''Remembering Now'' is the 47th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter

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, released on 13 June 2025, by Exile Productions and

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. It is Van Morrison's return to original songwriting following

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s and reworkings of his songs. The first single, "Down to Joy", was released on 27 February 2025, having originally appeared in the soundtrack to the 2021

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'' and subsequently been nominated for the

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. Other contributors to the album include

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, Don Black and

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. The album's second single, "Cutting Corners", was released on 1 May 2025.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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(all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 2, 4–6, 8, 10, 12–14), acoustic guitar (3, 7, 9, 11), saxophone (4, 5, 9, 10, 12) * Ben McAuley – mixing,

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* Tony Cousins – mastering * Crawford Bell – background vocals (1–10, 12–14) * Dana Masters – background vocals (1–6, 8, 13, 14) * Colin Griffin – drums (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–14), background vocals (2, 4, 11), percussion (5, 13, 14) * Richard Dunn –

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(1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–14), background vocals (2, 4, 11),

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(11) * Pete Hurley – bass (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–14) * Stuart McIlroy – piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14) * Dave Keary – acoustic guitar (1, 5–8, 10, 12), electric guitar (1, 5, 6, 10–12),

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(5), bouzouki (8, 10, 12), background vocals (11) * Paul O'Reilly – saxophone (1, 2, 13) * Mike Barkley – trumpet (1, 13), saxophone (2) * Kelly Smiley –

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vocals (1), background vocals (13, 14) * Jolene O'Hara – background vocals (2–10, 12) * Alan "Sticky" Wicket – percussion (2, 6, 10–12) * John McCullough – piano (3, 4, 7, 9, 13), Hammond organ (3, 7, 9) * Nicky Scott – bass (3, 7, 9) * Eamon Ferris – drums (3) *

– violin (5, 8, 11) * Pete Wallace – background vocals (7, 10, 12) * Joanne Quigley –

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(7) * Fews Ensemble – strings (7) * Chantelle Duncan – background vocals (11) * Teena Lyle – background vocals (11)

Charts

References

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