I've Been Working
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| “I've Been Working” | ||
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| Song by Van Morrison | ||
| Album | His Band and the Street Choir | |
| Released | November 15, 1970 | |
| Recorded | June - September 1970 | |
| Genre | Folk Rock | |
| Length | 3:25 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer | Van Morrison | |
| Composer | Van Morrison | |
| Producer | Van Morrison | |
| His Band and the Street Choir track listing | ||
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"I've Been Working" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album His Band and the Street Choir, released in 1970.
According to Clinton Heylin the song was originally recorded in the Astral Weeks sessions "According to Warners' files, there were two out-takes, an early version of "I've Been Working" and a song listed simply as "Train"."[1]
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[edit] Appearance on other albums
- It was one of the live performances recorded and included on Morrison's 1974 acclaimed live album, It's Too Late To Stop Now.
- The song appears on the 1981 video Van Morrison in Ireland recorded in 1979.
- "I've Been Working" appears on the 1994 live album A Night in San Francisco.
[edit] Personnel on original recording
- Van Morrison - guitar, vocal
- Alan Hand - organ
- Keith Johnson - trumpet
- John Klingberg - bass guitar
- John Platania - guitar
- Jack Schroer - alto, baritone saxophones
- Dahaud Shaar - drums
[edit] Covers
- Bob Seger covered this song on his live album 'Live' Bullet in 1976.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p.195
[edit] References
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
[edit] External links
- Lyrics and audio sample His Band and the Street Choir 1970s
