Aaron Neville, Arnold McCuller, Bob Glaub, Carlos Vega, David Lindley, Dean Parks, Jim Keltner, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Carlton, Linda Ronstadt, Mac Rebennack, Robbie Buchanan, Russ Kunkel
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”.
Tracks
1 Louisiana 1927 (Randy Newman) 03:04
2 Everybody Plays The Fool (JR Bailey; Rudy Clark; Ken Williams) 04:25
3 It Feels Like Rain (John Hiatt) 04:56
4 Somewhere Somebody (Max Gronenthal; Andrew Kastner; Larry John McNally) 03:00
5 Don’t Go Please Stay (Burt Bacharach; Bob Hilliard) 02:40
6 With You In Mind (Allen Toussaint) 03:32
7 That’s The Way She Loves (Allen Toussaint) 04:45
8 Angola Bound (Aaron Neville; The Neville Brothers) 04:32
9 Close Your Eyes (Chuck Willis) 03:10
10 La Vie Dansante (Jimmy Buffett; Will Jennings; Mike Utley) 03:21
11 Warm Your Heart (Tom Dowd; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Wexler) 03:49
12 I Bid You Goodnight (Traditional) 04:00
13 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 04:41
Musicians
1 Louisiana 1927
Bass | Tony Hall |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
2 Everybody Plays The Fool
Drums (programming) | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | David Lindley |
Whistle | Linda Ronstadt |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
3 It Feels Like Rain
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Slide Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | Bobby King |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
4 Somewhere Somebody
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Hammond Organ | Robbie Buchanan |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
5 Don’t Go Please Stay
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
6 With You In Mind
Bass | Tony Hall |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
7 That’s The Way She Loves
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Sax | Plas Johnson |
Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
8 Angola Bound
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Piano | Mac Rebennack |
Congas | Cyril Neville |
Percussion | Bob Seger |
Percussion | Mac Rebennack |
Rap | Jason Neville |
Background Vocals | Bob Seger |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
9 Close Your Eyes
Bass | Tony Hall |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Sax | Plas Johnson |
Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
10 La Vie Dansante
Bass | Tony Hall |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Mandolin | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
11 Warm Your Heart
Bass | Daryl Johnson |
Drums | Willie Green |
Guitar | Brian Stoltz |
Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Mac Rebennack |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | Bobby King |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
12 I Bid You Goodnight
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | Bobby King |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Willie Greene |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
13 Ave Maria
Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Vocals | Aaron Neville |
Liner Notes
Producer – Linda Ronstadt, George Massenburg
Arranged By – Van Dyke Parks (Track 1)
Arranged By – David Campbell (Track 13)
Conductor – David Campbell (Track 13)
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Nathaniel Kunkel, George Massenburg
Recorded By – George Massenburg
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Ultrasonic Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Studio F
Recorded At Russian Hill Recording
Recorded At Skywalker Ranch
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