Domino (Van Morrison song)

"Domino"
Single by Van Morrison
from the album His Band and the Street Choir
B-side"Sweet Jannie"
Released15 November 1970
RecordedSpring 1970
StudioA&R Recording Studios, New York City
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:06
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"Crazy Love"
(1970)
"Domino"
(1970)
"Blue Money"
(1971)
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.

  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (15 October 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 43. ISBN 031214704X.