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Van Morrison – If It Wasn't for Ray (2025) | Track profile | Dork

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Van Morrison
Remembering Now
If It Wasn't for Ray

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If It Wasn't for Ray

Release date: 13th June 2025

From Remembering Now

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About This Track

"If It Wasn't for Ray" is a track by Van Morrison, from the album Remembering Now, released 13th June 2025. It's filed under Blues. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Lyrics

If It Wasn't for Ray

[Verse 1]

If it wasn't for Ray

Wouldn't be where I am today

If it wasn't for Ray

Singing, "Tell me, what'd I say?"

If it wasn't for Ray

If it wasn't for Ray

[Verse 2]

If it wasn't for his sound

Would never have got off the ground

If it wasn't for his sound

Which was so profound

If it wasn't for Ray

Wouldn't be where I am today

[Verse 3]

Reinvented soul, rhythm and blues

And rock 'n' roll

Reinvented soul, rhythm and blues

And rock 'n' roll

Country and western too

His music just grew

Country and western too

His music just grew

[Verse 4]

If it wasn't for Ray

Wouldn't be where I am today

If it wasn't for Ray

Singing, "Tell me, what'd I say?"

If it wasn't for Ray

Wouldn't be where I am today

[Verse 5]

Ba-na-na-na-na-na, ba, ba

Ba-da-da-da

Ba-na-na-na-na, da, da

Da-da-da-da, da-da

Ba-na-na-na-na

Ba-na-na-na-na

Ba-na-na-na-na

Ba-na-na-na-na

[Verse 6]

If it wasn't for Ray (Hey)

Wouldn't be where I am today

If it wasn't for Ray (Hey)

Singing, "Tell me, what'd I say?"

If it wasn't for that sound

This music wouldn't be around

If it wasn't for Ray

If it wasn't for Ray

[Verse 7]

Brothеr Ray (Hey)

Singing, "Tell me, what'd I say?"

I bеlieved in my soul (Soul)

Sticks and stones

If it wasn't for Ray

If it wasn't for Ray

If it wasn't for Ray

Well, if it wasn't for Ray

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Track details

From Remembering Now

2025

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Album

Remembering Now

Release year

2025

1Down To Joy
3:38
2If It Wasn’t For Ray
3:17
3Haven’t Lost My Sense Of Wonder
5:28
4Love, Lover and Beloved
5:14
5Cutting Corners
3:06
6Back To Writing Love Songs
3:57
7The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours
2:36
8Once In A Lifetime Feelings
4:38
9Stomping Ground
5:15
10Memories And Visions
6:49
11When The Rains Came
6:22
12Colourblind
3:30
13Remembering Now
5:20
14Stretching Out
8:57
—If It Wasn't for Ray
—Haven't Lost My Sense of Wonder

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Van Morrison
Producer: Van Morrison
Bass: Pete Hurley
Drums: Colin Griffin
Vocals: Van Morrison
Background Vocals: Colin Griffin, Crawford Bell, Jolene O’Hara, Richard Dunn
Electric Guitar: Van Morrison
Hammond Organ: Richard Dunn
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins
Mixing Engineer: Ben McAuley
Percussion: Alan “Sticky” Wicket
Piano: Stuart McIlroy
Recording Engineer: Ben McAuley
Saxophone: Paul O’Reilly
Trumpet: Mike Barkley