Have I Told You Lately

Van Morrison

About Have I Told You Lately

"Have I Told You Lately" is a song written and recorded by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison for his nineteenth studio album Avalon Sunset (1989). It is a romantic ballad that is often played at weddings, although it was originally written as a prayer. It was released as the album's lead single on 5 June 1989, and reached number 12 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It has become a popular cover song with many vocal and instrumental versions recorded by numerous artists and bands. In 1993, Rod Stewart's version charted at number five on both the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as on the UK Singles Chart. "Have I Told You Lately" has received acclaim, winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and a BMI Million-Air certificate. more »

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Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

Oh the morning sun in all its glory
Greets the day with hope and comfort too
And you fill my life with laughter
You can make it better
Ease my troubles that's what you do

There's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
Like the sun
At the end of the day
We should give thanks and pray to the One

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

There's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
And it shines like the sun
At the end of the day we will give thanks and pray to the One

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

Take away my sadness
Fill my life with gladness
Ease my troubles that's what you do
Fill my life with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles that's what you do

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Van Morrison

Van Morrison, OBE (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are described as transcendental, while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are critically acclaimed and appear at the top of many greatest album lists. more »

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Blues, Pop, Rock

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Written by: Van Morrison

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12 facts about this song

Song's Original Creator "Have I Told You Lately" was originally written and performed by Van Morrison in 1989. It was a part of his 19th album titled "Avalon Sunset".
Rod Stewart's Version The song was covered by British rock singer Rod Stewart in 1993. His version gained immense popularity and is often mistaken as the original rendition.
Music Genre Both versions of the song, by Morrison and Stewart, are primarily classified under the genres of Folk Rock and Soft Rock.
Awards and Accolades Van Morrison's original song won him a Grammy in 1996 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
Song Lyrics The song is not one of a romantic expression, as it's often assumed. Instead, Van Morrison said in his interviews that it is a spiritual song, a prayer to God.
Chart Performance Rod Stewart's cover of "Have I Told You Lately" was a commercial success, charting at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rod Stewart's Album Stewart's version of the song appeared on his album "Vagabond Heart". This cover also helped bolster the album's success.
Van Morrison's Highest Ranking Single Despite its relative lack of commercial success in comparison to the Stewart version, Morrison's original was his highest-ever single on the UK charts, reaching number 12.
Song's Second Cover In the year 1993, besides Rod Stewart's cover, "The Chieftains" also made a cover of the song featuring Van Morrison. Stewart's version, however, overshadowed this rendition.
Live Performances Rod Stewart often performs this song during his concerts along with a large video screen showcasing scenes of romantic and natural beauty.
Compilation Albums "Have I Told You Lately" has also featured in several compilation albums like "Still on Top – The Greatest Hits" and "The Best of Van Morrison".
Stewart and Morrison Collaboration In 1989, both Rod Stewart and Van Morrison performed this song together at the Irish music festival.

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Mike8787
Sorry but Van didn't write this song, it has been around since 1944.
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jackc.46783
HELLO ALL CURRENT & COMING PAIRINGS FOR LIFE

this is coming to you from Jack in New Zealand in Memory of my Other Half, Katharine (June 17, 1962-December 17, 1996) and is dedicated to the following Free Friends I care for & want to encourage in their Pairings For Life:

CURRENT: Young & May, New Zealand; Rain & Husband, China.

SOON TO COME: Ray & Tina, China; Oliver & Deborah, Africa.

SINGLES PREPARING: Steve & Gbenga, Africa; Paul, China; Khai, New Zealand.

I was listening to a favorite song by the Irish singer Van Morrison
“Have I Told You Lately That I Love You”
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and I was thinking of the various “Pairings” (Committed Couples) I have known and now know--those who have been years in their Pairing and new ones just ready to enter into the Pairing Process as well as Singles who I am hoping will soon find Partners to begin their Pairing For Life.

It seems “Love is in the Air” as two new Pairs are intending to soon commit themselves to a “Pairing For Life”, so congratulations to Raymond and Tina in Beijing, China and Oliver and Deborah in Nairobi, Kenya.

This Van Morrison song went public in 1989 the year Katharine, my Other Half, and I met. Katharine and I developed two “Whole Great Love” habits that I recommend you consider establishing:

1.On at least 4 days every week after work in the evenings we would embark on a leisurely, 20 to 30 minute walk, often holding hands, sharing our day’s events and experiences.

2.(I recommend to the men that you initiate this) Every morning when I woke the first thing I would do; and every night just before I closed my eyes for sleep the last thing I would do: I would turn to Katharine, and whether she was asleep or awake, I would whisper “I love you”. I have found many men find it difficult to say these 3 words that most women very much want said to them often.

Below are the lyrics to the Van Morrison song, and they include these words:
“There's a Love That's Divine & It's Yours & It's Mine & It Shines Like The Sun”

Early on after I met Katharine in 1989 I called her “My Sunshine”. We both loved this song by Van Morrison and would listen to it together. I still have a hand drawn yellow sticky note upon which Katharine drew (she was a superb watercolor painter) a smiling sun radiating lines of light next to these words:
“Love is like Sunshine!! We are shining on YOU.”

Katharine and I were both Voluntaryists (all Governments are Unnecessary Evils, become your own sole Authority); Atheists (host no imaginary Ghosts as Gods); and Humanists (because Death is Necessary Make Life Sufficient). We agreed with one of our favorite philosophers, Baruch Spinzoa: “Man is a God to Man.” We made our Relationship Itself our “Divine Interdependency”, 1 + 1 = 3—our “Whole Great Love” was much more than the sum of its two Part Halves.

I hope all of you will work and play at the “Art of Loving” so you too can in your older age praise the Dice of Life as I do for my good fortune for meeting my more »
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