Warm Your Heart
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| Released | June 11, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | March 1990 – March 1991 | |||
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Warm Your Heart is a 1991 album released by
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
.Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
The Windsor Star | A[6] |
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".[7] 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".[8] The album reached number 44 on the American
gold status
.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | 4:41 |
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"
- Technical
- George Massenburg - recording, mixing
- Chuck Beeson - art direction, design
- John Casado - photography
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 51 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 1 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 44 |
References
- ^ "Warm Your Heart - Aaron Neville - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- NME. p. 28. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (August 30, 1991). "Aaron Neville". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "Warm Your Heart : Aaron Neville : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- The Vancouver Sun.
- The Windsor Star.
- ^ "Rolling Stone magazine's four-star review". Rolling Stone. August 8, 1991. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "7Digital's collation of reviews and track listing". New York Times. January 1, 1992. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 201.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
