In his opening notes on I Know I've Been Changed, the artist known to millions of devoted fans worldwide as Aaron Neville stands before the microphone not as a musical legend, but as an ordinary man appealing to an eternal God. His signature vibrato rises and dips in a musical prayer full of passion, utterly sincere.
It is perhaps the most powerful moment on a uniquely moving album---his first gospel recording since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the city he cherished, destroying his personal home, and forever altering so much of the life he knew. Despite that tragic backdrop, the project plays not as a mournful reflection, but rather as a hopeful celebration of the three things that have shaped Aaron Neville most of all---his hometown, his music and his faith.
In grand New Orleans style, I Know I've Been Changed celebrates Aaron Neville's 50th year in recorded music. The album brings the artist's career full circle, returning him to the music he loved first---gospel music---and reuniting him with Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter, musician and producer who produced Aaron's first recording session in 1960.
Toussaint, who grew up in a nearby New Orleans neighborhood and attended the same school as the Neville brothers, has been a frequent collaborator with Aaron over the years. "Aaron gives the song, the arts, the fullness of his heart and soul every time," Toussaint says. "He has always been that way. It's good to know that when something is that good, it's good forever---the velvet voice of Aaron Neville."
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In his opening notes on I Know I've Been Changed, the artist known to millions of devoted fans worldwide as Aaron Neville stands before the microphone not as a musical legend, but as an ordinary man appealing to an eternal God. His signature vibrato rises and dips in a musical prayer full of passion, utterly sincere.
It is perhaps the most powerful moment on a uniquely moving album---his first gospel recording since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the city he cherished, destroying his personal home, and forever altering so much of the life he knew. Despite that tragic backdrop, the project plays not as a mournful reflection, but rather as a hopeful celebration of the three things that have shaped Aaron Neville most of all---his hometown, his music and his faith.
In grand New Orleans style, I Know I've Been Changed celebrates Aaron Neville's 50th year in recorded music. The album brings the artist's career full circle, returning him to the music he loved first---gospel music---and reuniting him with Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter, musician and producer who produced Aaron's first recording session in 1960.
Toussaint, who grew up in a nearby New Orleans neighborhood and attended the same school as the Neville brothers, has been a frequent collaborator with Aaron over the years. "Aaron gives the song, the arts, the fullness of his heart and soul every time," Toussaint says. "He has always been that way. It's good to know that when something is that good, it's good forever---the velvet voice of Aaron Neville."
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