Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations

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Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations
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Studio album by
the Neville Brothers
Released1996
Label A&M
Producer James Stroud, the Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers chronology
Live on Planet Earth
(1994)		Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations
(1996)		The Very Best of the Neville Brothers
(1997)

Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations is an album by the American musical group the Neville Brothers, released in 1996. [1] [2] Arvol Looking Horse allowed the Nevilles to use a Lakota phrase for the album's title. [3] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4]

Contents

Production

The album was coproduced by James Stroud. Ten members of the Neville extended family worked on the album; Cyril Neville was in part inspired to use family members after attending the Million Man March. [5] [6] Gaynielle Neville cowrote three of the songs. [7] Bob Weir played guitar on the cover of the Grateful Dead's "Fire on the Mountain"; the song was nominated for a Grammy Award. [8] [9] Aaron Neville solos on the cover of Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine". [10] Charles Neville played saxophone on the album. [11] Dann Huff played guitar. [12] "You're Gonna Make Your Momma Cry" addresses a person addicted to crack cocaine. [13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Calgary Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Entertainment Weekly B [14]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Entertainment Weekly noted that "when the Neville Brothers ignore their pair of aces—Mardi Gras music and Aaron’s ethereal warble—they come perilously close to generic funk." [14] The Guardian called the album "a tasteful collection of eclectic tunesmithery with bouncy Caribbean beats, gospel-flavoured hymns and soulful ballads." [15] The Fort Worth Star-Telegram considered it to be one of the group's best albums, writing that "the sound is strongly informed by the '70s soul of Hi Records." [20] USA Today labeled the album "an incongruous mix of slick radio-aimed ballads and funky Afro-Caribbean jumpers." [18]

AllMusic deemed Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations "an album of small pleasures rather than the larger statement it seems intended to be." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Love Spoken Here" 
2."The Sound" 
3."Holy Spirit" 
4."Soul to Soul" 
5."Whatever You Do" 
6."Saved by the Grace of Your Love" 
7."You're Gonna Make Your Momma Cry" 
8."Fire on the Mountain" 
9."Ain't No Sunshine" 
10."Orisha Dance" 
11."Sacred Ground" 

References

  1. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (May 9, 1996). "May's Hot Music". The Seattle Times. p. F3.
  2. ↑ Whitall, Susan (May 12, 1996). "Nevilles explore their spiritual side". San Francisco Chronicle. p. DAT48.
  3. ↑ DeLaney Hoffman, Elizabeth (2012). American Indians and Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 321.
  4. ↑ Shuster, Fred (July 19, 1996). "Contemplating Neville". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L22.
  5. ↑ Spera, Keith (April 27, 1996). "'Smooth Relations' Puts Nevilles on the Sunny Side". The Times-Picayune. p. E1.
  6. ↑ McDonald, Sam (June 21, 1996). "Neville's Spreading Brotherly Love". Daily Press. Newport News. p. D1.
  7. 1 2 Muretich, James (June 9, 1996). "New Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  8. 1 2 3 "Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Neville Brothers". Recording Academy. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Wirt, John (May 17, 1996). "Nevilles blend messages with many musical flavors". Fun. The Advocate. Baton Rouge. p. 8.
  11. ↑ Kinsman, Michael (May 16, 1996). "Album Reviews". Night & Day. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 18.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Rick (May 19, 1996). "One family, many songs". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 6.
  13. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (June 1, 1996). "The Neville Brothers". Companion. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 6.
  14. 1 2 Scherman, Tony (May 24, 1996). "Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin (All My Relations)". Entertainment Weekly.
  15. 1 2 "The Neville Brothers Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations". The Guardian. May 17, 1996. p. T12.
  16. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 484.
  17. ↑ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 578.
  18. 1 2 Gundersen, Edna (June 4, 1996). "Nevilles' spirited funk; Gill's down-home 'Sound'". USA Today. p. 8D.
  19. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. pp. 242, 243.
  20. ↑ Ferman, Dave (May 24, 1996). "The Neville Brothers, Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 13.
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