Have a Little Faith (Mavis Staples album)

Have a Little Faith
Studio album by Mavis Staples
Released 2004
Genre Soul, blues, gospel
Length 51:39
Label ANTI-
Producer Jim Tullio, Mavis Staples,
Mavis Staples chronology
Spirituals & Gospel
(1996)		 Have A Little Faith
(2004)		 We'll Never Turn Back
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Cross Rhythms [2]

Have a Little Faith is the Anti Records debut of veteran soul singer Mavis Staples.

“ If ever there were a time for Mavis Staples to return to recording, 2004 is it. Her tenure with her family's group the Staple Singers led by her late father Pops offered a steadying, positive presence on the pop scene during the late antiwar unrest and civil rights struggles of the 1960s through the 1970s. They offered up notions of personal responsibility, dignity, and spiritual hope in a heady and uncertain time. Have A Little Faith is a stellar collection of bluesy folk gospel and classic soul grooves recorded for modern times... The album is subtle, laden with beautiful dark grooves, moody guitars, organic percussion, and B-3 and Rhodes piano... Have a Little Faith is a glorious return for Staples and is capable of inspiring those who are lucky enough to encounter it.[3] ”

—an excerpt from Thom Jurek, Allmusic

Track listing

  1. "Step Into the Light" (4:46)
  2. "Pops Recipe" (5:26)
  3. "Have a Little Faith" (4:35)
  4. "God Is Not Sleeping" (5:49)
  5. "A Dying Man's Plea" (3:49)
  6. "Ain't No Better Than You" (4:13)
  7. "I Wanna Thank You" (4:49)
  8. "I Still Believe in You" (3:31)
  9. "At the End of the Day" (3:56)
  10. "There's a Devil on the Loose" (3:34)
  11. "In Times Like These" (3:50)
  12. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (3:21)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  3. ^ Have a Little Faith Album Review at Allmusic

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