Name: We Get By by Mavis Staples
Brand: Mavis Staples
SKU: 045778767069
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

One of the most resonant songs Mavis Staples has been handed since her 2000s resurgence is "Love and Trust." Staples values the Ben Harper composition enough to have put it at the top of the set list for Live in London, and emphasized it even more by sharing the performance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019, ahead of the parent release. With Live in London only three months old, Staples returns with another studio LP, this one written and produced by Harper. The musician duets with Staples on the reassuring title song -- which sounds built to be played as the back end of a medley leading with "The Weight" -- his role doubtlessly inspired by Pops Staples. For the remainder, Harper leaves Staples and her familiar core band to it, with Jeff Turmes' fluid, lightly bobbing bass lines emphasized a little more than they were on the 2010-2017 sessions. Harper's custom lyrics, all new, are consistent with the themes that have coursed throughout the Staples discography -- steadfast faith, consolation and encouragement, perseverance and progressive action. The churning "Brothers and Sisters" and gently rocking "One More Change" are particularly powerful. Harper doesn't hold back on the grim stuff, either. "Heavy on My Mind" begins with Staples in somber form, joined only by wisps from Rick Holmstrom's guitar: "We did everything we could to slow this world down/Now my love is in the ground." Staples then alludes to inhumane forms of confinement, all relevant in 2019, in similarly deep despair. Whether the songs are designed to motivate, mourn, or comfort, they're all sustenance. The everlasting potency of Staples' voice is a marvel.

1. Change

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

2. Anytime

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper
Jason Mozersky; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper
Jason Mozersky; Production

3. We Get By

by Mavis Staples, Ben Harper

Featured Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

4. Brothers And Sisters

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

5. Heavy On My Mind

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

6. Sometime

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

7. Never Needed Anyone

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

8. Stronger

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

9. Chance On Me

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

10. Hard To Leave

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

11. One More Change

by Mavis Staples

Primary Artist: Mavis Staples; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Producer: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul

Label

Anti/Epitaph

Music Distribution Service

IIP DDS

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 23, 2019

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

45778767069

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Notification

We Get By

1. Change

2. Anytime

3. We Get By

4. Brothers And Sisters

5. Heavy On My Mind

6. Sometime

7. Never Needed Anyone

8. Stronger

9. Chance On Me

10. Hard To Leave

11. One More Change

Technical Specifications

We Get By

Product information

Release options

1. Change

2. Anytime

3. We Get By

4. Brothers And Sisters

5. Heavy On My Mind

6. Sometime

7. Never Needed Anyone

8. Stronger

9. Chance On Me

10. Hard To Leave

11. One More Change

Technical Specifications