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You Are Not Alone

Mavis Staples

You Are Not Alone

Latest album from the legendary rhythm and blues singer produced by Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy

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7.6

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UK Release date
13/09/2010
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  1. 9.0 |   Mojo

    A definite contender for 2010 album of the year. Print edition only

  2. 9.0 |   Blurt

    55 years into her recording career, Mavis Staples is making music that ranks with the best she's ever done
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  3. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    After decades in the music industry, she still sounds invigorated and ecstatic, unburdened by cynicism or disappointment
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  4. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Maintains a soulful groove while still sticking its neck out as message music
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  5. 8.0 |   Eye Weekly

    [Staples'] still-breathtaking pipes are the centrepiece of any room she walks into, particularly if it has a microphone in it
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  6. 8.0 |   The Independent

    As ever, it's Staples' voice that's the star here, its smoky tone imposing a burnished grace on everything
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  7. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The Wilco frontman and the 71-year-old soul survivor share is a love of faith, family and Chicago and a deep feel for that crossroads where blues, meets folk meets gospel
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  8. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The Wilco leader ... knew exactly what to do with her. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    What it lacks in surprise, it more than makes up for in its collection of songs perfectly suited for Staples’s voice
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  10. 6.0 |   Q

    It's when celebrating her Lord that things really click. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    She epitomises the shift from gospel to soul, the spiritual becoming gloriously secular
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  • 1. Don't Knock N/A
  • 2. You Are Not Alone N/A
  • 3. Downward Road N/A
  • 4. In Christ There Is No East Or West N/A
  • 5. Creep Along Moses N/A
  • 6. Losing You N/A
  • 7. I Belong To The Band N/A
  • 8. Last Train N/A
  • 9. Only The Lord Knows N/A
  • 10. Wrote A Song For Everyone N/A
  • 11. We're Gonna Make It N/A
  • 12. Wonderful Savior N/A
  • 13. Too Close/On My Way To Heaven N/A
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