I've Been Working

"I've Been Working" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison appearing on the album His Band and the Street Choir, released in 1970. The song was first an outtake from Morrison's well received album Astral Weeks of 1968.[1] Other versions of "I've Been Working" were recorded for Morrison's next album Moondance,[2] of which, three were released on the 2013 deluxe edition.[3]

"I've Been Working"
Song by Van Morrison
from the album His Band and the Street Choir
ReleasedNovember 15, 1970 (1970-11-15)
RecordedJune–September 1970
GenreFunk, rock
Length3:25
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison

Releases and performances

Personnel on original release

Cover versions

  • Bob Seger covered this song on his album Back in '72, and later performed it on his successful live album Live Bullet in 1976.[5]
  • Bo Diddley's 1974 album, Big Bad Bo had a cover by Diddley of "I've Been Working".[6]
  • "I've Been Working" was the final track on the 1974 album More Orphan Than Not, by Orphan.[5]
  • The song was also covered by Guitar Shorty in 2004, on his album Watch Your Back.[5]
  • Gov't Mule often works the song into its signature song "Mule" during live performances.

Notes
  1. Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p.195, p.518
  2. Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p.520
  3. Light, Alan; Planet, Janet; Scheiner, Elliot (22 October 2013). Moondance (deluxe edition booklet). Van Morrison. Warner Bros. Records. R2 536561.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Hinton. Celtic Crossroads, p.394
  5. "allmusic (((Van Morrison > Songs >Songs Composed By)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  6. "allmusic (((Big Bad Bo > Overview)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2009.

References
  • Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
  • Hinton, Brian (2000). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074-312-9
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