Bright Side of the Road (1979 studio version)

~ Recording by Van Morrison

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:45Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9102 852
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:40Van MorrisonBright Side of the RoadVan MorrisonSingle
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)6001 121
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:44Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)HS 3390
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonInto the Music (made in West Germany by Polygram)Van MorrisonAlbum
  • -1983
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)800 057-2
1.9Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonThe Best of Rock LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2290
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)841 970-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-02-05
Polydor (British label, see annotation)841 970-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)841 970-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
  • GB1990-04-03
Polydor (British label, see annotation)839 603-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)841 970-4
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)841 970-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)841 970-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)STARCD 5688
1.4Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonMichael: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1996-12-17
Revolution (late 1990s US, subsidiary of Giant Records)9 24666-2
1.14Bright Side of the Road3:43Van MorrisonFever Pitch: Music and Moments From the FilmVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB1997-03-31
  • DE1997-05-02
0630-18453-2, WE833
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
  • GB1998-04-06
Exile (Van Morrison)537 540-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Exile (Van Morrison), Polydor (British label, see annotation)559 440-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)31453 7459-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Exile (Van Morrison)537 459-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)STARCD6430
1.15Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonAt the Movies – Soundtrack HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-02-12
Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release)
1.15Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonAt the Movies: Soundtrack HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-02-12
  • DE2007-02-12
  • GB2007-02-12
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)00946 3 84224 2 6
1.5Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonStill on Top: The Greatest HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-22
Exile (Van Morrison)1749967
1.5Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonStill on Top: The Greatest HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-22
Exile (Van Morrison)1747483
1.5Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonStill on Top – The Greatest HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Exile (Van Morrison)1747483
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
  • XW2008-01-28
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
  • JP2008-03-26
Exile (Van Morrison), Polydor (British label, see annotation)UICY-93437
1.11Bright Side of the Road3:45Van MorrisonStill on Top: The Greatest HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-09-09
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation)B0010070-02
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
Exile (Van Morrison)
1.1Bright Side of the Road?:??Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbum
Exile (Van Morrison), Polydor (British label, see annotation)5305454
1.5Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonStill on Top: The Greatest HitsVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)B0010567-02
2.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Essential Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-08-28
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88875141712
2.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Essential Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)888751290624
2.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Essential Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6Bright Side of the Road3:49Van MorrisonAnthologyVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonInto the Music (made in West Germany)Van MorrisonAlbumMercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)800 057-2
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonInto the MusicVan MorrisonAlbumWarner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 26248-2
1.4Bright Side of the Road3:47Van MorrisonMichael: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + SoundtrackGiant (imprint for “Giant Records”, Warner Bros. subsidiary)
1.1Bright Side of the Road3:46Van MorrisonThe Best of Van MorrisonVan MorrisonAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) (in 1979)
assistant engineer:Alex Kash
assistant producer:Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:Van Morrison
assistant mixer:Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
mixer:Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
guest tabla:Zakir Hussain (in 1979)
horn arranger:Pee Wee Ellis
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1979)
recorded at:The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1979)
mixed at:The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:Bright Side of the Road (in 1979)

Bright Side of the Road

lyricist and composer:Van Morrison
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Essential Music (logo subtitled "The music of your life")
Exile Publishing Ltd.
Gallo Music Publishers
Intersong Music Ltd.
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Songs of PolyGram Int'l, Inc.
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)