Released 01/18/2013
Take a whole bunch of classic do-woop tunes, a smooth toned singer named Aaron Neville, add Keith Richards on guitar and Benmont Tench on keyboards, put Keith and Don Was in charge of production and you have as sure a thing as possible. To coin a phrase, true that for "My True Story".
This album pays respectful tribute to the songs with a tasteful band and the mellow tones of Mr. Neville. Vocal backup includes members of the Jive 5 (Eugene Pitt), Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Bobby Jay) and the Del Vikings (Dickie Harmon).
Aaron, Keith and Don were big fans of the Jive 5 version of "My True Story" and stayed true to the original. For Leiber and Stroller's "Ruby Baby" they combined both the Drifters and the Dion versions. Aaron admits a huge Curtis Mayfield influence so "Gypsy Woman" was a no-brainer. "Money Honey", "Be My Baby", "Little Bitty Pretty One", "Under the Boardwalk", "Work With Me Annie", "This Magic Moment"...the list goes on and on. Magic in these tracks.
Word is that 23 tracks were cut for this album and only 12 were released. One only hopes that a second release is forthcoming.
True that.
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