The Very Best of Aaron Neville

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#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 Neville4.52:45
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. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, 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
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. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, 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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (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:
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, MCA Music Ltd. and Snow Music
Aaron Neville feat. Linda Ronstadt33:33