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.
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Released | August 7, 1990 | |||
Studio | Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans | |||
Genre | New Orleans R&B, soul, funk | |||
Length | 55:53 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Malcolm Burn, The Neville Brothers | |||
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The album features background vocals performed by Linda Ronstadt on "Fearless", as well as Buffy Sainte-Marie and Marva Wright on "Sons and Daughters."
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."[2]
Chris Willman of the LA Times concludes his review with, "the brothers have produced yet another keeper."[3]
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."[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Brother Blood" | Charles Neville; Ron Cuccia | 4:34 |
2. | "Brother Jake" | Aaron Neville; Joel Neville; Cyril Neville; Art Neville; Charles Neville; Willie Green; Tony Hall; Renard Poché | 4:47 |
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 Stoltz | 4:12 |
5. | "Sons and Daughters" (background vocals by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Marva Wright) | Art Neville; Malcolm Burn; Lorraine Neville; Arthel Neville; Ian Neville | 5:02 |
6. | "Fallin' Rain" | Link Wray | 4:01 |
7. | "Jah Love" | Cyril Neville; Bono | 3:22 |
8. | "River of Life" | Cyril Neville; Darryl Johnson; Brian Stoltz | 5:19 |
9. | "Witness" | Cyril Neville; Hack Bartholomew; Willie Green | 4:04 |
10. | "My Brother's Keeper" | Aaron Neville; Joel Neville; Cyril Neville; Art Neville; Charles Neville; Willie Green; Tony Hall | 3:36 |
11. | "Sons and Daughters" (Reprise) | Art Neville; Malcolm Burn; Lorraine Neville; Arthel Neville; Ian Neville | 4:09 |
12. | "Mystery Train" | Sam Phillips; Herman Parker | 4:31 |
13. | "Bird On a Wire" | Leonard Cohen | 5:01 |
Total length: | 55:53 |
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 87 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 22 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 15 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 4 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 48 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 35 |
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