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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.

Brother's Keeper
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
StudioUltrasonic Studios, New Orleans
GenreNew Orleans R&B, soul, funk
Length55:53
LabelA&M
ProducerMalcolm Burn, The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers chronology
Yellow Moon
(1989)
Brother's Keeper
(1990)
Family Groove
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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."[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]


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 Burn3:15
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 Wray4:01
7."Jah Love"Cyril Neville; Bono3:22
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 Parker4:31
13."Bird On a Wire"Leonard Cohen5:01
Total length:55:53

Personnel



Charts


Chart performance for Brother's Keeper
Chart (1990) Peak
position
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

References


  1. Gioffre, Daniel. Brother's Keeper at AllMusic
  2. Dee, Cee (1 August 1990). "The Neville Brothers, "Brother's Keeper"". offbeat.com. Off Beat Magazine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. Willman, Chris (26 August 1990). "The Neville Brothers "Brother's Keeper"". LA Times. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. Fields, Curt (5 October 1990). "Neville Brothers". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. Brother's Keeper (liner notes). Neville Brothers. A&M. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 201.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. "Charts.nz – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – The Neville Brothers – Brother's Keeper". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2022.



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