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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, it was released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The song was released as the follow-up single to Morrison's hit "Brown Eyed Girl." [2] [3] [5] The b-side of the single was a track that was not included on Blowin' Your Mind called "Chick-A-Boom," which Morrison biographer Clinton Heylin disparaged for silly lyrics such as "I'm going away but I'm coming back/With a ginger cat/What d'ya think ...
Van Morrison (born George Ivan Morrison on 31 August 1945) ... Brown Eyed Girl [1] Gloria; Joe Stampley. Brown Eyed Girl [22] Lisa Stansfield.
There's also a nod to two rock legends on the new track: Neil Diamond and Van Morrison. Diamond's “Sweet Caroline” gets a reference and Morrison's “Brown Eyed Girl” does, too.
The album's music blends folk, blues, jazz, and classical styles, signalling a radical departure from the sound of Morrison's previous pop hits, such as "Brown Eyed Girl" (1967). The lyrics and cover art portray the symbolism equating earthly love and heaven that would often feature in the singer's subsequent records.
Blowin' Your Mind! is the debut studio album by Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, released in 1967. It was recorded 28–29 March 1967 and contained his first solo pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl". It was included by Rolling Stone as one of the 40 Essential Albums of 1967. [3]
"Brown Eyed Girl", one of the songs from Blowin' Your Mind!, was released as a single in mid-June 1967, [71] reaching number ten in the US charts. "Brown Eyed Girl" became Morrison's most-played song. [72] The song spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. [73]
One Particular Harbor is the only ‘80s album that left a major mark on Buffett’s live repertoire, with the title track and his cover of Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” both counting ...