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I'll Be Your Lover, Too

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Released
  
November 15, 1970

Genre
  
Folk rock

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
Summer 1970

Length
  
3:57

Writer(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.

Contents

The song was featured in two movies, Proof of Life (2000) and Moonlight Mile (2002).

Composition

Some have considered the music of the song similar to that on Morrison's second studio album Astral Weeks. 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.

Personnel on original release

  • Van Morrison - guitar, vocal
  • John Klingberg - bass guitar
  • John Platania - guitar
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) - drums
  • Covers

    Singer and actor Robert Pattinson covered the song.

    References

    I'll Be Your Lover, Too Wikipedia