Tupelo Honey

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For the Canadian rock band of the same name, see Tupelo Honey (band).
Tupelo Honey
Tupelo Honey cover
Studio album by Van Morrison
Released October, 1971
Reissued January, 2008
Recorded Wally Heider and Columbia Studios, San Francisco
Spring and summer 1971
Genre Folk-rock, Country
Length 40:42
Label Warner Bros. Records,
Polydor
Producer Van Morrison
Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
Van Morrison chronology
His Band and the Street Choir
(1970)		 Tupelo Honey
(1971)		 Saint Dominic's Preview
(1972)
Singles from Tupelo Honey
  1. "Wild Night" b/w "When That Evening Sun Goes Down"
  2. "Tupelo Honey" b/w "Starting a New Life"
  3. "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" b/w "Old Old Woodstock"

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, as well as the other single released from the album, "Wild Night".

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

The cover photograph showed Janet, his wife at the time, on horseback and Van walking alongside. It was an album of rural, domestic bliss, but the marriage was to break up within a few years.

The vocals on the album were always live after rehearsing each song five or six times, according to saxophonist Boots Houston. The only overdubbing was backing vocals and horns.[1]

The January 29, 2008 reissued and remastered version of the album contains an alternative take of "Wild Night" and a reworked cover version of the traditional song, "Down By the Riverside".[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison.

Side One

  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

Side Two

  1. "Tupelo Honey" – 6:54
  2. "I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)" – 3:27
  3. "When That Evening Sun Goes Down" – 3:06
  4. "Moonshine Whiskey" – 6:48

[edit] Bonus tracks (2008 CD reissue)

  1. "Wild Night" (alternative take)
  2. "Down by the Riverside" (traditional, arranged Morrison)

[edit] Personnel

[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 on "Tupelo Honey": Bruce Royston
  • Flute arrangement on "Like a Cannonball": Rolf "Boots" Houston
  • 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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Turner, Too Late To Stop Now, p. l07
  2. ^ Van Morrison Official Website

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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