For Aaron Neville, the impact of Hurricane Katrina could only be expressed through music, specifically on songs that are uplifting, meaningful, and close to the heart.
Bring It on Home...The Soul Classics is about recovery: a positive response not only to the natural disaster of the hurricane, but undoubtedly to the blasé attitude about it from the federal government.
Tragedy can bring out the best in people, and Neville's disc not only aims to deal with his personal pain, but specifically reaches out to those who survived the storm the best way he knows how.
These songs are familiar enough to deliver the listener a sense of warmth which hopefully opens the door to healing, grace, and power.
Out of the 13 tracks, four are duets: with Mavis Staples on "Respect Yourself," Chaka Khan on "Let's Stay Together," brother Art Neville with David Sanborn for "People Get Ready," and Chris Botti on "Rainy Night in Georgia." Katrina's aftermath found other musicians reaching out to their audience as well, musicians who have created a few painfully triumphant releases like Dr.
John & the Lower 911's Sippiana Hericane, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's reworking of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Goin' On, and the various artists who contributed to Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast.
It's safe to say Aaron Neville's Bring it on Home...The Soul Classics should be added to that list.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't No SunshineBill Withers | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | (Sittin' On) The Dock of the BaySteve Cropper, Otis Redding | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Stand by MeBen E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | You Send MeSam Cooke | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | When a Man Loves a WomanCalvin Lewis | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | It's All RightCurtis Mayfield | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | My GirlSmokey Robinson, Ronald White | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Ain't That PeculiarWarren "Pete" Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin | Aaron Neville | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | A Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Rainy Night In Georgia (featuring Chris Botti) | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Respect Yourself (featuring Mavis Staples) | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Let's Stay Together (featuring Chaka Khan) | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | People Get Ready (featuring David Sanborn and Art Neville) | Aaron Neville | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 51 mins | 119 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 326 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Ashford | Tambourine |
| 2 | Chris Botti | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 3 | Lenny Castro | Percussion |
| 4 | Danny Clinch | Photography |
| 5 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 6 | Steve Cropper | Composer |
| 7 | Rich Davis | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Joseph DiMuro | Executive Producer |
| 9 | Wesley Fontenot | Engineer |
| 10 | James Fox | Composer |
| 11 | James Gadson | Drums, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Pete Ganbarg | A&R |
| 13 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 14 | Barbara Anne Hawkins | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Rosa Lee Hawkins | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Dan Higgins | Saxophone |
| 17 | Luther Ingram | Composer |
| 18 | April Johnson | Stylist |
| 19 | Chaka Khan | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 20 | Ben E. King | Composer |
| 21 | Neil Larsen | Arranger, Horn Arrangements, Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric), String Arrangements |
| 22 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 23 | Mathieu Lejeune | Engineer |
| 24 | Stewart Levine | Arranger, Audio Production, Producer |
| 25 | Calvin Lewis | Composer |
| 26 | Jennifer Liebeskind | Project Director |
| 27 | Curtis Mayfield | Composer |
| 28 | Arnold McCuller | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Willie Mitchell | Composer |
| 30 | Warren "Pete" Moore | Composer |
| 31 | Kyoko Motonaga | Groomer |
| 32 | Aaron Neville | Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 33 | Art Neville | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Organ, Primary Artist |
| 34 | Athelgra Neville | Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Jason Neville | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Ray Parker, Jr. | Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Rik Pekkonen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 38 | Heitor Pereira | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 39 | Otis Redding | Composer |
| 40 | Sir Mack Rice | Composer |
| 41 | David Ritz | Liner Notes |
| 42 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 43 | Robert Rogers | Composer |
| 44 | Joe Sample | Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 45 | David Sanborn | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Saxophone |
| 46 | Jeffrey Schulz | Art Direction, Design |
| 47 | Wesley Seidman | Assistant Engineer |
| 48 | Dean Sharenow | Engineer |
| 49 | Kent Sorrell | Management |
| 50 | Mavis Staples | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 51 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 52 | Marvin Tarplin | Composer |
| 53 | Lee Thornburg | Trumpet |
| 54 | Lamont VanHook | Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Tony Ward | Project Director |
| 56 | "Ready" Freddie Washington | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | Matt Weeks | Engineer |
| 58 | Fred White | Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | Ronald White | Composer |
| 60 | Tony White | Composer |
| 61 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| 62 | David Woodford | Saxophone |
| 63 | Aaron Zigman | String Arrangements |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |