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Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey is an album by Van Morrison, released in 1971. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 49 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tupelo Honey”, on 25 lists with a best position of #20.
Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison's fifth album, came out on Warner Bros. in October 1971, and it's about as close to plain contentment as Van the Man ever put on tape. He wrote nearly all of it in Woodstock, New York, before his move out to Marin County, California (only "You're My Woman" was born during the sessions), then cut it with Ted Templeman producing, starting at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco and finishing up at Columbia Studios in May.
The songs lean hardest into country, with R&B, soul and folk-rock simmering underneath, and they're full of the Woodstock countryside and home life with his then-wife Janet "Planet" Rigsbee, a match for the cosy domestic scene on the cover. "Wild Night" kicks up its heels with an R&B strut, while the title track, named for the honey made from the blossoms of the tupelo tree, rolls along slow and sweet as a hymn.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tupelo Honey on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tupelo Honey | 25 | #20 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | Wild Night | 23 | #128 | – | 1996–2026 | |
| 3 | You're My Woman | 1 | #730 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.