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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Interscope Records
Salesrank: 13284
Released: January 11, 2000 |
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The Very Best of Aaron Neville Track Listing:
1. Tell It Like It Is
2. Over You
3. Bells
4. Don't Take Away My Heaven
5. Warm Your Heart
6. You Never Can Tell
7. Close Your Eyes - Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt
8. Grand Tour
9. Louisiana 1927
10. Everybody Plays the Fool
11. Don't Go, Please Stay
12. Angola Bound
13. Change Is Gonna Come - Aaron Neville, Neville Brothers
14. Betcha by Golly, Wow
15. Stardust - Aaron Neville, Rob Wasserman
16. Use Me
17. ...To Make Me Who I Am
18. Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt
Editorial Review:
Possessor of one of contemporary music's most instantly recognizable voices, Aaron Neville has a recording career that spans nearly 40 years. While he started out as a bona fide purveyor of New Orleans-flavored R&B in the '60s, Neville has added his distinctive styling to pop fare in more recent years. Miraculously, even though he's recorded a diverse range of material--from Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" to a cover of the Originals' classic "The Bells"--Neville has lost none of his innate soulfulness. At last, there's a complete compilation that is a glorious testament to his skills as a vocal master. Thankfully, the original version of "Tell It Like It Is," Neville's 1967 R&B standard, is included here alongside his very first charted hit, 1960's "Over You." Neville's smash duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Don't Know Much" (1989), is naturally a standout, but equally impressive are tracks culled from the vocal stylist's four non-Christmas albums for A&M: "Don't Take Away My Heaven," a Louisiana workout of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell"; the infectious "Angola Bound"; a beautiful reading of the Stylistics' "Betcha By Golly Wow"; and, as a bonus, a brilliant reading of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," recorded with his brothers for the 1989 "Yellow Moon." An essential collection and a reminder of Neville's undeniable artistry. --David Nathan
The Very Best of Aaron Neville Reviews:
As always, True musical talent 
2009-11-20 - As always, Aaron Neville has done it again. The music from this man is awesome. His voice makes you feel exactly what he is singing about. The Very Best of Aaron Neville
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2008-10-08 - It's always a pleasure to hear that wonderful voice of Aaron Neville.
No one else can put such emotion in a song. This was a great purchase.
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2007-09-26 - The Very Best of Aaron Neville
SUPER GREAT
Angelic Voice, Earthy New Orleans Funk
2007-06-05 - Aaron Neville, of New Orleans, he of the extraordinary, angelic voice, and the equally extraordinary five decade long career, is still making heavenly sounds today. His first big hit (and still his biggest), 1966's "Tell It Like It Is," reached Number 2 on the national charts. The strain of trying to distribute it bankrupted his tiny Louisiana label, Par Lo. He received his first Grammies, the recording industry's highest honor, for his 1989 duets with Linda Ronstadt. He's gotten 16 Grammy nominations since. He reacted to Hurricane Katrina's recent massive, tragic destruction of his home town by revving up his career again, giving numerous, world-wide benefit concerts.
Neville, of mixed black and American Indian heritage, was influenced by the Cajun music native to Louisiana. He also credits his famous vibrato to Gene Autry's yodeling; then cites several 1950's doowop groups, and various gospel groups for helping to form his sound. He was blessed, for sure, with his ethereal voice; also with three talented brothers, known as the Neville Brothers. And then with various talented nieces, nephews, and sons, all raring to go. I was once lucky enough to see him perform live, with the family, in New York's Central Park. The Brothers' earthy, funky sound works to bring his voice down from the churchy ether to the world where we mere mortals can catch our breath.
"The Very Best of Aaron Neville" mostly delivers on its promises, the sound is good, and it's a substantial introduction to, or summary of, the singer's work. On it, you'll find his first hit, "Over You." Diane Warren's melancholy yet jaunty "Don't Take Away My Heaven." Two Drifters hits, "Warm Your Heart," here given a barrelhouse piano barroom sound, and "Don't Go, Please Stay," a Ronstadt duet,that, as arranged by her and backed by the Grace Episcopal Choir, sounds just heavenly. Also a second duet with Ronstadt,"Close Your Eyes," a 1955 hit for the Five Keys. And a third Ronstadt duet, the Grammy-award winning "Don't Know Much," written by several Brill Building luminaries. A reggie-tinged version of "Everybody Plays The Fool," Main Ingredient's 1972 hit. Chuck Berry's Cajun-flavored "You Never Can Tell." George Jones's 1974 country hit, "Grand Tour." "Use Me," a Bill Withers tune, jazzier, funkier and sexier than the original. Two classic R & B ballads,"The Bells," co-written by Marvin Gaye, a 1970 hit for the Originals, and "Betcha By Golly, Wow," a 1972 hit for the Stylistics. Hoagy Carmichael's melodic evergreen "Stardust."
Then there's "Tell It Like It Is," of course, one of the great Southern soul classics, a torch song with pride, intelligence, and attitude. Neville and his brother Charles wrote "Angola Bound," traditional chain gang rhythm, modern treatment. Neville brother Cyril, and Aaron's son Jason play on the track, as do Bob Seger and Dr. John. Sam Cooke's yearning classic, "A Change Is Gonna Come," as backed by the Neville brothers, an anthem brought down to earth. Finally, there's Randy Newman's almost unbearably poignant "Louisiana 1927;" it will probably always speak for Katrina's recent victims.
