Pay the Devil

Untitled

Pay the Devil is an album by veteran singer/songwriter Van Morrison.

Morrison previewed some of the Pay the Devil material at his live shows in the previous year.

Track listing

1. "There Stands the Glass" - (Alize Gresham, Russ Hull, Mary Jane Shurtz)- 2:16
2. "Half as Much" - (Curly Williams) - 2:36
3. "Things Have Gone to Pieces" - (Leon Payne) - 3:11
4. "Big Blue Diamonds" - (Earl J. Carson) - 2:56
5. "Playhouse" - (Morrison) - 4:14
6. "Your Cheatin' Heart" - (Hank Williams) - 2:32
7. "Don't You Make Me High" - (Daniel Barker, Ken Harris) - 2:47
8. "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It" - (Clarence Williams) - 2:22
9. "Back Street Affair" - (Billy Wallace) - 2:49
10. "Pay the Devil" - (Morrison) - 3:03
11. "What Am I Living For?" - (Art Harris, Fred Jay)- 3:57
12. "This Has Got to Stop" - (Morrison) - 4:44
13. "Once a Day" - (Bill Anderson) - 2:52
14. "More and More" - (Merle Kilgore, Webb Pierce) - 2:46
15. "'Til I Gain Control Again" - (Rodney Crowell) - 5:59

Personnel

• Van Morrison - Acoustic guitar, vocals
• Crawford Bell - Vocals
• Olwin Bell - Vocals
• Paul Godden - Guitar, Steel guitar
• Mick Green - Guitar
• Karen Hamill - Vocals
• Bobby Irwin - Drums
• Ian Jennings - Double bass, acoustic bass
• Bob Loveday - Violin
• Leon McCrum - Vocals
• Paul Riley - Electric bass
• Johnny Scott - Guitar, vocals
• Nicky Scott - Electric bass
• Fiachra Trench - Vocals, string arrangements
• Geraint Watkins - Piano
• Aine Whelan - Vocals
• Gavyn Wright - String section leader

Production

• Van Morrison - Producer
• Declan Gaffney - Mixing assistant
• Jerome King - Assistant engineer
• Alastair McMillan - Mixing
• Walter Samuel - Engineer, mixing