Brown Eyed Girl
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Dutch 7-inch vinyl single
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| Single by Van Morrison | |||||||||
| from the album Blowin' Your Mind! | |||||||||
| A-side | "Brown Eyed Girl" | ||||||||
| B-side | "Goodbye Baby" | ||||||||
| Released | June 1967 | ||||||||
| Recorded | 28 March 1967 | ||||||||
| Genre | Rock, British R&B | ||||||||
| Length | 3:03 | ||||||||
| Label | Bang | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Bert Berns | ||||||||
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"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967 for Bang Records owner and producer Bert Berns, it was released as a single in June 1967 on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It featured The Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and is considered to be Van Morrison's signature song. "Brown Eyed Girl" has remained a staple on classic rock radio, and has been covered by hundreds of bands over the decades.
After finishing his contract with Decca Records and the mid-1966 break-up of his band, Them, Morrison returned to Belfast seeking a new recording company. When he received a phone call from Bert Berns, owner of Bang Records, who had produced a number of recordings with Them, he flew to New York City and hastily signed a contract (which biographer Clinton Heylin says probably still gives him sleepless nights). During a two-day recording session starting 28 March 1967, he recorded eight songs intended to be used as four singles. The recording session took place at A & R Studios and "Brown Eyed Girl" was captured on the 22nd take on the first day. Of the musicians Berns had assembled, there were three guitarists - Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken, and Al Gorgoni - plus bassist Russ Savakus, pianist Paul Griffin and drummer Gary Chester. It was released as a single in mid-June 1967.
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