Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics

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ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Studio
  • C.R.C. Studios, Chicago, IL
  • Hiatus Studios, New York, NY
  • Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
  • Paragon Studios, Franklin, TN
  • Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA
GenreR&B
Length54:48
Bring It On Home… The Soul Classics
Studio album by
Aaron Neville
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Studio
  • C.R.C. Studios, Chicago, IL
  • Hiatus Studios, New York, NY
  • Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
  • Paragon Studios, Franklin, TN
  • Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA
GenreR&B
Length54:48
LabelBurgundy Records
ProducerStewart Levine
Aaron Neville chronology
Mojo Soul
(2006)		 Bring It On Home… The Soul Classics
(2006)		 I Know I've Been Changed
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar [1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]

Bring It On Home… The Soul Classics is an album by Aaron Neville, in which he covers several classic soul songs that were made popular from 1957 to 1971. The album was released September 19, 2006, and reached No. 20 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[3] and No. 38 on the Billboard 200 chart dated October 6, 2006.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Rainy Night in Georgia" (with Chris Botti)Tony Joe WhiteBrook Benton (1969)4:37
2."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill WithersBill Withers (1971)3:36
3."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
Otis Redding (1968)4:25
4."Stand by Me"
Ben E. King (1961)3:48
5."You Send Me"Sam CookeSam Cooke (1957)4:12
6."Respect Yourself" (with Mavis Staples)
The Staple Singers (1971)4:04
7."When a Man Loves a Woman"
  • Calvin Lewis
  • Andrew Wright
Percy Sledge (1966)3:21
8."Let's Stay Together" (with Chaka Khan)
Al Green (1971)4:01
9."It's All Right"Curtis MayfieldThe Impressions (1963)3:30
10."People Get Ready" (with Art Neville & David Sanborn)Curtis MayfieldThe Impressions (1965)4:04
11."My Girl"
The Temptations (1964)3:56
12."Ain't That Peculiar"
Marvin Gaye (1965)3:38
13."A Change Is Gonna Come"Sam CookeSam Cooke (1964)4:08
14."(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Bonus Track)
  • Gary Jackson
  • Raynard Miner
  • Carl Smith
Jackie Wilson (1967)3:28
Total length:54:48

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

  • Joe Sample – acoustic piano (3–5, 8, 14), electric piano (3–5, 8, 14)
  • Art Neville – organ (10)
  • Jack Ashford – tambourine (3, 6, 9, 12, 14)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • David Sanborn – saxophone (10)
  • Chris Botti – trumpet (1)
  • Mavis Staples – vocals (6)
  • Chaka Khan – vocals (8)
  • Jason Neville – backing vocals (6, 9, 14)
  • Aaron Neville, Jr. – backing vocals (6, 9, 14)
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (6, 10, 14)
  • Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (6, 10, 14)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (6, 10, 14)
  • The Dixie Cups – backing vocals (6, 9, 12, 14):
    • Barbara Anne Hawkins
    • Rosa Lee Hawkins
    • Athelgra Neville

Production

Charts

References

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