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)Father Father1994		 Don't Lose This
(2015)

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.TitleLength
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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