- Nicky Scott
- Bass
- Nat Shilkret
- Composer
- Kate St. John
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sonny Boy Williamson I
- Composer
- Bob Lifton
- Guitar (Electric)
- William Butler Yeats
- Composer
- G. Austin
- Composer
- Richard Cousins
- Bass
- Ken Craddock
- Composer
- Geoff Dunn
- Drums
- Howard Francis
- Piano, Organ (Hammond)
- Mick Glossop
- Engineer
- Kevin Hayes
- Drums
- Sean Leonard
- Engineer
- Brook Benton
- Composer
- Georgie Fame
- Organ (Hammond), Vocals (Background)
- Candy Dulfer
- Recorder, Sax (Alto)
- John Lee Hooker
- Vocals

























