Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

Infobox Single
Name = Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)


Caption =
Artist = Van Morrison
from Album = Saint Dominic's Preview
A-side = "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
B-side = "You've Got the Power"
Released = August 1972
Format =
Recorded = Winter/Spring 1972
Genre = Folk rock, R&B
Length = 2:56
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Van Morrison
Producer = Van Morrison, Ted Templeman
Certification =
Chart position = * #61 U.S.
Last single ="(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" (1972)
This single ="Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" (1972)
Next single ="Redwood Tree" (1972)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Saint Dominic's Preview
Type = studio
prev_track =
prev_no =
this_track = "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
track_no = 1
next_track = "Gypsy"
next_no = 2Infobox Single
Name = Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)


Caption =
Artist = Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express
from Album = Too-Rye-Ay
A-side = "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
B-side = "Let's Make This Precious"
Released = 1982
Format =
Recorded = 1982
Genre = New Wave
Length = 3:03
Label = Mercury Records
Writer = Van Morrison
Producer = Kevin Rowland, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Certification =
Chart position = * #5 U.K.
Last single = "Come On Eileen"
This single = "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
Next single = "Let's Get This Straight From the Start""Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" is the opening tune on Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's 1972 album, "Saint Dominic's Preview". It was released as a single and charted at #61 on the US Hot 100 with the rare B-side "You've Got the Power".

It was inspired by a line in Jackie Wilson's song "Reet Petite". [Hinton. "Celtic Crossroads", p141] John Collis said about the song, "The exuberant scat phrase kicking off the first track, 'Jackie Wilson Said', hotly pursued by a confident, big band r'n'b arrangement, promises well." [Collis. "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart", p132]

Appearance on other albums

*It was included as one of the songs on Morrison's 1990 multi-platinum compilation album, "The Best of Van Morrison".
*"Jackie Wilson Said" was one of the songs included on the 2007 compilation album, "Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits".
*A re-mastered version of this song is the opening track on the 2007 compilation album, "Still on Top - The Greatest Hits".

Personnel on the original release

*Van Morrison - vocals, rhythm guitar
*Bill Church - bass
*"Boots" Rolf Houston - tenor saxophone
*Doug Messenger - guitar
*Mark Naftalin - piano
*Rick Schlosser - drums
*Jack Schroer - alto and baritone saxophones

Covers

*In 1982, British Pop band, Dexys Midnight Runners recorded and released a cover version of "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" on their "Too-Rye-Ay" album. The song was later released as the follow up single to the #1 hit "Come On Eileen" and reached #5 on the U.K. charts. They performed the song on the British sitcom The Young Ones. They also performed the song on Top of the Pops, but in front of a picture of darts player, Jockie Wilson. There remains some debate as to whether it was a misunderstanding or a deliberate act. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A5140720|title=Too Rye-Ay|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-09-28]

In the media

* This song was featured in the 1984 movie, "The Pope of Greenwich Village" and the opening theme of "Queens Logic (1991).

Notes

References

*Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X
*Collis, John (1996). Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, Little Brown and Company, ISBN 0-306-80811-0

External links

* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Lyrics and Audio samples] 1970s, Saint Dominic's Preview
* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=bcdf0ba5fecbc0ef8494bf0c7a15c7dc# Video: Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), 2008]