Song · Van Morrison
“Crazy Love” by Van Morrison
From the album Moondance (1970)
“Crazy Love” by Van Morrison appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2023. It was first released in 1970 on the album Moondance. Its best result is #198 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,658 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Crazy Love" sits on Moondance, Van Morrison's 1970 album, a romantic ballad of the tenderest sort. The Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote it, produced it and sang the lead, with Judy Clay, Cissy Houston and Jackie Verdell wrapping his voice in background harmonies and Elliot Scheiner on the mix.
It first surfaced in May 1970 as the flip of "Come Running"; the Dutch single turned the pair around, putting "Crazy Love" on top in a sleeve that shows Morrison alongside his then-wife, Janet "Planet" Rigsbee, photographed by Woodstock's official photographer, Elliot Landy. The song kept finding partners: Bob Dylan sang it with Morrison in the 1991 BBC film One Irish Rover, and at his 2003 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction Ray Charles introduced him with the first verse before they finished it together. Their duet also appears on Charles's 2004 album Genius Loves Company.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1304 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 198 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 695 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2022 | 882 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 874 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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