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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
AllMusic [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]

Track listing

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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

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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

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  • Joseph DiMuro – executive producer
  • Stewart Levine – producer
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
  • Wesley Fontenot – engineer
  • Mathieu LeJeune – engineer
  • Dean Sharenow – engineer
  • Matt Weeks – engineer
  • Wesley Seidman – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
  • Pete Ganbarg – A&R
  • Rich Davis – production coordination
  • Jennifer Liebeskind – project direction
  • Tony Ward – project direction
  • Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Kyoko Motonaga – grooming
  • April Johnson – stylist
  • David Ritz – sleeve notes
  • Kent Sorrell – management

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 20
US Billboard 200[4] 37

References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Al. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau Review". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Aaron Neville Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Aaron Neville Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Bring It On Home… The Soul Classics (liner notes). Aaron Neville. Burgundy Records. 2006. 82876 85489 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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