THE NEW ORLEANS SOCIAL CLUB



Six weeks after Hurricane Katrina, a group of legendary musicians from New Orleans gathered in Austin, TX, to record SING ME BACK HOME.  Over seven magical days and nights, THE NEW ORLEANS SOCIAL CLUB was born.  The collection features performances from members of The Meters (Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.), The Neville Brothers (Ivan, Cyril and Charles) and Raymond Weber (Harry Connick Jr.).  They are joined by their friends and neighbors Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Dr. John, Willie Tee, Henry Butler, Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews, the subdudes, the Mighty Chariots of Fire, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and John Boutté.

See THE NEW ORLEANS SOCIAL CLUB at SXSW in Austin, TX, March 18, 2006 at Town Lakeore.

SING ME BACK HOME
(click on song titles of hear samples)

1. This Is My Country - Cyril Neville
(Curtis Mayfïeld)

Arranged by Cyril Neville & The New Orleans Social
Club (Henry Butler, Ivan Neville, Leo Nocentelli,
George Porter, Jr., Raymond Weber)
Recorded October 10, 2005
Cyril Neville: Lead Vocal; Henry Butler: Wurlitzer
Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ, Background Vocal;
Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George Porter, Jr.: Bass,
Background Vocal; Raymond Weber: Drums, Background
Vocal

2. Fortunate Son - Ivan Neville
(John Fogerty)

Arranged by Ivan Neville
Recorded October 6, 2005
Ivan Neville: Lead & Background Vocals, Hammond Organ;
Henry Butler: Wurlitzer Piano; George Porter, Jr.:
Bass, Background Vocal; Leo Nocentelli: Lead & Rhythm
Guitars; Raymond Weber: Drums, Background Vocal

3. Look Up (a.k.a. Whenever) - Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball
(Naomi Neville)

Arranged by The New Orleans Social Club
Recorded October 11, 2005
Irma Thomas: Lead & Background Vocals; Marcia Ball:
Yamaha Grand Piano, Background Vocal; Ivan Neville:
Hammond Organ; Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George Porter,
Jr.: Bass; Raymond Weber: Drums

4. Walking to New Orleans - Dr. John
(Dave Bartholomew/Antoine Domino/Robert Guidry)

Arranged by Dr. John & The New Orleans Social Club
Recorded October 10, 2005
Dr. John: Lead Vocal, Yamaha Grand Piano; Ivan
Neville: Hammond Organ; Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George
Porter, Jr.: Bass; Raymond Weber: Drums

5. Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You - Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews
(James Castor/Johnny Pruitt)

Arranged by George Porter, Jr. & The New Orleans
Social Club
Recorded October 12, 2005
Troy Andrews: Trombone, Trumpet; Henry Butler: Yamaha
Grand Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ, Background
Vocal; Charles Neville: Tenor sax; Leo Nocentelli:
Guitar; George Porter, Jr.: Bass, Background Vocal;
Raymond Weber: Drums, Background Vocal

6. Loving You Is On My Mind - The New Orleans Social Club
(Joseph Modeliste/Arthur Neville/Leo Nocentelli/George
Porter, Jr.)

Arranged by Leo Nocentelli and & The New Orleans
Social Club
Recorded October 6, 2005
Henry Butler: Wurlitzer Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond
Organ, Background Vocal; Leo Nocentelli: Guitars,
Background Vocal; George Porter, Jr.: Bass, Background
Vocal; Raymond Weber: Drums, Background Vocal

7. Somewhere - Henry Butler
(Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein)

Arranged by Henry Butler
Recorded October 7, 2005
Henry Butler: Vocal, Yamaha Grand Piano; Ivan
Neville: Hammond Organ; Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George
Porter, Jr.: Bass; Raymond Weber: Drums

8. 99 1/2 Won't Do - Mighty Chariots of Fire
(Traditional/P.D.)

Arranged by The New Orleans Social Club
Recorded October 8, 2005
Bishop Joseph Carter, Jr.: Lead & Background Vocals;
Minister Leslie Sims, Jr.: Background Vocal; Henry
Butler: Yamaha Grand Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond
Organ; Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George Porter, Jr.:
Bass; Raymond Weber: Drums
Handclaps by The Calliope Project Community Choir

9. Make A Better World - the subdudes
(E. King)

Arranged by the subdudes (Tommy Malone, Steve Amedee,
Tim Cook, John Magnie, Jimmy Messa, Ivan Neville)
Recorded October 12, 2005
Tommy Malone: Lead Vocal, Guitar; Steve Amedee: Drums,
Background Vocal; Tim Cook: Tambourine, Background
Vocal; John Magnie: Accordion, Background Vocal; Jimmy
Messa: Bass; Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ

10. First Taste of Hurt - Willie Tee
(Wilson Turbinton/Leo Sacks)

Arranged by Wilson (Willie Tee) Turbinton
Recorded October 8, 2005
Willie Tee: Lead & Harmony Vocals, Yamaha Grand Piano;
Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ, Background Vocal; Leo
Nocentelli: Guitars; George Porter, Jr.: Bass,
Background Vocal; Raymond Weber: Drums, Background
Vocal

11. Where Y'at?

Medley: Jesus On The Main Line/I'm Walking/The Saints
The Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue Featuring
Brother Charles Neville

Arranged by Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews, Keith
Frazier, Corey Henry, Jeffrey Hills, Charles Neville,
Raymond Weber

Recorded October 12, 2005

Jesus On The Main Line (Traditional/P.D.)

I'm Walking (Dave Bartholomew/Antoine Domino)
EMI Unart Catalog, Inc. (BMI)

The Saints (Traditional/P.D.)

Troy Andrews: Trumpet; Keith Frazier: Bass drum; Corey
Henry: Trombone; Jeffrey Hills: Tuba; Charles Neville:
Tenor sax; Raymond Weber: Snare drum

12. Chase - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
(Words by Joseph Boudreaux/Music by Henry Butler/Ivan
Neville/Leo Nocentelli/George Porter, Jr./Raymond
Weber)

Arranged by The New Orleans Social Club

Recorded October 10, 2005
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux: Lead Vocal; Henry Butler:
Wurlitzer Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ,
Background Vocal; Leo Nocentelli: Guitar; George
Porter, Jr.: Bass, Background Vocal; Raymond Weber:
Drums, Background Vocal

13. Why - John Boutte
(Annie Lennox)

Arranged by The New Orleans Social Club
Recorded October 7, 2005
John Boutte: Lead Vocal; Henry Butler: Yamaha Grand
Piano; Ivan Neville: Hammond Organ; Leo Nocentelli:
Guitar; George Porter, Jr.: Bass; Raymond Weber: Drums