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]
The A.V. Club A– [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A– [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 8.6/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [10]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]

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. [12] 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. [12] 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. [13]

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) [14] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [15] 14
US Billboard 200 [16] 67
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [17] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] 15
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [20] 7

References

  1. "One True Vine Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "One True Vine - Mavis Staples". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. Lewis, Catherine (June 25, 2013). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. Hadusek, Jon (June 24, 2013). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  5. [Producer Jeff Tweedy] provides many nicely spare showcases for her silken vocals. [28 Jun 2013]
  6. Gill, Andy (June 21, 2013). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine" . Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  7. Like a fine wine continuing to mature, Mavis's One True Vine should be allowed to breathe. [Aug 2013, p.87]
  8. Hoby, Hermione (June 23, 2013). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine – review". The Observer . Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  9. Gleason, Holly (June 25, 2013). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  10. Deusner, Stephen M. (June 26, 2013). "One True Vine - Mavis Staples". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  11. McCormick, Neil (July 17, 2013). "Mavis Staples, One True Vine, review". The Telegraph . Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Jurgensen, John (June 20, 2013). "Mavis Staples' on Her New Album With Jeff Tweedy, 'One True Vine' - WSJ.com". Wall Street Journal. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  13. "Mavis Staples - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  14. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company . June 30, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  15. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  16. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  17. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  18. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  19. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  20. "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.