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"Caravan" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance. It was a concert highlight for several years and was included as one of the songs on Morrison's 1974 acclaimed live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now .
"Caravan" is an American jazz standard by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington, first performed by Ellington in 1936. Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung. The song has regained popularity since being featured prominently in the 2014 film Whiplash .
The album was released the following month in the UK, and in March 1971 in the US. [9] According to AllMusic, "If I Could Do It All Over Again contains significant progressions over the first album." [8] "Can't Be Long Now," also known as "For Richard," became a staple of live Caravan shows and was typically the set closer. [6]
It's Too Late to Stop Now is a 1974 live double album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison.It features performances that were recorded in concerts at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, and the Rainbow in London, during Morrison's three-month tour with his eleven-piece band, the Caledonia Soul Orchestra, from May to July 1973.
In the Land of Grey and Pink is the third album by English progressive rock band Caravan, released in April 1971 on Deram Records.It was produced by David Hitchcock and was the last album to feature the original lineup of Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair and Dave Sinclair until 1982's Back to Front.
The album was the result of the band borrowing equipment from Soft Machine (who were touring the U.S. at the time with Jimi Hendrix and using his backline), producing "an unusually mature musical statement". [6] The album was released in stereo and mono, in both the United States and United Kingdom, but failed to reach chart hit status. [7]
Isley-Jasper-Isley released two further albums on their CBS Associated Records label, including Caravan of Love. The title hit was a No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. "Caravan of Love" was subsequently covered by English band the Housemartins, who made the song an international No. 1 pop hit in 1986. [1] "
The group decided to scrap the live album when it was learned that a studio album could be recorded with the same budget. [4] Members Dave Sinclair and Geoff Richardson contributed to songwriting duties alongside main songwriter Pye Hastings. The material moved in the direction of shorter songs and more mainstream instrumentation than previous ...