Martha Reeves: Wild Night (Van Morrison cover)

When you think of cover versions of Van Morrison's "Wild Night," usually John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello's 1994 recording comes to mind.

But 20 years earlier, Martha Reeves pounded out a powerful version on her debut solo album, which was produced by a hot producer of the time, Richard Perry.

The album was dominated by many top session musicians from that era, among them Billy Preston, Klaus Voorman, Nicky Hopkins, and Jim Keltner.

I don't know if they played on this cut.

Reeves does a spectacular job on this song. However, Perry's production was a bit over the top. A singer with Reeves talents didn't need a huge amount of support.

But still, this is a killer performance by Reeves.

This song was included on Thelma and Louise soundtrack.