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
Released15 November 1970 (1970-11-15)
RecordedSummer 1970
GenreFolk rock
Length3:57
LabelWarner 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]

  1. ^ Floman, Scott. "Review". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p.122
  3. ^ Van Morrison Anthology, p.22

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