Album

Livin' On A High Note

Mavis Staples

2016 · Rock, Funk / Soul

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Livin' On A High Note by Mavis Staples

Livin' On A High Note is a Soul & Funk album by Mavis Staples, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

About

Gospel matron Mavis Staples’ remarkable third act continues with <i>Livin’ on a High Note</i>. Her fourth album for ANTI-, a rootsy sister label to the punk institution Epitaph, <i>High Note</i> draws on her reputation as a Civil Rights unifier (with the Staples Singers) and voice of moral dissent, featuring songs by likeminded outsiders Nick Cave (the haunting and spare “Jesus Lay Down Beside Me”), Neko Case (the protest-minded “History Now”), and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, all upheld by Staples’ frank, powerful voice.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Take Us Back3:15
  2. 2Love and Trust3:19
  3. 3If It's a Light3:04
  4. 4Action3:06
  5. 5High Note3:31
  6. 6Don't Cry2:48
  7. 7Tomorrow3:20
  8. 8Dedicated3:55
  9. 9History, Now2:07
  10. 10One Love3:10
  11. 11Jesus Lay Down Beside Me4:05
  12. 12Mlk Song2:53

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Classic Soul
  • warm
  • uplifting
  • soulful

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded August 17 - 30, 2015 by Pierre DeReeder at Kingsize in Los Angeles, CA
September 17, 2015 by Mat Lejeune at CRS in Chicago, IL
October 2, 2015 by Josh Kvale at Agoura Borealis in Agoura Hills, CA
Trifold digipak with clear tray.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Donny GerrardBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
  • Jeff TurmesBASS
  • Mavis StaplesVOCALS
  • Rick HolmstromGUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
  • Stephen HodgesDRUMS
  • Vicki RandleBACKING VOCALS
  • Alex BudmanFLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
  • David MoyerBARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Humberto RuizTROMBONE
  • M. Ward12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Nate WalcottARRANGED BY TRUMPET
  • Sean BillingsTRUMPET
  • Trombone ShortyTROMBONE , SOLOIST TROMBONE, SOLOIST
  • Tucker MartineTAMBOURINE

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