Tupelo Honey

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Tupelo Honey
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released	October, 1971
Recorded	Spring and summer 1971
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	40:42
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Van Morrison Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Van Morrison chronology
His Band and the Street Choir (1970)	Tupelo Honey (1971)	Saint Dominic's Preview (1972)

Tupelo Honey is an album by Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). The hymn-like title track has been an enduring hit.

The namesake for the album is a varietal honey produced from the flowers of the tupelo tree in southeastern United States.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison.

1. "Wild Night" – 3:33
2. "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" – 3:43
3. "Old Old Woodstock" – 4:17
4. "Starting a New Life" – 2:10
5. "You're My Woman" – 6:44
6. "Tupelo Honey" – 6:54
7. "I Wanna Roo You" [Scottish Derivative] – 3:27
8. "When That Evening Sun Goes Down" – 3:06
9. "Moonshine Whiskey" – 6:48

[edit] Personnel

• Van Morrison - guitar, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, vocals, background vocals
• Ronnie Montrose - guitar, mandolin, vocals, background vocals
• Bill Church - bass
• Luis Gasca - trumpet
• Stuart "Boots" Houston - flute, vocals, background vocals
• Mark Jordon - piano, electric piano
• Connie Kay - drums
• Gary Mallaber - percussion, drums, vibraphone
• John McFee - pedal steel guitar
• Janet Planet - vocals, background vocals
• Bruce Royston - flute
• Walter Samuel
• Rick Schlosser - drums
• Ellen Schroer - vocals, background vocals
• Jack Schroer - piano, saxophone
• Ted Templeman - organ

[edit] Production

• Producers: Van Morrison, Ted Templeman
• Engineers: Stephen Barncard, David Brown, Doc Storch
• Remixing: Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee
• Remastering: Ian Cooper, Samuel
• Flute arrangement: Bruce Royston
• Horn arrangements: Van Morrison, Jack Schroer
• Art direction: Ed Thrasher
• Photography: Michael Maggid

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Pop Albums	27

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Wild Night"	Pop Singles	28
1972	"Tupelo Honey"	Pop Singles	47