A generally middle-of-the-road set of Morrison covers, tracks and artists selected by The Man himself, who also co-produced the album. So, unlike a lot of tribute albums, this one has the hand of the original on the tiller. A shame, then, that Van piloted it through such safe waters.

There are a few better than average tracks here, though, being Crazy Love by Cassandra Wilson, which captures the emotionality of Morrison's original; Full Force Gale done a capella by Elvis Costello with backing vocals by a male close-harmony trio, and; You Make Me Feel So Free done by Sinead O'Connor in rhythm-and-blues songstress mode. 3.5 stars, then, rather than 3 stars, thanks to these songs. ( )