Warm Your Heart Explained
| Warm Your Heart |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Aaron Neville |
| Cover: | Warmyourheart.jpeg |
| Recorded: | March 1990 – March 1991 |
| Studio: | - Ultrasonic Studios (New Orleans)
- Conway Recording (Los Angeles)
- Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles)
- Studio F (Los Angeles)
- Russian Hill Recording (San Francisco)
- Skywalker Ranch (Marin County)
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| Label: | A&M |
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| Prev Title: | The Mickey Mouse March |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | The Grand Tour |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
Warm Your Heart is a 1991 album released by American R&B/soul singer Aaron Neville. It features the singles "Everybody Plays the Fool", "Somewhere, Somebody" and "Close Your Eyes". The "Close Your Eyes" single also featured album producer Linda Ronstadt on guest vocals. The pair had previously collaborated on the songs "Don't Know Much", "All My Life" and "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby".
Musicians
The album utilises many guest vocalists, musicians and session musicians. Producer Linda Ronstadt sings on four songs on the album and Grammy Award winning Rita Coolidge sings on three. Other guests include slide guitarist Ry Cooder, saxophonist Plas Johnson, Bob Seger, Dr. John, Bob Glaub and Dean Parks.
Critical reception
Reception at the time of release was generally good. In their four-star review Rolling Stone said that Neville "must have taken the meaning of the gospel deep into his heart".[1] The New York Times review stated that the "solo album debut of the great New Orleans soul singer has the year's most sublime pop vocals".[2] The album reached number 44 on the American Billboard 200 album chart, and achieved platinum status. In Canada, the album reached number 25 in the Album Charts and achieved gold status.
Personnel
- Aaron Neville - vocals
- Brian Stoltz - guitar (tracks 1,3,5-11)
- Bob Glaub - bass (tracks 3-5,8)
- Tony Hall - bass (tracks 1,6,9,10)
- Don Grolnick - keyboards, piano (tracks 1,3,5-7,9-11)
- Carlos Vega - drums (tracks 1,3,5-10,14)
with:
- Linda Ronstadt - duet on "Close Your Eyes", soprano vocals on "Ave Maria", whistling on "Everybody Plays the Fool"
- Rita Coolidge - duet on "La Vie Dansante"
- Jason Neville - rap on "Angola Bound"
- Ry Cooder - guitar, slide guitar on "It Feels Like Rain"
- Dean Parks, David Lindley, Larry Carlton - guitar
- Jimmy Johnson, Daryl Johnson - bass
- Robbie Buchanan - Hammond B-3 organ
- Dr. John - piano, percussion
- Russ Kunkel - drums, programming
- Willie Green - drums
- Bob Seger - percussion, backing vocals
- Cyril Neville - congas
- Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone
- Arnold McCuller, Donny Gerrard, Linda Ronstadt, Renée Armand, Rita Coolidge, Rosemary Butler, Willie Greene Jr., Bobby King, Valerie Carter - backing vocals
- Van Dyke Parks - arrangement on "Louisiana 1927"
- David Campbell - arranger and conductor on "Ave Maria"
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Notes and References
- Rolling Stone magazine's four-star review. https://web.archive.org/web/20080418010933/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aaronneville/albums/album/301205/review/5943776/warm_your_heart. dead. April 18, 2008. August 8, 1991. Rolling Stone. 2009-03-28.
- News: 7Digital's collation of reviews and track listing. January 1, 1992. New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728200124/http://www.7digital.com/artist/aaron-neville/release/warm-your-heart. 2012-07-28. dead. 2016-03-03.
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