Common One
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Common One is the twelfth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980. The album was recorded over a nine-day period at Super Bear Studios, near Nice, on the French Riviera. Its title is in the lyrics of the song "Summertime in England": "Oh, my common one with the coat so old and the light in her head".

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Released
Aug, 1980
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Album
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Warner Bros. Records
Mercury Records

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AllMusic
3/5 stars
Billboard (13 September 1980)(favourable)
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (Robert Christgau)B−
Chicago Sun Times (January 29, 1981)
3/5 stars
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