Wild Night
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| Single by Van Morrison | ||||||||||
| from the album Tupelo Honey | ||||||||||
| B-side | "When That Evening Sun Goes Down" (alternative take) | |||||||||
| Released | October 1971 | |||||||||
| Recorded | Spring 1971 in Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:33 | |||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison Ted Templeman |
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| Single by John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello | ||||
| from the album Dance Naked | ||||
| A-side | "Wild Night" | |||
| Released | June 1994 (U.S.) 22 August 1994 (UK) |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer(s) | John Mellencamp, Mike Manchic | |||
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"Wild Night" is a song written by Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the opening track on his fifth studio album Tupelo Honey. It was released as a single in 1971 and reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Morrison has continued to perform it in concerts throughout his career and it has been covered by many artists and bands. A cover version recorded by John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello in 1994 peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of that year, and topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart at that time as well.
"Wild Night" was first recorded during a session with Lewis Merenstein as producer at Warners Publishing Studio in New York City in autumn 1968. The version released on Tupelo Honey was recorded in spring 1971 at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco with Ted Templeman as producer.
Tom Maginnis in Allmusic describes it as: "an effusive three and a half minutes of Stax-inspired R&B, buoyed by a sweet guitar lick from Ronnie Montrose of such quality that would make Steve Cropper proud."
Reviewing Tupelo Honey in Uncut magazine, David Cavanagh wrote of "Wild Night": "Recorded live in the studio (as all Morrison's albums are), it sounds intricately layered, highly sophisticated by 2007's standards, like speeded-up Steely Dan meets Allen Toussaint. It's fluid but meticulous; ultra-rehearsed but effortless. It promises a party to come."
"Wild Night" as originally recorded by Morrison was rated at #747 on Dave Marsh's 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever.
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