Brother's Keeper (Neville Brothers album)

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Brother's Keeper
The Neville Brothers - Brother's Keeper Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
Studio Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans
Genre New Orleans R&B, soul, funk
Length55:53
Label A&M
Producer Malcolm Burn, The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers chronology
Yellow Moon
(1989)
Brother's Keeper
(1990)
Family Groove
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brother's Keeper is the fifth studio album by the New Orleans band, The Neville Brothers. It was released in 1990 on A&M Records.

Contents

The album features background vocals performed by Linda Ronstadt on "Fearless", as well as Buffy Sainte-Marie and Marva Wright on "Sons and Daughters."

Critical reception

Cee Dee of Off Beat Magazine begins the review of Brother's Keeper with, "Set to hit the streets on August 7, The Nevilles’ latest is probably the most-anticipated album in recent New Orleans history. And this album was well worth the wait." [3]

Chris Willman of the LA Times concludes his review with, "the brothers have produced yet another keeper." [4]

Curt Fields has mixed feelings about the album and writes, "To be sure, there are some incandescent moments on Brother's Keeper, but they are fewer in number than the group's fans are accustomed to hearing." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brother Blood" Charles Neville; Ron Cuccia4:34
2."Brother Jake" Aaron Neville; Joel Neville; Cyril Neville; Art Neville; Charles Neville; Willie Green; Tony Hall; Renard Poché4:47
3."Steer Me Right"Aaron Neville; Joel Neville; Cyril Neville; Art Neville; Charles Neville; Willie Green; Tony Hall; Malcolm Burn 3:15
4."Fearless" (background vocals by Linda Ronstadt) Gary Nicholson; Wally Wilson; Brian Stoltz4:12
5."Sons and Daughters" (background vocals by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Marva Wright)Art Neville; Malcolm Burn; Lorraine Neville; Arthel Neville; Ian Neville5:02
6."Fallin' Rain" Link Wray 4:01
7."Jah Love"Cyril Neville; Bono 3:22
8."River of Life"Cyril Neville; Darryl Johnson; Brian Stoltz5:19
9."Witness"Cyril Neville; Hack Bartholomew; Willie Green4:04
10."My Brother's Keeper"Aaron Neville; Joel Neville; Cyril Neville; Art Neville; Charles Neville; Willie Green; Tony Hall3:36
11."Sons and Daughters" (Reprise)Art Neville; Malcolm Burn; Lorraine Neville; Arthel Neville; Ian Neville4:09
12."Mystery Train" Sam Phillips; Herman Parker 4:31
13."Bird On a Wire" Leonard Cohen 5:01
Total length:55:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Brother's Keeper
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 87
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 35

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