I'll Be Your Lover, Too
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| "I'll Be Your Lover, Too" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Van Morrison | |
| from the album His Band and the Street Choir | |
| Released | 15 November 1970 |
| Recorded | Summer 1970 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 3:57 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison |
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison |
"I'll Be Your Lover, Too" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album His Band and the Street Choir, released in 1970.
Composition
[edit]Some have considered the music of the song similar to that on Morrison's second studio album Astral Weeks.[1] The song is a moderate tempoed acoustic ballad in 4/4 time, with one 5/8 bar before the vocal comes in. The song is in the key of G major, with the chord progression of Em-C-Em-C-Em-C-D-D.[2][3]
Personnel on original release
[edit]- Van Morrison – guitar, vocal
- John Klingberg – bass guitar
- John Platania – guitar
- Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) – drums
Notes
[edit]- ^ Floman, Scott. "Review". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p.122
- ^ Van Morrison Anthology, p.22
References
[edit]- Van Morrison Anthology, Los Angeles: Alfred Music Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-7692-8967-3
- Hinton, Brian (2000), Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074-312-9
