Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (1971) [2008 Japan SHM remaster] mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

Tupelo Honey is the fifth solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in October 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York before his move to Marin County, California, except for "You're My Woman", which he wrote during the recording sessions. Recording began at the beginning of the second quarter of 1971 at the Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco. Morrison moved to the Columbia Studios in May 1971 to complete the album.

The namesake for the album and its title track is a varietal honey produced from the flowers of the tupelo tree found in the Southeastern United States. The album features various musical genres, most prominently country, but also R&B, soul, folk-rock and blue-eyed soul. The lyrics echo the domestic bliss portrayed on the album cover; they largely describe and celebrate the rural surroundings of Woodstock and Morrison's family life with then-wife Janet "Planet" Rigsbee.

Tupelo Honey received most of its success in America; it charted at number 27 on the Billboard charts and in 1977 it was certified gold. It failed to reach any of the European or other world-wide charts. The album yielded two hit singles, the hymn-like title track, as well as the R&B-flavored "Wild Night".

This 2008 Japan SHM remastered edition includes 2 bonus tracks- an alternative take of the single, Wild Night, as well as an unreleased version of Down By The River Side.

Tracklist:
1. Wild Night - 3:33
2. (Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannonball - 3:41
3. Old Old Woodstock - 4:15
4. Starting A New Life - 2:09
5. You're My Woman - 6:43
6. Tupelo Honey - 6:55
7. I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative) - 3:25
8. When That Evening Sun Goes Down - 3:02
9. Moonshine Whiskey - 6:45
10.Wild Night (Alternative Take) - 5:37
11.Down By The Riverside (Traditional) - 3:54
All compositions by Van Morrison except where noted.

Musicians
*Van Morrison - Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Backing Vocals
*Ronnie Montrose - Electric, Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
*Bill Church - Bass
*Rick Shlosser - Drums
*Connie Kay - Drums
*Jack Schroer - Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones
*Mark Jordan - Piano, Electric Piano
*Gary Mallaber - Percussion, Vibraphone
*John McFee - Pedal Steel Guitar
*Ted Templeman - Organ On
*Bruce Royston - Flute
*Luis Gasca - Trumpet
*"Boots" Houston - Flute, Backing Vocals
*Ellen Schroer - Backing Vocals
*Janet Planet - Backing Vocals

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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