During 1993 and 1994, Neville expanded his repertoire as a recording artist and ventured into making country music. In 1993, Neville released the platinum-selling "The Grand Tour" on A&M Records with lead single "Don't Take Away My Heaven" reach number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart (where previous hits "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached number one). Follow-up single The Grand Tour, a cover of country music legend George Jones 1974 hit, peaked at No.38 on the Billboard country singles chart, and was highly acclaimed by fans and critics, resulting in a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994. He followed the album up with another platinum seller "Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas."