Featuring no less than four introspective instrumentals, this almost forgotten 1983 album takes listeners to the deepest, most inward areas of Van Morrison's renegade Irish soul, the culmination of his spiritual jazz period . . . The mood is predominantly mellow but never flaccid or complacent; there is a radiance that glows throughout. 'Higher Than the World' is simply one of the most beautiful recordings Morrison ever made. - Richard S. Ginell, reviewer. x