A realistically-shaped electron-boson interaction Eliashberg spectrum alpha
(2)F(omega) is shown to be crucial in determining superconducting transitio
n temperatures when the Fermi-energy shift from a Van Hove saddle-point sin
gularity lies between the minimum and maximum boson frequencies in alpha(2)
F(omega). (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.