Fiyo on the Bayou

Fiyo on the Bayou
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1981 (1981-04)
RecordedStudio in the Country, Bogalusa, LA; Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans, LA
GenreNew Orleans R&B, rock and roll, funk, soul
Length35.40
LabelA&M
ProducerJoel Dorn
The Neville Brothers chronology
The Neville Brothers
(1981)
Fiyo on the Bayou
(1981)
Nevilization I
(1982)

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.[1]

The album features background vocals performed by Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston, with soul singer/songwriter Eltesa Weathersby, on the tracks "Fire on the Bayou" and "Sitting in Limbo", with the vocal arrangements by Cissy Houston.

In 1975 another album entitled Fire On The Bayou was released by the Meters, a band that included Art Neville on keyboards. "Hey Pocky Way" is a tune heard on the Meters' album, Rejuvenation. The album has also been released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab as an Ultradisc gold CD in 1994.[2]

  1. ^ Christou, Corilee (22 Oct 1981). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  2. ^ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Album Discography