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You've Got The Power (Van Morrison Song)
"You've Got the Power" is an outtake from Van Morrison's 1972 album, ''Saint Dominic's Preview''. It was released as the B-side to "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" in 1972. Composition The song features the same personnel as on "I Will Be There (Van Morrison song), I Will Be There" from ''Saint Dominic's Preview'', but with Tom Salisbury on Hammond organ as well as piano and Jules Broussard doubling up on flute. Biographer Peter Mills commented that "The ensemble performance on 'You've Got the Power' is a mighty-sounding thing, righteous and powerful in its proclamation." The song uses staccato organ over the horn section.Mills. ''Hymns to the Silence'', p.162-163 The song contains lines from two other previously released Morrison songs: "Sweet Thing (Van Morrison song), Sweet Thing" and "I've Been Working". The line, "Baby with your saint like smile" was originally used at the end of "Sweet Thing" just before the song faded out. "Set my soul on fire" was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK top 40, as well as internationally, including in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. He has scored top ten albums in the UK in four consecutive decades, following the success of 2021's ''Latest Record Project, Volume 1''. Eighteen of Van Morrison discography, his albums have reached the top 40 in the United States, twelve of them between 1997 and 2017. Since turning 70 in 2015, he has released – on average – more than an album a year. List of awards and nominations received by Van Morrison, His accolades include two Grammy Awards, the 1994 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, the 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards, Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, and inductions into both the Rock and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
