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Don't Lose This

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Don't Lose This
Studio album by
Released2015
StudioHinge Sound, Chicago, Illinois; The Loft
LabeldBpm Records
ProducerJeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Pops Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples chronology
Father Father
(1994)
Don't Lose This
(2015)

Don't Lose This is a 2015 posthumous album by American gospel and R&B musician Pops Staples. The album was put together with various musicians, using unfinished tracks from 1998 that were intended for a "lost" album by The Staple Singers.[1] The album was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The album reached #16 on the Independent Albums chart.[2]

History

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The title of the album comes from words that Staples spoke to his daughter Mavis Staples just prior to his death.[3] He told her, "don't lose this, here," referring to 10 recordings that he made in 1998.[3] Mavis teamed up with Jeff Tweedy in 2014 to produce the tracks and finish the album. Tweedy had previously produced Mavis' albums You Are Not Alone and One True Vine.[4] Tweedy played bass on the album and his son Spencer played drums.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Pops Staples; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somebody Was Watching"Brenda Burns4:07
2."Sweet Home"Margaret Allison4:14
3."No News is Good News" 4:36
4."Love on My Side" 4:03
5."Friendship"Homer Banks, Lester Snell4:06
6."Nobody's Fault but Mine" 3:07
7."The Lady's Letter" 2:19
8."Better Home" 4:49
9."Will the Circle Be Unbroken" 4:05
10."Gotta Serve Somebody"Bob Dylan3:31

Personnel

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  • Pops Staples - guitar, vocals
  • Mavis Staples - vocals on "Sweet Home", "Love on My Side" and "Better Home"
  • Jeff Tweedy - guitar on "Sweet Home", "Love on My Side" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"; bass
  • Tom Grady - bass
  • Scott Ligon - piano
  • Spencer Tweedy, Tim Austin - drums
  • Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ Hermes, Will (23 March 2015). "Don't Lose This". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Don't Lose This". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Mokoena, Tshepo (5 March 2015). "Pops Staples: Don't Lose This review - a gorgeous, gravelly swansong". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (12 January 2015). "Pops Staples Posthumous Album Don't Lose This, Finished by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, to Be Released". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2015.