The Neville Brothers - Live on Planet Earth

Clearly, this is intended to be the definitive live document of a band that has always been defined by its live work. Clocking in at 71 minutes, the album was culled from a world tour. The rhythm section of drummer Willie Green and bassist Tony Hall keeps up a steady groove from song to song, and the Nevilles trade off lead and harmony vocals on original songs that range across their career and add everything from Bob Marley compositions to "Love the One You're With" and "Amazing Grace." They Neville-ize all comers, throwing them into the pot and coming out with a tasty gumbo. If there's anything missing, it's the small-club atmosphere from which the Nevilles emerged: this is a wide-screen treatment of music that gained impact from its intimacy but now seeks to form a global conga line. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Art Neville Vocals, Keyboards Charles Neville Vocals, Saxophone Chuck Beeson Design, Art Direction Cyril Neville Vocals, Percussion David Thoener Mixing Eric Kolb Keyboards Eric Struthers Vocals (Background), Guitar George Marino Mastering Jeffery Newbury Photography John Cuniberti Editing Mike Napolitano Engineer Neville Brothers Producer Paul Stubblebine Digital Editing Richard Frankel Art Direction Tony Hall Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) Willie Green Drums, Sound Effects, Percussion