Fiyo on the Bayou is the second studio album by the New Orleans four piece The Neville Brothers. It was released in 1981 on A&M. It also features a young Whitney Houston on backing vocals. Named #66 on Rolling Stones list of best 100 albums of the 1980s, Fiyo on the Bayou remains an under-appreciated gem.
Keith Richards, quoted by Rolling Stone, stated the Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou was the best album of 1981. With this recording, singer Aaron, keyboardist and singer Art, saxophonist Charles and percussionist Cyril, set out to capture their undisciplined sound, descended from New Orleans Mardi Gras music, while commercializing it enough to reach a broad audience.
Although never a huge commercial success, the Neville Brothers driving, raw R&B sound has had a huge influence on many well known musicians to follow, as this album clearly exhibits.
Tracklist:
1. "Hey Pocky Way" (Modeliste, Neville, Nocentelli, Porter) - 4:14
2. "Sweet Honey Dripper" - 5:19
3. "Fire on the Bayou" (Modeliste, Neville, Nocentelli, Porter) - 5:16
4. "Ten Commandments of Love" (Paul) - 3:45
5. "Sitting in Limbo" (Bright, Cliff) - 4:11
6. "Brother John/Iko Iko" (King, Neville) - 5:34
7. "Mona Lisa" (Jean) - 3:45
8. "Run Joe" - 3:36
Personnel:
• Art Neville - keyboards
• Charles Neville - percussion, vocals
• Charmaine Neville - vocals
• Ivan Neville - percussion
• Babi Floyd - vocals
• Carl Blouin - baritone saxophone
• Cissy Houston - vocals
• David Newman - saxophone
• David Barard - bass guitar
• Eltesa Weathersby - vocals
• Herbert Rhoad - vocals
• Herman V. Ernest III - drums
• Ivan Neville - percussion
• James Hayes - vocals
• Jayotis Washington - vocals
• Jerry Lawson - vocals
• Jim Weber - trumpet
• Jimmy Duggan - trombone
• Joe Russell - vocals
• Joseph Fox III - trumpet
• Kenneth Williams - percussion
• Leo Nocentelli - bass, guitar
• Mac Rebennack - percussion, keyboards
• The Persuasions - vocals
• Quay Hozchen - vocals
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion
• Wardell Quezergue - synthesizer, piano
• Whitney Houston - vocals
• Zachary Sanders – vocals
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.92
MPEG-1 layer 3
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