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- Summary: Wilco's Jeff Tweedy returns to produce the singer's latest release that includes songs written by Alan Sparhawk of Low, Nick Lowe, and Tweedy.
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- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Retro-Soul, Traditional Gospel, Southern Gospel
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Jul 17, 2013You Are Not Alone, her 2010 collaboration with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, won Staples her first Grammy. The follow up is even better.
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Entertainment WeeklyJun 21, 2013[Producer Jeff Tweedy] provides many nicely spare showcases for her silken vocals. [28 Jun 2013]
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Jun 21, 2013Throughout, Tweedy’s arrangements are the soul of discretion, employing the merest suggestions of rhythm and texture to show Staples’ iconic voice to best advantage.
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Jul 23, 2013The overall mood, however, is thoughtful and somber: unlike You Are Not Alone, this is a contemplative late-night album rather than a celebratory Sunday morning one. It’s wonderful.
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Jun 21, 2013As on previous record You Are Not Alone, his production is light and crisp, allowing Staples' voice to take center stage. [Jun-Jul 2013, p.91]
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MagnetJul 17, 2013There's a lot of worthwhile material for her to perform here. [No. 100, p.59]
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Jun 21, 2013The mood is sombre, the pace slow-to-mid and Staples means every word she sings.
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