Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville, 2007

Aaron Neville (* 24. January 1941 in New Orleans ) is an American Soul - and R & B - singer .

biography

Neville was successful both as a solo artist and as a member of the band The Neville Brothers . Cajun elements also flow into the African American's music . His best-known song is Tell It Like It Is , which reached number 2 on the US charts in 1966.

Neville is known for his vibrato singing style, which is influenced by Gene Autry's yodelling.

In 1989 The Neville Brothers had the hit Yellow Moon from the album of the same name, which is sung by Aaron. In the same year he sang four duets with Linda Ronstadt for her successful album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind . The duet Don't Know Much was released as a single , which became a hit and even received a Grammy in the category “Best Pop Duo”.

In the same year he even got another Grammy in the category "Best Pop Instrumental" for Healing Chant with The Neville Brothers, whose percussionist he was.

In 1994, he and Trisha Yearwood won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration for their version of Patsy Cline's hit I Fall to Pieces . For two years, Rolling Stone named him the best male singer.

His album My True Story with twelve doo-wop classics was released on Blue Note in early 2013 .

His son Ivan Neville is also a well-known musician.

Discography

→ Main article : The Neville Brothers

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
1989	Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Elektra 60872	-	AT24 (3 weeks) AT	-	UK43 gold (8 weeks)UK	US7th × 3 Triple platinum (58 weeks)US	-	First publication: September 1989 Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Producer: Peter Asher
1991	Warm Your Heart A&M 5354	-	-	CH12 (12 weeks) CH	-	US44 platinum (41 weeks)US	R&B62 (13 weeks) R&B	First published: June 11, 1991 Producers: Linda Ronstadt, George Massenburg
1993	The Grand Tour A&M 31454 0086	-	-	CH37 (1 week) CH	-	US37 platinum (58 weeks)US	-	First published: April 20, 1993 Producer: Steve Lindsey
	Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas A&M 31454 0127	-	-	-	-	US36 platinum (8 weeks)US	-	First published October 5, 1993 Producer: Steve Lindsey
1995	The Tattooed Heart A&M 31454 0349	-	-	CH48 (2 weeks) CH	-	US64 gold (20 weeks)US	R&B50 (14 weeks) R&B	First published: April 18, 1995 Producer: Steve Lindsey
1997	... To Make Me Who I Am A&M 31454 0784	-	-	-	-	US188 (1 week) US	R&B73 (3 weeks) R&B	First published: October 14, 1997 Executive Producer: Mark Mazzetti, Diane Warren
2003	Believe Tell It Records / EMI Gospel 288131	-	-	-	-	US191 (1 week) US	-	First released: January 28, 2003 Producer: Barry Beckett
	Nature Boy: The Standards Album Verve 440 065 633	-	-	-	-	-	R&B78 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: July 1, 2003 Producer: Rob Mounsey
2005	Christmas Prayer Tell It Records 73631	-	-	-	-	-	R&B74 (3 weeks) R&B	First released October 4, 2005 Producers: Milton Davis, Aaron Neville
2006	Bring It on Home… The Soul Classics Burgundy 82876 85489	-	-	-	-	US37 (8 weeks) US	R&B20 (13 weeks) R&B	First released: September 19th Producer: Stewart Levine
2010	I Know I've Been Changed EMI Gospel 5099960651020	-	-	-	-	-	R&B50 (2 weeks) R&B	Initial release: October 25, 2010 Producer: Joe Henry
2013	My True Story Blue Note 50996 23489 2 8	-	-	-	-	US45 (5 weeks) US	R&B7 (16 weeks) R&B	First published: January 22nd, 2013 Producers: Don Was , Keith Richards
2016	Apache Tell It Records 001	-	-	-	-	-	R&B38 (1 week) R&B	First published: July 15, 2016 Producer: Eric Krasno

More studio albums

• 1966: Tell It Like It Is
• 1985: Orchid in the Storm (mini album)
• 2000: Devotion (release: August 29th)

Live albums

• 2010: Live at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (release: September 7th)

Compilations

• 1967: Like It 'Tis (release: October 14th)
• 1986: Make Me Strong
• 1986: Humdinger
• 1989: Show Me the Way (release: August)
• 1989: Tell It Like It Is: Golden Classics
• 1990: Greatest Hits
• 1990: The Classic Aaron Neville: My Greatest Gift (released December)
• 1991: Classics (release: June 18th)
• 1995: Hercules (release: November 2nd)
• 1996: Tell It Like It Is: The Best of Aaron Neville (released March 26th)
• 1999: Make Me Strong (released July 1st)
• 1999: Cry Me a River (release: September 15th)
• 2000: The Very Best of Aaron Neville (released January 11th)
• 2000: The Great Aaron Neville with the Neville Brothers (released December 5th)
• 2001: Ultimate Collection (release: August 21)
• 2002: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Aaron Neville (released June 18)
• 2003: Love Songs (release: January 14th)
• 2003: Brother to Brother (release: July 29th)
• 2003: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection (released September 23)
• 2005: Gospel Roots (release: March 1st)
• 2005: Tell It Like It Is (VI Music; release: March 29th)
• 2005: Tell It Like It Is (Brentwood; release: April 26th)
• 2005: Tell It Like It Is (Aim Records; release: June 14th)
• 2006: Mojo Soul (release: June 13th)
• 2007: Singles Collection Plus 1969–1977 (April 16)
• 2007: The Anthology (August 7th)
• 2008: Music of Your Life: Best of Aaron Neville (January 15)
• 2008: Gold (release: January 5th)
• 2008: Christmas & Hits Duos (October 21)
• 2008: Greatest Gospel Hits (October 28)
• 2009: Fan-Tastic Aaron Neville
• 2011: Icon (March 1st)
• 2011: Hercules: The Complete Singles 1960–1977 (September 27)
• 2013: Best of Aaron Neville Gospel (July 6)
• 2014: For the Good Times: The Allen Toussaint Sessions (March 19)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
1960	Over You Like It 'Tis	-	-	-	-	-	R&B21 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: July 1960 Authors: Allen Orange, Allen Toussaint
1966	Tell It Like It Is Tell It Like It Is	-	-	-	-	US2 (14 weeks) US	R&B1 (17 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1966 Authors: George Davis, Lee Diamond
1967	She Took You for a Ride Tell It Like It Is	-	-	-	-	US92 (4 weeks) US	-	First published: February 1967 Authors: George Davis, Lee Diamond
1989	Don't Know Much Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	DE34 (15 weeks) DE	AT3 (16 weeks) AT	-	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	US2 (26 weeks) US	-	First publication: September 1989 Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Rock & Roll Hall of Fame # 391 on the Rolling Stone 500 (list 2010) Authors: Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil , Tom Snow Original: Barry Mann, 1980
1990	All My Life Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	-	-	-	UK96 (1 week) UK	US11 (15 weeks) US	-	First publication: January 1990 Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Author and Original: Karla Bonoff , 1988
	When Something Is Wrong with My Baby Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	-	-	-	-	US78 (6 weeks) US	-	First publication: May 1990 Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Authors: Isaac Hayes , David Porter Original: Sam Moore , 1966
1991	Everybody Plays the Fool Warm Your Heart	-	-	-	-	US8 (19 weeks) US	-	First published: July 1991 Authors: James Bailey, Rudy Clark, Kenneth Williams Original: The Main Ingredient , 1972
1993	Don't Take Away My Heaven The Grand Tour	-	-	-	-	US56 (20 weeks) US	-	First published: May 1993 Author: Diane Warren
	The Grand Tour The Grand Tour	-	-	-	-	US90 (5 weeks) US	-	First published: September 1993 Authors: George Richey, Carmol Taylor, Norris Wilson Original: George Jones , 1974
1995	Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You (The Rain Song) The Tattooed Heart	-	-	-	-	US99 (1 week) US	-	First published: July 1995 Author: Dianne Warren
	Use Me The Tattooed Heart	-	-	-	-	-	R&B93 (8 weeks) R&B	First published: December 1995 Author and original: Bill Withers , 1972

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More singles

• 1960: Show Me the Way (release: November)
• 1961: Don't Cry (released March)
• 1961: Let's Live (release: July)
• 1961: How Many Times (released December)
• 1962: Humdinger (release: June)
• 1962: Wrong Number (I'm Sorry, Goodbye) (released December)
• 1963: For Every Boy There's a Girl (released November)
• 1967: I've Done It Again (released January)
• 1967: You Think You're So Smart (Promo; release: June)
• 1967: A Hard Nut to Crack (released July)
• 1967: Forever More (release: November)
• 1968: Where Is My Baby (released November)
• 1969: Speak to Me (release: April)
• 1969: All These Things (release: October)
• 1972: Baby I'm a Want You (release: July)
• 1973: Hercules (release: August)
• 1977: The Greatest Love (release: October)
• 1985: Oh Heavenly Salvation (Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville; release: October)
• 1988: Mickey Mouse March (release: September)
• 1991: Louisiana
• 1993: My Brother, My Brother
• 1994: I Fall to Pieces (with Trisha Yearwood )
• 1994: Even If My Heart Would Break ( Kenny G with Aaron Neville)
• 1995: For the Good Times (released June)
• 1996: Crazy Love ( feat.Robbie Robertson )
• 1997: Say What's in My Heart
• 2006: What's a Woman? ( Vaya Con Dios feat.Aaron Neville)

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK1 UK2 Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200 Billboard R&B albums
2. ↑ ^{a b} gold / platinum databases: UK US1 US2
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
5. ↑ RS500 Songs (List 2010)

Web links

Commons : Aaron Neville  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official web presence of the artist
• Works by and about Aaron Neville in the catalog of the German National Library
• Aaron Neville at Allmusic (English)
• Aaron Neville at Discogs (English)