You Are Not Alone (Mavis Staples album)

You Are Not Alone
Studio album by
Mavis Staples
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
Recorded2010
StudioThe Wilco Loft (Chicago)[1]
Length45:13
LabelAnti-
ProducerJeff Tweedy
Mavis Staples chronology
Live: Hope at the Hideout
(2008) 		You Are Not Alone
(2010) 		One True Vine
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Billboard[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Paste9.1/10[8]
Pitchfork8.2/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin6/10[12]

You Are Not Alone is the eighth studio album by American gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples, released September 14, 2010, through Anti-. It won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[13]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]

Track listing

You Are Not Alone track listing[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Knock"Roebuck Staples2:30
2."You Are Not Alone"Jeff Tweedy3:57
3."Downward Road"R. Staples3:08
4."In Christ There Is No East or West"
3:36
5."Creep Along Moses"
  • Traditional
  • Tweedy[a]
2:57
6."Losing You"Randy Newman2:52
7."I Belong to the Band"Reverend Gary Davis3:31
8."Last Train"Allen Toussaint4:29
9."Only the Lord Knows"Tweedy3:44
10."Wrote a Song for Everyone"John Fogerty3:47
11."We're Gonna Make It"
3:27
12."Wonderful Savior"
2:05
13."Too Close / On My Way to Heaven"
5:10
Total length:45:13

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an arranger.
  • ^[b] Bradford is credited for writing "Too Close" and Staples is credited for writing "On My Way to Heaven".[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d You Are Not Alone (Media notes). Mavis Staples. Anti-. September 14, 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b You Are Not Alone Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  3. ^ Leggett, Steve (September 14, 2010). Review: You Are Not Alone. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
  4. ^ Phipps, Keith (September 21, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Billboard Staff (September 24, 2010). "Mavis Staples, "You Are Not Alone"". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (September 10, 2010). "Album review: Mavis Staples, 'You Are Not Alone'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  7. ^ Willman, Chris (September 7, 2010). "You Are Not Alone (2010) Mavis Staples". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  8. ^ Young, Jon (September 14, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone". Paste. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. ^ Deusner, Stephen M (September 23, 2010). "You Are Not Alone Mavis Staples". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Sean (September 23, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  11. ^ Wolk, Douglas (September 13, 2010). "You Are Not Alone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  12. ^ Menconi, David (August 23, 2010). "Mavis Staples, 'You Are Not Alone' (Anti-)". Spin. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  13. ^ "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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