Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)
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| Single by Van Morrison | ||||||||||||
| from the album Moondance | ||||||||||||
| A-side | "Crazy Love" | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Come Running" | |||||||||||
| Released | 1970 (Netherlands) | |||||||||||
| Recorded | August–November 1969 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||||||||||
| Length | 2:34 | |||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | |||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison and Lewis Merenstein | |||||||||||
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| Single by Michael Bublé | ||||
| from the album Crazy Love | ||||
| B-side | "Pennies from Heaven" | |||
| Released | 16 May 2010 | |||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, pop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | 143 Records, Reprise | |||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
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"Crazy Love" is a romantic ballad written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance. The song was originally released as the B-side to "Come Running" in May 1970 before it was released as a single in the Netherlands, "Come Running" as the B-side. The cover of the single shows Morrison with his then-wife, Janet "Planet" Rigsbee. The photograph was taken by Elliot Landy, the official photographer of the 1969 .
Ray Charles introduced Van Morrison by starting the first verse before Van's appearance when he was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2003. Morrison and Charles then finished with a duet of "Crazy Love". Ray Charles remarked about this performance: "It meant a lot to sing 'Crazy Love' on stage that evening."Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles' 2004 album, includes this duet featuring the two singers. Van Morrison and Bob Dylan sang a duet of "Crazy Love" on the BBC film, One Irish Rover in 1991.
"Crazy Love" has featured in several movies including: She's Having a Baby (1988), starring Kevin Bacon, Always (1989) with Richard Dreyfuss, Leaving Normal (1992) and "Jason's Lyric (1994) and Phenomenon (as covered by Aaron Neville and Robbie Robertson), (1996) starring John Travolta. Also it appeared in The Five-Year Engagement (2012), starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt covered by Audra Mae, Brian Kennedy's cover of "Crazy Love" was featured in the 1994 movie, When a Man Loves a Woman. "Crazy Love" was listed as No. 198 on the All Time 885 Greatest Songs compiled in 2004 by WXPN from listener's votes.
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