Reverend Black Grape

Reverend Black Grape

For Reverend Black (Harry Feeney) see The Rockin' Vickers

"Reverend Black Grape"
Single by Black Grape
from the album It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah
Released 29 May 1995 (1995-05-29)
Format CD
Recorded 1995
Genre Britpop
Length 5:13
Label Radioactive Records, MCA Records
Producer Danny Saber
Black Grape singles chronology
"Reverend Black Grape"
(1995)
"In the Name of the Father"
(1995)

"Reverend Black Grape" is a song which was released in May 1995 by UK band Black Grape. It was the first single to be taken from their debut album It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah and peaked at #9 in the UK chart.

The song was co-produced by Danny Saber and Stephen Lironi. It was written by Shaun Ryder and released by Radioactive Records.

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