We Get By | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 24, 2019 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Anti- | |||
Producer | Ben Harper | |||
Mavis Staples chronology | ||||
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Singles from We Get By | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Under the Radar | [8] |
We Get By is the fourteenth studio album by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on May 24, 2019, by Anti-. [9]
The album's cover features the photograph "Outside Looking In" by Gordon Parks from his 1956 photo essay The Restraints: Open and Hidden. [10] The album was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic. [11]
The album was announced on March 20, 2019. [9] It was produced and written by Ben Harper. Staples and Harper had previously collaborated on "Love and Trust", a song from Staples' 2016 album, Livin' on a High Note. [12] The album's lead single, "Change", was released on the same day, along with the album's pre-order. [13] In a statement, Staples said, "These songs are delivering such a strong message. We truly need to make a change if we want this world to be better." [12]
All tracks are written by Ben Harper [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Change" | 2:56 |
2. | "Anytime" | 2:48 |
3. | "We Get By" (featuring Ben Harper) | 3:35 |
4. | "Brothers and Sisters" | 3:33 |
5. | "Heavy on My Mind" | 3:40 |
6. | "Sometime" | 2:40 |
7. | "Never Needed Anyone" | 3:37 |
8. | "Stronger" | 3:14 |
9. | "Chance on Me" | 3:30 |
10. | "Hard to Leave" | 3:06 |
11. | "One More Change" | 4:13 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [14] | 171 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [15] | 114 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [16] | 113 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [17] | 54 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 100 |