Astral Weeks

Summary

Astral Weeks is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astral Weeks's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Astral Weeks's genre is folk rock^[4].
• Astral Weeks was produced by Lewis Merenstein^[5].
• Among the performers on Astral Weeks was Van Morrison^[6].
• Astral Weeks's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[7].
• Astral Weeks's place of publication is recorded as United States^[8].
• Astral Weeks is part of Van Morrison's albums in chronological order^[9].
• Astral Weeks's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Astral Weeks was distributed by LP record^[11].
• Astral Weeks was distributed by music streaming^[12].
• Astral Weeks's review score is recorded as 5^[13].
• Astral Weeks was released on November 1968^[14].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Astral Weeks^[15].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Beside You^[16].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Sweet Thing^[17].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Cyprus Avenue^[18].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as The Way Young Lovers Do^[19].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Madame George^[20].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Ballerina^[21].
• Astral Weeks's tracklist is recorded as Slim Slow Slider^[22].
• Astral Weeks's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Astral Weeks'}^[23].
• Astral Weeks's different from is recorded as Astral Weeks^[24].
• Astral Weeks's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2765'}^[25].
• Astral Weeks's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}^[26].
• Astral Weeks's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1968-11^[29]

• Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, blues rock, chamber folk, folk rock, progressive, progressive folk, rock, singer-songwriter^[30]

• Community tags: acoustic, album rock, avantgarde, bittersweet, blue-eyed soul, blues rock, bright, chamber folk, chamber music, complex, dense, folk jazz, folk rock, introspective, longing, love, lush, male vocalist, melancholic, melodic, nature, passionate, pastoral, poetic, progressive, progressive folk, rock, romantic, sentimental, singer-songwriter, soothing, spiritual, spring, stream of consciousness, warm^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7d568f14-d86e-3584-97d0-c1824599de04^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Astral Weeks was performed by Van Morrison^[6]. It was produced by Lewis Merenstein^[5].

Publication

Astral Weeks was released on November 1968^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is folk rock^[4]. It is part of Van Morrison's albums in chronological order^[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record^[11] and music streaming^[12].

Reception

Astral Weeks's review score is recorded as 5^[13].

Why It Matters

Astral Weeks ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]