Someone like You (Van Morrison song)
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In 1987, the single charted at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the US.[2] In 2019, it peaked at #1 on the Ireland radio airplay chart.[3]
Recording
"Someone Like You" was recorded in the summer of 1987 at Wool Hall Studios in Beckington, Somerset with Mick Glossop as engineer.[4]
Other releases
The song was released again on two of Morrison's compilation albums in 2007: on the compilation album Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits and as a remastered version on the album Still on Top – The Greatest Hits.
Films featuring "Someone Like You"
- Only the Lonely (1991)
- Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
- French Kiss (1995)
- One Fine Day (1996)
- Someone Like You (2001)
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- American Sniper (2014)
Personnel
- Van Morrison – vocals, guitar
- Neil Drinkwater – piano
- Steve Pearce – bass guitar
- Roy Jones – drums, percussion
- Fiachra Trench – string arrangement
Cover versions
"Someone Like You" is a popularly performed cover song, with the best-known versions by Dina Carroll,[5] Vanessa L. Williams,[6] Shawn Colvin[7] and John Waite.[8]
References
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- ↑ Hage. The Words and Music of Van Morrison. p. 109
- ↑ [[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Van Morrison] chart history at Billboard.com
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Notes
- Hage, Erik (2009). The Words and Music of Van Morrison, Praeger Publishers Template:ISBN
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press Template:ISBN
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