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In the 1980s, the Neville Brothers would become New Orleans' musical ambassadors, not just to the rest of the U.S., but to the world at large. Though there are Crescent City fingerprints on everything the band has done, their 1978 debut album is a bit less New Orleans-centric than some of their later releases. The rock, funk, and soul elements of the band's sound are less syncretic in this early stage; the John Hiatt tune “Washable Ink” and the Lieber & Stoller oddity “Dancin' Jones” bear a little less of the overt swampy mojo that would become the Nevilles' stock in trade, But other tracks are Big Easy all over. One of the Nevilles' most powerful weapons, Aaron Neville's tremulous R&B choirboy vocal delivery (which would eventually come to seem like an overused affectation) is soft-pedaled here, and seems all the more effective for it. While this release undeniably finds the Neville Brothers in an embryonic state, they were nevertheless already an ensemble with which to be reckoned, and it's an intriguing chapter in the band's history.
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David Farrell, Remixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Jack Nitzsche, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist - Mark Howlett, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records
John Hiatt, ComposerLyricist - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records
Weldon Dean Parks, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Gerald Goffin, Composer - B. Goldberg, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Neville, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
The Neville Brothers, MainArtist - David Forman, Composer
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
A. Anderson, Composer - L. Brown, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist - Hackney, Composer
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Charles Neville, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Nitzsche, Producer - Martin Charnin, ComposerLyricist - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist - Christian Roudey, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, Inc.
Charles Neville, Composer - The Neville Brothers, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
In the 1980s, the Neville Brothers would become New Orleans' musical ambassadors, not just to the rest of the U.S., but to the world at large. Though there are Crescent City fingerprints on everything the band has done, their 1978 debut album is a bit less New Orleans-centric than some of their later releases. The rock, funk, and soul elements of the band's sound are less syncretic in this early stage; the John Hiatt tune “Washable Ink” and the Lieber & Stoller oddity “Dancin' Jones” bear a little less of the overt swampy mojo that would become the Nevilles' stock in trade, But other tracks are Big Easy all over. One of the Nevilles' most powerful weapons, Aaron Neville's tremulous R&B choirboy vocal delivery (which would eventually come to seem like an overused affectation) is soft-pedaled here, and seems all the more effective for it. While this release undeniably finds the Neville Brothers in an embryonic state, they were nevertheless already an ensemble with which to be reckoned, and it's an intriguing chapter in the band's history.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:21
- Main artists: The Neville Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2007 Capitol Catalog
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