The Very Best of Aaron Neville

~ Release by Aaron Neville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tell It Like It Is
producer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
Jazz City Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1966)
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville4.352:45
2Over You
recording of:
Over You
writer:
Allen Orange and Allen Toussaint
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Aaron Neville2:20
3The Bells
cover recording of:
The Bells
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, Iris Gordy (Producer/songwriter on Motown Records) and Elgie Stover
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Aaron Neville3:25
4Don't Take Away My Heaven
recording of:
Don’t Take Away My Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Aaron Neville4:40
5Warm Your Heart
bass:
Daryl Johnson
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer)
guitar:
Brian Stoltz
piano:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Warm Your Heart
writer:
Tom Dowd, Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
Aaron Neville43:53
6You Never Can Tell
cover recording of:
You Never Can Tell
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Tristan Music Ltd. and Isalee Music (in 1994)
Aaron Neville2:56
7Close Your Eyes
bass:
Tony Hall (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Brian Stoltz
piano:
Don Grolnick
lead vocals:
Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Close Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
Aaron Neville feat. Linda Ronstadt3:14
8The Grand Tour
cover recording of:
The Grand Tour
writer:
George Richey, Carmol Taylor and Norris “Norro” Wilson
Aaron Neville3:21
9Louisiana 1927
piano:
Don Grolnick
cover recording of:
Louisiana 1927
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Randy Newman (publisher) (, in 1974, in 1989), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (, in 1974, in 1991), Randy Newman Music (in 1974) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1974)
Aaron Neville43:06
10Everybody Plays the Fool
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller and Aaron Neville
whistling:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Everybody Plays the Fool
writer:
J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Trio Music Company, Alley Music Corp. (in 1991) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1991)
Aaron Neville4:28
11Don't Go, Please Stay
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Brian Stoltz
piano:
Don Grolnick
cover recording of:
Please Stay (Don’t Go)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Aaron Neville2:44
12Angola Bound
Aaron Neville4:36
13A Change Is Gonna Come
performer:
The Neville Brothers
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Aaron Neville feat. The Neville Brothers3:42
14Betcha by Golly, Wow
cover recording of:
Betcha by Golly, Wow (fka “Keep Growing Strong”)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Aaron Neville3:58
15Stardust
additional engineer:
Jeff Kliment
engineer:
Bobby Arnold and Larry Greenhill
producer:
Clare Wasserman and Rob Wasserman
mixer:
Ray Benson, Gary Clayton and Rob Wasserman
bass:
Rob Wasserman
performer:
Aaron Neville and Rob Wasserman
additionally recorded at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Aaron Neville feat. Rob Wasserman4:37
16Use Me
cover recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
Aaron Neville5:01
17To Make Me Who I Am
recording of:
To Make Me Who I Am
writer:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer), Robbie Nevil, Aaron Neville and Bradley Spalter
publisher:
Apache Red Music (publisher)
Aaron Neville5:34
18Don't Know Much
recording engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
guest vocals:
Aaron Neville
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
performer:
Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Much
writer:
Barry Mann, Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ATV Music, Brain Tree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd. and Snow Music
Aaron Neville feat. Linda Ronstadt33:33