Burning Ground
1997 song by Van Morrison
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"Burning Ground" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1997 album, The Healing Game. For this song, Morrison got his inspiration from a common scene from his childhood when jute was shipped to Belfast from India in the 1950s.[1]
| "Burning Ground" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Van Morrison | |
| from the album The Healing Game | |
| Released | March 4, 1997 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 5:38 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriter | Van Morrison |
| Producer | Van Morrison |
Clinton Heylin calls the song "a potentially important song about a man still caught half-way between heaven and hell."[2]
Personnel on original release
- Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica
- Ronnie Johnson – electric guitar
- Alec Dankworth – double bass
- Leo Green – tenor saxophone
- Geoff Dunn – drums
- Pee Wee Ellis – baritone saxophone, backing vocals
- Robin Aspland – piano
- Brian Kennedy – backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
- Horns arranged by – Pee Wee Ellis and Leo Green
