Precious Time (Van Morrison song)

"Precious Time"
Single by Van Morrison
from the album Back on Top
A-side	"Precious Time"
B-side	"Jackie Wilson Said"/ "Call Me Up in Dreamland" (UK)
Released	13 April 1999
Recorded	1998, Wool Hall Studios, Beckington
Genre	R&B
Length	3:45
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Van Morrison
Producer(s)	Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"Rough God Goes Riding" (1997) "Precious Time" (1999) "Back on Top" (1999)

"Precious Time" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and recorded on his 1999 album, Back on Top. It was released as a single in the UK and charted at No. 36.^[1] Since first recording it, Morrison has played it in concert 574 times from March 1998 until June 2008, making it one of his most frequently performed songs.^[2]