"Domino" | ||||
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Single by Van Morrison | ||||
from the album His Band and the Street Choir | ||||
B-side | "Sweet Jannie" | |||
Released | 15 November 1970 | |||
Recorded | Spring 1970 | |||
Studio | A&R Recording Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison | |||
Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
Van Morrison singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Domino" on YouTube |
"Domino" is a hit song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It is the opening track of his fourth studio album, His Band and the Street Choir. This song is Morrison's personal musical tribute to New Orleans R&B singer and pianist Fats Domino.
It was released by Warner Bros. Records in October 1970 as the first of three singles from the album. It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. As of 2021, "Domino" remains Morrison's highest-charting single ever, surpassing Morrison's signature song "Brown Eyed Girl", which had charted at number 10 in 1967.