Livin' on a High Note

Livin' on a High Note
Studio album by
Mavis Staples
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Length38:36
LabelAnti-, Epitaph
ProducerM. Ward[1]
Mavis Staples chronology
One True Vine
(2013) 		Livin' on a High Note
(2016) 		If All I Was Was Black
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]

Livin' on a High Note is the tenth solo studio album by American musician Mavis Staples. It was released in February 2016 under Epitaph. Rolling Stone placed the album on its 45 Best Albums of 2016 So Far list.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Us Back"Benjamin Booker3:16
2."Love and Trust"Ben Harper3:19
3."If It's a Light"Charity Rose Thielen3:04
4."Action"Merrill Garbus3:06
5."High Note"Valerie June3:31
6."Don't Cry"M. Ward2:48
7."Tomorrow"Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc3:20
8."Dedicated"Justin Vernon, Ward3:55
9."History, Now"Neko Case, Donny Gerrard, Laura Veirs2:07
10."One Love"Aaron Livingston3:10
11."Jesus Lay Down Beside Me"Nick Cave4:05
12."MLK Song"Martin Luther King Jr., Ward2:55

References

  1. ^ Minsker, Evan (January 7, 2016). "Mavis Staples Enlists Bon Iver, Nick Cave, Neko Case, M. Ward, More for New Album Livin' on a High Note". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Ingalls, Chris (March 30, 2016). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "45 Best Albums of 2016 So Far". Rolling Stone. 20 June 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.