Don't Lose This

Don't Lose This
Studio album by Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Released 2015
Label dBpm Records
Producer Jeff Tweedy
Roebuck "Pops" Staples chronology
Father Father
(1994)
Don't Lose This
(2015)
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Don't Lose This is a 2015 posthumous album by the late 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 for The Staple Singers.[1] The album was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The album reached #16 on the Independent Albums chart.[2]

History

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 list

No. TitleFeaturing Length
1. "Somebody Was Watching"    4:07
2. "Sweet Home"    4:14
3. "No News is Good News"    4:36
4. "Love on My Side"    4:03
5. "Friendship"    4:06
6. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"    3:07
7. "The Lady's Letter"    2:19
8. "Better Homes"    4:49
9. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"    4:05
10. "Gotta Serve Somebody"    3:31

References

  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. 1 2 Mokoena, Tshepo (5 March 2015). "Pops Staples: Don't Lose This review - a gorgeous, gravelly swansong". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 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.
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