Livin' On A High Note is a Soul & Funk album by Mavis Staples, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- uplifting
- soulful
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
- 1Take Us Back3:15
- 2Love and Trust3:19
- 3If It's a Light3:04
- 4Action3:06
- 5High Note3:31
- 6Don't Cry2:48
- 7Tomorrow3:20
- 8Dedicated3:55
- 9History, Now2:07
- 10One Love3:10
- 11Jesus Lay Down Beside Me4:05
- 12Mlk Song2:53
Credits
Performers
- M. Ward12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Nate WalcottARRANGED BY TRUMPET
- Donny GerrardBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Vicki RandleBACKING VOCALS
- David MoyerBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jeff TurmesBASS
- Stephen HodgesDRUMS
- Rick HolmstromELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Alex BudmanFLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Tucker MartineTAMBOURINE
- Humberto RuizTROMBONE
- Trombone ShortyTROMBONE
- Sean BillingsTRUMPET
- Mavis StaplesVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold