We'll Never Turn Back

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We'll Never Turn Back
We'll Never Turn Back cover
Studio album by Mavis Staples
Released 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Gospel
Length 57:48
Label ANTI- Records
Producer Ry Cooder
Professional reviews
Mavis Staples chronology
Have a Little Faith
(2004)		 We'll Never Turn Back
(2007)

We'll Never Turn Back is a studio album by American Rhythm and blues singer Mavis Staples. It is a concept album with the majority of the songs being about the American Civil Rights Movement. The album was released in 2007 on the ANTI- Records label.

This album was #48 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Down in Mississippi" (4:57)
  2. "Eyes on the Prize" (4:06)
  3. "We Shall Not Be Moved" (4:31)
  4. "In the Mississippi River" (4:26)
  5. "On My Way" (4:10)
  6. "This Little Light of Mine" (3:22)
  7. "99 and 1/2" (4:46)
  8. "My Own Eyes" (7:18)
  9. "Turn Me Around" (3:52)
  10. "We'll Never Turn Back" (4:06)
  11. "I'll Be Rested" (5:44)
  12. "Jesus Is on the Main Line" (6:31)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[2] Billboard 180 Not certified N/A
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[2] 20
Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (U.S.)[2] 99

[edit] References

  1. ^ ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
  2. ^ a b c Mavis Staples Artist Chart History at Billboard

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