His Band and the Street Choir is Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's fourth solo album, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). The album was originally to be called Virgo's Fool.
In America the album was as well received as Moondance upon its release, mainly through its sampler single "Domino", which topped "Brown Eyed Girl" as a Top Ten single. Two other singles from the album were produced. Although they were less successful, they st...
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His Band and the Street Choir is Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's fourth solo album, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). The album was originally to be called Virgo's Fool.
In America the album was as well received as Moondance upon its release, mainly through its sampler single "Domino", which topped "Brown Eyed Girl" as a Top Ten single. Two other singles from the album were produced. Although they were less successful, they still charted in the Top 100. "Domino" remains the only song on the album to have been included in any compilation album by Morrison.
The production of the album started in the spring of 1970. Morrison re-entered the studio in the summer of the same year to re-record portions and complete the album. From the second recording session, five of the seven songs that made it onto the album featured "the Street Choir". Morrison was unhappy with the songs cut with "the Street Choir", as he wanted to use the group for a different effect: "It was...
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