You Are Not Alone (Mavis Staples album)

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".

Track listing

Notes

• signifies an arranger.
• Bradford is credited for writing "Too Close" and Staples is credited for writing "On My Way to Heaven".

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Mavis Staples – lead vocals
• Rick Holmstrom – guitar (all tracks), background vocals (track 11)
• Jeff Turmes – bass, guitar (all tracks); second guitar (1), background vocals (11)
• Stephen Hodges – drums, percussion
• Donny Gerrard – vocals
• Jeff Tweedy – production (all tracks), bass (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 9, 10); fuzz guitar, background vocals (9)
• Tom Schick – engineering, mastering
• Mark Greenberg – engineering assistance (all tracks), celeste (2), vibraphone (4)
• Jason Tobias – additional engineering, technical support
• Nora O'Connor – background vocals (1–5, 7, 8, 10–13)
• Kelly Hogan – background vocals (1–3, 5, 8, 10–13)
• Patrick Sansone – Wurlitzer (2, 8, 11), piano (2, 9, 10), vibraphone (2); celeste, Mellotron (4); tambourine (7), organ (8, 11), background vocals (9)
• Richard Parenti – background vocals (4, 7)
• Chris Strong – photography

References

References

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2. Phipps, Keith. (September 21, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone".
3. Billboard Staff. (September 24, 2010). "Mavis Staples, “You Are Not Alone”".
4. Kot, Greg. (September 10, 2010). "Album review: Mavis Staples, 'You Are Not Alone'". [[Chicago Tribune]].
5. Willman, Chris. (September 7, 2010). "You Are Not Alone (2010) Mavis Staples".
6. Young, Jon. (September 14, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone".
7. Deusner, Stephen M. (September 23, 2010). "You Are Not Alone Mavis Staples".
8. McCarthy, Sean. (September 23, 2010). "Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone".
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10. Menconi, David. (August 23, 2010). "Mavis Staples, ‘You Are Not Alone’ (Anti-)".
11. "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com".
12. [http://www.metacritic.com/music/you-are-not-alone ''You Are Not Alone'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-12.
13. (September 14, 2010). "You Are Not Alone". [[Anti- (record label).