On October 15, 1974, “Warner Bros” label released “Tupelo Honey”, the fifth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Wally Heider” and “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.

Personnel:

• Van Morrison – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, horn arrangements
• Ronnie Montrose – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
• John McFee – pedal steel guitar
• Ted Templeman – organ
• Mark Jordan – piano, electric piano
• Bill Church – bass
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Connie Kay – drums
• Gary Mallaber – percussion, vibraphone
• Jack Schroer – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
• Luis Gasca – trumpet
• Bruce Royston – flute, flute arrangements
• “Boots” Houston – flute, backing vocals, flute arrangements
• Ellen Schroer – backing vocals
• Janet Planet – backing vocals
• Jack Schroer – horn arrangements
• Stephen Barncard, David Brown, Doc Storch – engineer
• Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee – remix
• Ian Cooper – remaster
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Michael Maggid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Van Morrison.

1. Wild Night
2. (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball
3. Old Old Woodstock
4. Starting a New Life
5. You’re My Woman
6. Tupelo Honey
7. I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)
8. When That Evening Sun Goes Down
9. Moonshine Whiskey