Accentuate the Positive is the 45th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released on 3 November 2023 by Exile Productions and Virgin Records.
[2] Uncut stated that "this rock'n'roll album falls far short of Little Richard's atomic excitement in a genre here showing its age, but 78-year-old Van sounds youthly eager, even sensual in between the hushed female harmonies and honky-tonk piano of 'You Are My Sunshine'".
[6] David Quantick of Classic Rock called it "something of a relief that Accentuate the Positive is, purely and simply, a covers album" that is "performed with the majestic casualness that only Van Morrison can bring to a song".
[3] Record Collector's Terry Staunton described the album as a "lively mix of swing, jump jive, R&B and classic rock'n'roll [that] constantly plays to the singer's strengths as a thoughtful, inventive interpreter".
"Two Hound Dogs" "Flip, Flop And Fly" "I Want A Roof Over My Head" "Problems" "Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes" "The Shape I'm In" "Accentuate The Positive" "Lonesome Train" "A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues" "Shakin' All Over" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Red Sails In The Sunset" "Sea Of Heartbreak" "Blueberry Hill" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Lucille" "Shake Rattle And Roll"