Warm Your Heart is a 1991 album released by American R&B/soul singer Aaron Neville, (his second album). The album 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".
Track listing
- "Louisiana 1927" (Randy Newman) – 3:04
- "Everybody Plays The Fool" (J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark, Ken Williams) - 4:25
- "It Feels Like Rain" (John Hiatt)- 4:56
- "Somewhere, Somebody" (Max Gronenthal, Andrew Kastner, Larry John McNally) - 3:01
- "Don't Go, Please Stay" (Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) - 2:40
- "With You In Mind" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:32
- "That's The Way She Loves" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:45
- "Angola Bound" (Aaron Neville, Neville Brothers) - 4:32
- "Close Your Eyes" (Chuck Willis) - 3:10
- "La Vie Dansante" (Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Michael Utley) - 3:21
- "Warm Your Heart" (Tom Dowd, Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler) - 3:49
- "I Bid You Goodnight" (traditional) - 4:00
- "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert)- 4:41
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.[1]
Reception
Reception at the time of release was generally good. In their four-star review Rolling Stone magazine said that Neville "must have taken the meaning of the gospel deep into his heart".[4] The New York Times said in their review; "The solo album debut of the great New Orleans soul singer has the year's most sublime pop vocals".[5]
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.
References
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