One True Vine

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One True Vine
Staples Vine.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2013
Recorded2012
Genre Gospel, soul, blues
Label ANTI-
Producer Jeff Tweedy
Mavis Staples chronology
You Are Not Alone
(2010)
One True Vine
(2013)
Livin' on a High Note
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club A- [5]
Paste Magazine 8.6/10 [6]

One True Vine is the ninth solo studio album by Mavis Staples. It was released in June 2013 by ANTI- Records. It is her 13th studio album, and the second on which she collaborated with record producer and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy also played most of the instruments on the album, with the exception of the drums, which were played by his son, Spencer Tweedy. [7] The album was recorded at the Wilco Loft in Chicago, and while working on it, Staples commuted back and forth between the Loft (on Chicago's North Side) and her home on Chicago's South Side. [7] One True Vine debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200 chart dated for July 13, 2013, marking the highest-peaking entry for Staples on the chart so far. [8]

Contents

Track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Holy Ghost" Alan Sparhawk 2:42
2."Every Step"Jeff Tweedy4:02
3."Can You Get to That" George Clinton, Ernie Harris2:57
4."Jesus Wept"Jeff Tweedy4:47
5."Far Celestial Shore" Nick Lowe 2:55
6."What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?"Washington Phillips4:03
7."Sow Good Seeds" 2:50
8."I Like the Things About Me" Roebuck Staples, Martha Stubbs3:57
9."Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus)" 2:56
10."One True Vine"Jeff Tweedy3:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC) [9] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [10] 14
US Billboard 200 [11] 67
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [12] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 15
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [15] 7

References

  1. "One True Vine Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "One True Vine - Mavis Staples". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  3. Hadusek, Jon (Jun 24, 2013). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved Jun 24, 2013.
  4. Gill, Andy (2013-06-21). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine" . Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  5. Lewis, Catherine (2013-06-25). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  6. Gleason, Holly (2013-06-25). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  7. 1 2 Jurgensen, John (20 June 2013). "Mavis Staples' on Her New Album With Jeff Tweedy, 'One True Vine' - WSJ.com". Wall Street Journal. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  8. "Mavis Staples - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  9. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company . June 30, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  10. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  11. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  12. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  13. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  14. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  15. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.