A Night in San Francisco

Recording

The album is compiled of live performances at the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, California on 18 December 1993 and the Mystic Theater, Petaluma, California, on 12 December 1993. The bonus track "Cleaning Windows/The Street Only Knew Your Name" was recorded on 17 December 1993 at the Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, California.

Composition

"In the Garden/You Send Me/Allegheny" was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Most of the songs were medleys with several vocalists performing on each.

Reception

Richard Williams of The Independent wrote in his review that: "A Night in San Francisco...goes for the heart of the stuff that first inspired Morrison: rhythm and blues. He is in electrifyingly authoritative form, bringing all his experience to some of his finest songs."

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison unless noted.

Disc one

1. "Did Ye Get Healed?" – 4:18
2. "It's All in the Game/Make It Real One More Time" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman)/(Morrison) – 4:19
3. "I've Been Working" – 3:24
4. "I Forgot That Love Existed/All Along the Watchtower" (Morrison)/(Bob Dylan) – 6:17
5. "Vanlose Stairway/Trans-Euro Train/A Fool for You" (Morrison)/(Morrison)/(Ray Charles) – 6:55
6. "You Make Me Feel So Free" – 3:14
7. "Beautiful Vision" – 4:11
8. "See Me Through/Soldier of Fortune/Thank You" (Morrison)/(Morrison)/(Sylvester Stewart) – 10:18
9. "Ain't That Loving You Baby?" (Ivory Joe Hunter, Clyde Otis) – 4:44
10. "Stormy Monday/Have You Ever Loved a Woman?/No Rollin' Blues" (T-Bone Walker)/(Billy Myles)/(Jimmy Witherspoon) – 6:08
11. "Help Me" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 6:10
12. Organ solo from "Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.)
13. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy Williamson I) – 3:33
14. "Tupelo Honey" – 4:01
15. "Moondance/My Funny Valentine" (Morrison)/(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:09

Disc two

1. "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (King Pleasure, Lester Young) – 4:47
2. "It Fills You Up" – 4:43
3. "I'll Take Care of You"/It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (Brook Benton) / (James Brown, Betty Newsome) – 16:23
4. "Lonely Avenue/Be-Bop-A-Lula/4 O'Clock in the Morning (Try for Sleep)/Family Affair/You Give Me Nothing but the Blues/When Will I Become A Man?/Sooner Or Later/Down the Line" (Doc Pomus) / (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis) / (Morrison, John Platania) / (Sylvester Stewart) / (Morrison) / (Erica Ehm, Tim Thorney) / (Vernon, Ross, Shaw) / (Roy Orbison) – 14:51
5. "So Quiet in Here/That's Where It's At" (Morrison) / (James Alexander, Sam Cooke) – 5:00
6. "In the Garden/Real Real Gone/Allegheny/You Send Me" (Morrison) / (Morrison) / (trad.) / (Sam Cooke) ) – 9:41
7. "Have I Told You Lately" (Morrison) – 3:51
8. "Shakin' All Over/Gloria" (Johnny Kidd) / (Morrison) – 11:29

Bonus track (2008 CD reissue)

1. "Cleaning Windows/The Street Only Knew Your Name" (Morrison) / (Morrison) – 3:46

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Album – UK Albums Chart (United Kingdom)