. . . "%22Tupelo Honey%22 is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and the title song from his 1971 album, Tupelo Honey. The title derives from an expensive, mild-tasting tupelo honey produced in the southeastern United States. Released as a single in 1972, it reached number 47 on the U.S. pop chart.The melody, which has a catchy, soulful feel to it, was borrowed from Morrison's song %22Crazy Love%22, released the previous year. This same melody was later used by Van Morrison on the song, %22Why Must I Always Explain?%22, on his 1991 double album, Hymns to the Silence. Morrison has played %22Tupelo Honey%22 in a medley with both %22Crazy Love%22 and %22Why Must I Always Explain?%22 in concert." . "Ted Templeman" . "Van Morrison" . . "262344f2-cb89-4e24-8c29-30f295d3131a" . "Tupelo Honey" . "6"^^ . "2588" . "eng" . "0.547392"^^ . "false"^^ . "Soft rock songs" . "TRHJNJZ128F148C766" . "true"^^ . "false"^^ . "243000.0"^^ . "0.0935879"^^ . . "english" . "2003-08-19"^^ . "17984551" . . "USMC10001813" . . . "Van Morrison songs" . "Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman" . "1971 songs" . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40555c" . "0"^^ . . "Warner Bros. Records" . "Tupelo Honey" . . . "Van Morrison" . "8"^^ . "1972 singles" . "Songs written by Van Morrison" .