Blue Money

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“Blue Money”
“Blue Money” cover
Single by Van Morrison
from the album His Band and the Street Choir
A-side "Blue Money"
B-side "Sweet Thing" U.S. release or "Call Me Up in Dreamland"
Released May 1971
Recorded 1970
Genre Folk-Rock, R&B
Length 3:40
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Van Morrison
Producer Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"Domino"
(1970)		 "Blue Money"
(1971)		 "Call Me Up in Dreamland"
(1971)
His Band and the Street Choir track listing
"I'll Be Your Lover, Too"
(6)		 "Blue Money"
(7)		 "Virgo Clowns"
(8)

"Blue Money" is a hit song that was written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, His Band and the Street Choir. It was the second of the two Top Forty hits from this album, reaching #23 on the U.S. charts. It was released in the U.K. in June 1971 with "Call Me Up in Dreamland" as the B-side.

Brian Hinton remarks about this song:[1]

"Blue Money" seems to be about a top shelf magazine model, maybe this is how Janet paid the rent during their wilderness years. The music sounds like Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, boozy horns and a nonsensical chorus.

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[edit] Covers

The Flying Pickets included an a cappella version on their 1996 album Blue Money that was named from this tune.

[edit] Personnel

The Street Choir

  • Larry Goldsmith
  • Janet Planet
  • Andrew Robinson
  • Ellen Schroer
  • Dahaud Shaar
  • Martha Velez

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p.123

[edit] References

  • Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X

[edit] External links