Livin' On A High Note by Mavis Staples, released 19 February 2016 1. Take Us Back 2. Love And Trust 3. If It's A Light 4. Action 5. High Note 6. Don't Cry 7. Tomorrow 8. Dedicated 9. History, Now 10. One Love 11. Jesus Lay Down Beside Me 12. MLK Song. Streaming + Download. Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Purchasable with gift card. I would like to thank my sister Yvonne Staples and brother Pervis Staples for encouraging me to continue my musical journey. I love you with all my heart.
Livin' on a High Note was released the week her version of Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" won a Grammy - only her second - in the category of Best American Roots Performance, and preceded the HBO premiere of the documentary Mavis! by a couple weeks. Staples was in the public consciousness as much as ever and was continuing to move in new directions.
Mavis Staples has lived a life. Her songs dating back to her time with the legendary Staples Singers are more than just the best kind of soulful earworms, they’re words and notes painted from the front lines of one of the most contentious periods in American history. Hers is a name that’s earned its rightful place alongside the most powerful and relevant voices of the Civil Rights movement, and her words and music are as relevant today as ever. But this isn’t Staples’ attempt at trying on different musical hats - in fact, quite the opposite. Livin’ On A High Note‘s collaborators span numerous genres, but the end result is every bit the Mavis record that one would expect. It’s her show, and her co-writers do a credible job of adapting their styles into something befitting a Mavis Staples record. Ben Harper brings a healthy dose of gospel and blues on Love and Trust.
Mavis staples to release livin’ on a high note february 19TH. M. Ward-produced Album Features Custom Compositions By Nick Cave, Neko Case, Ben Harper, Justin Vernon and Others. Listen To The Track High Note : Mavis Staples is an alchemist of American music, and has continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since Ray Charles. With the release of her new album Livin’ On A High Note, she continues to gain momentum. Referencing and drawing from her past while taking the music to fresh places, Mavis and her team recruited a unique dozen of today’s heralded and up-and-coming artists to write songs for the record. The names gathered here impress and excite: Neko Case, Justin Vernon, Nick Cave, Ben Harper, Tune-Yards, Aloe Blacc, Benjamin Booker, The Head and the Heart, M. Ward-with Ward also tapped to produce the album in full.
Complete your Mavis Staples collection. Reply Notify me Helpful. When I picked this one up after her show in Chicago, I was worried it would have the same wow and flutter issues that was so prominent in her last vinyl releases. Luckily, no wow and flutter problems here though there is a slight warp.
Certainly Livin’ on a High Note sounds like a happy album. Eight years later, we’re deep into a confounding election cycle that has already defined itself by blatant concession to voters’ basest prejudices.
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Gospel matron Mavis Staples’ remarkable third act continues with Livin’ on a High Note. Her fourth album for ANTI-, a rootsy sister label to the punk institution Epitaph, High Note 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. Livin' on a High Note Mavis Staples.
With Livin’ On A High Note, Mavis Staples has delivered the most joyful and uplifting record of her career. 12 original songs written exclusively for Mavis by some of the finest songwriters of our time including . ard, Ben Harper, Valerie June, Neko Case, tune-yards, Nick Cave, John Baptiste, Justin Vernon, Aloe Blacc, and more. At age 76, Mavis Staples shows no signs of slowing down and 2016 is slated to be one of her best years yet. On February 20th, HBO will debut Mavis! – the first feature length documentary on the gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon. Download card included. The album needed to be played a few times to carve out the grooves a little but after a couple plays no problems with skipping or anything. One person found this helpful.
