Van Morrison - Hard Nose The Highway

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A1	Snow In San Anselmo Chorus [Background Vocals] – Oakland Symphony Chamber ChorusWritten-By – Van Morrison	4:34
A2	Warm Love Written-By – Van Morrison	3:22
A3	Hard Nose The Highway Written-By – Van Morrison	5:14
A4	Wild Children Written-By – Van Morrison	4:20
A5	The Great Deception Written-By – Van Morrison	4:51
B1	Green Written-By – Joe Raposo	4:20
B2	Autumn Song Written-By – Van Morrison	10:37
B3	Purple Heather Arranged By – Van MorrisonWritten-By – F. McPeake*	5:42

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records
• Recorded At – Caledonia Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Jack Schroer, Jef Labes, Van Morrison
• Backing Vocals – Jackie DeShannon
• Bass – David Hayes, Marty David
• Coordinator [Production] – Lillian Magowan
• Cover – Rob Springett*
• Drums – Rick Schlosser*
• Drums, Vibraphone – Gary Mallaber
• Engineer – Jim Stern (tracks: A2, A3, B2), Neil Schwartz
• Guitar – John Platania, Van Morrison
• Horns – William Atwood*, Jack Schroer, Joseph Ellis*, Jules Broussard
• Mixed By – Neil Schwartz
• Piano – Jef Labes
• Producer – Van Morrison
• Producer [Assistant] – Jack Schroer, Jef Labes
• Strings – John Tenny*, Michael Gerling, Nancy Ellis, Nathan Rubin, Theresa Adams*, Zaven Melikian

Notes

"Recorded exlusively at Caledonia Studio" [inside sleeve]

Center label data:
Manufactured in the UK
℗ 1973
Distributed by WEA Records, Ltd., 20, Broadwick St. London W.1.
a Warner Communications Company

Track B1 titled "Bein' Green" on center label

Gatefold sleeve, cream label, repress from early 1980s

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): W-2 STRAWBERRY ‧ K 46242 A2 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): W-1 STRAWBERRY ‧ K 46242 B1 F/2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BS 2712	Van Morrison	Hard Nose The Highway ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2712	US	1973
K 46242	Van Morrison	Hard Nose The Highway ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Warner Bros. Records	K 46242	UK	1973
WAR 46242 (BS 2712)	Van Morrison	Hard Nose The Highway ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	WAR 46242 (BS 2712)	Portugal	1973
BS 2712	Van Morrison	Hard Nose The Highway ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2712	US	1973
POCP-2128	Van Morrison	Hard Nose The Highway ‎(CD, Album)	Polydor	POCP-2128	Japan	1991