Warm Your Heart

by Aaron Neville

Overview

When Aaron Neville signed with A&M in the early '90s, optimists were hoping for some five-star soul gems along the lines of his classic '60s recordings. Instead, his first A&M date, Warm Your Heart, found the veteran New Orleans singer taking a much more pop-minded approach, with generally decent results. While Neville didn't abandon soul music, this CD made it clear that A&M was intent on making him a major hit in the pop market (which had been exposed to him in 1989 thanks to his duets with Linda Ronstadt). Though hardly in a class with such classics as "Tell It Like It Is" and "She Took You for a Ride," tracks like the haunting "That's the Way She Loves," the gritty "Angola Bound," and a remake of the Main Ingredient's "Everybody Plays the Fool" showed that Neville still had plenty of warmth and charisma. But although this is far from a bad album, it must be stressed that a collection of his '60s classics would be a much wiser investment. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/1991
Label:	A&M
UPC:	0075021535428
Rank:	75576

Tracks

1. Louisiana 1927
2. Everybody Plays the Fool
3. It Feels Like Rain
4. Somewhere, Somebody
5. Don't Go, Please Stay
6. With You in Mind
7. That's the Way She Loves
8. Angola Bound
9. Close Your Eyes
10. La Vie Dansante
11. Warm Your Heart
12. I Bid You Goodnight
13. Ave Maria

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aaron Neville   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Cowbell,Vocals (Background)
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Soprano (Vocal),Whistle (Human),Vocals (Background)
Ry Cooder   Guest Artist,Guitar,Slide Guitar
Dr. John   Guest Artist,Noise,Piano,Cabasa,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Don Grolnick   Piano,Keyboards
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Jason Neville   Rap
Emilio Castillo   Sax (Tenor)
Greg Adams   Trumpet
Rita Coolidge   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
David Lindley   Guitar
Dean Parks   Guitar,Mandolin
Robert "Kool" Bell   Counter Tenor (Vocal)
Jeremy Cohen   Violin
Rosemary Butler   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Valerie Carter   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Mark Lawrence   Trombone
Darryl Johnson   Bass
Nathan Rubin   Violin
Tony Hall   Bass
Bob Glaub   Bass,Percussion
Daniel Kobialka   Violin
Willie Green   Drums
Daryl Johnson   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Roy Malan   Violin
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Sax (Baritone)
Bobby King   Vocals (Background)
Cyril Neville   Congas
Carlos Vega   Drums,Percussion
Donny Gerrard   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet
Dennis Karmazyn   Cello
Robbie Buchanan   Organ
Scott Campbell   Choir/Chorus
Jim Keltner   Drums
Plas Johnson   Sax (Tenor)
Jeremy Constant   Violin
Renee Armand   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Willie Green, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
David Campbell   Conductor
Willie Greene   Drums
Pavel Farkas   Violin
Susan Bates   Viola
William "Bill" Greene   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Bob Seger   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Larry Carlton   Guitar
Ivan Neville   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Larry Klein   Bass
Angela Koregelos   Flute
Ronald Erickson   Violin
Becky Sebring   Viola
Billy Graham   Director
Bill Ritchen   Contrabass
Allen Gove   Cello
Thalia Moore   Cello
Nick Daniels   Bass
Gregory Adams   Trumpet
Nanci Severance   Viola
Dave Krehbiel   French Horn
Glenn Fischthal   Trumpet
Don Ehrlich   Viola
Kevin Ames   Counter Tenor (Vocal)
Stephen Gehl   Violin
Jeff Neighbor   Contrabass
Gail Cruz   Violin
Steve Grove   Sax (Alto)
Basil Vendryes   Viola
Steven Grove   Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Johnson   Bass
Roxanna Jacobson   Viola
David Kadarauch   Cello
Jim Hurley   Viola
John Fenstermaker   Director
Judiyaba   Cello
Aiden Miles   Choir/Chorus
Ruth Freeman   Viola
James Shallenberger   Violin
Patrice May   Violin
Larry Epstein   Contrabass
Stephen Ferrand   Choir/Chorus
Calvary Episcopal Church Choir   Choir/Chorus
Dan Smiley   Violin
Shinji Eshima   Contrabass
Willie Greene, Jr.   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Arnold McCulier   Vocals (Background)
Arnold McCuller   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Brian Stoltz   Guitar,Percussion,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Russ Kunkel   Producer,Programming
Jay Gallagher   Engineer
Greg Adams   Horn Arrangements
Doug Sax   Mastering
Charles Neville   Composer
Jim Bailey   Composer
Rudy Clark   Composer
Peter Grant   Design
Nathaniel Kunkel   Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Jimmy Buffett   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Nicolette Larson   Composer
Noel Hazen   Assistant Engineer
Michael Utley   Composer
J.R. Bailey   Composer
James Bailey   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andrew Gold   Composer
Andrew Kastner   Composer
Bob Edwards   Assistant Engineer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Linda Ronstadt   Arranger,Producer,Choir Arrangement
Franz Schubert   Composer
Kenneth Williams   Composer
John Hiatt   Composer
Van Dyke Parks   Arranger,Choir Arrangement
Tom Dowd   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
George Massenburg   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
David Campbell   Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Craig Silvey   Assistant Engineer
Chuck Willis   Composer
Larry John McNally   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer
Charles Gounod   Composer
John Hurst   Assistant Engineer
M.T. Silvia   Assistant Engineer
Peter Ronstadt   Arranger,Choir Arrangement
Ken Williams   Composer
Max Gronenthal   Composer
Marnie Riley   Assistant Engineer
Chuck Beeson   Design,Art Direction
John Casado   Photography
Ralph Bailey   Composer
Arlene J. Matza   Production Coordination
Janet Stark   Assistant Producer
Larry McNally   Composer
Aaron Neville   Arranger,Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer
Brett Swain   Assistant Engineer
David Farrell   Assistant Engineer