When Jeff Tweedy and rock and roll Hall Of Famer and legend Mavis Staples sat down to talk about what they wanted the new Mavis Staples album to sound like, they both turned to the original spiritual roots of The Staples Singers as a backbone. What they achieved is possibly the album of Staples career, A warm, powerful and fervent collection of brilliantly chosen and interpreted songs. Produced by fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy at Wilco's studio The Loft, the intimate and textured production mixes traditional gospel numbers with 2 new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, and Rev. Gary Davis. Backed by Mavis' smoking touring band and featuring guest turns from Tweedy and Wilco's Patrick Sansone, with background vocals by Kelly Hogan and Nora O'connor, the album cradles Mavis' exquisite voice.Sure to be one of the best-received releases of 2010, Mavis' message of joy and redemption has found the setting it has always deserved.
- Don't Knock
- You Are Not Alone
- Downward Road
- In Christ There Is No East Or West
- Creep Along Moses
- Losing You
- I Belong To The Band (Hallelujah)
- Last Train
- Only The Lord Knows
- Wrote A Song For Everyone
- We're Gonna Make It
- Wonderful Savior
- Too Close To Heaven
Best Country/Soul/Jazz of 2010
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