1972 Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) (US:#61 UK:#5)
“Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)” is a song written and performed by Van Morrison and featured as the opening track on his sixth studio album, Saint Dominic’s Preview. It was released by Warner Bros. in July 1972 as the first of three singles from the album and charted at number sixty-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Both the music and lyrics are inspired by rhythm and blues singer Jackie Wilson and his song “Reet Petite”, which is directly quoted in the song.
Album
Saint Dominic’s Preview is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. Rolling Stone declared it “the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record yet released.” The diversity of the material on the album highlighted Morrison’s fusing of Celtic folk, R&B, blues, jazz and […]
Muscians
| Bass | Bill Church |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Doug Messenger |
| Guitar | Van Morrison |
| Piano | Mark Naftalin |
| Sax | Rolf Houston |
| Sax | Jack Schroer |
| Vocals | Van Morrison |
Produced By
Van Morrison
Songwriters
Van Morrison
Charts
US:#61
UK:# 5