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Live in London

by Mavis Staples

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1.
The simplest things can be the hardest to do Can't find what you're looking for even when it's looking for you The judge and the criminal, the sinner and the priest Got something in common, bring 'em all to their knees Do what you can, do what you must Everybody's crying to find some love and trust I walk the line, I walk it for us See me out here tryin' to find some love and trust Lust ain't an offender but stealing from a thief Storm after storm leave you shaking like a leaf They say broken hearts make the world go around Trading headaches for heartaches, wanna get you down Give it some time, don't try to rush When you're trying to find yourself some love and trust Do what you can, might not be enough When you're trying to find yourself some love and trust Like a horse in a race who don't wanna run Like an executioner who won't fire his gun Like a boxer yo who won't take a swing Just like a prince who don't wanna be king Haven't we suffered, suffered enough Now we're out here tryin' to find some love and trust Do what you can, do what you must Everybody's trying to find some love and trust Everybody's trying to find some love and trust Everybody (Love and trust) Do what you must Everybody, everybody wants love and trust (Love and trust) Do all you can, do what you must Oh Lord, we want some love and trust (Love and trust)
2.
When I Carry my load Or when I cry I don't feel it any more It's like a rainy day That never goes away Am I alone Am I the only one Now hold back My, my, don't explode We don't wanna rock the boat Who told you that? (Who?) Oh, they lie And they show no shame Now hold back My, my, don't explode We don't wanna rock the boat Who told you that? (Who?) Who told you that? (Who?) Who? (Who?) Who? (Who?) (Who?) told you that? Who told you that? Stop acting up You know it won't change a thing That's how it is and how it's always been Who told you that? (Who?) Who told you that? (Who?) Who told you that? (Who?)
3.
What about the time? You were rollin' over Fall on your face You must be having fun Walk lightly! Think of a time. You'd best believe This think is real Put away that gun This part is simple Try to recognize What is in you mind God help us! Help us loose our minds These slippery people help us understand What's the matter with him? (He's alright!) I see his face (The lord won't mind) Don't play no games (He's alright) Love from the bottom to the top Turn like a whee (He's alright) See for yourself (The lord won't mind) We're gonna move (Right now) Turn like a wheel inside a wheel I remember when Sittin' in the tub Pulled out the plug The water was runnin' out Cool down Stop acting crazy They're gonna leave And we'll be on our own Seven times five They were living creatures Watch 'em come to life Right before your eyes Backsliding! How do you do? These slippery people Gonna see you through What's the matter with him? (He's alright!) I see his face (The lord won't mind) Don't play no games (He's alright) Love from the bottom to the top Turn like a whee (He's alright) See for yourself (The lord won't mind) We're gonna move (Right now) Turn like a wheel inside a wheel He's alright The lord won't mind Right now
4.
Alright We bring you greetings from the Windy City Yeah Chicago, Illinois The home of the blues Yes Down home blue I dare everybody come out to Chicago Howling wolf Muddy waters Buddy Guy Pop Staples Ahaha
5.
What you gonna do When deaths comes creepin' in your room? What you gonna do When deaths comes creepin' in your room? Woah, what you gonna do When deaths comes creepin' in your room? Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do? What shall I do? Hush, hush Somebody's callin' my name Hush, hush Somebody's callin' my name Oh, hush, hush Somebody's callin' my name Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do? What shall I do? What you gonna do? What you gonna do? Oh, what you gonna do? Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do? What shall I do? Run, run Find you a hidin' place Run, you better run Find you a hidin' place Oh run, oh run Find you a hidin' place Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do? What shall I do? Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do? What shall I do?
6.
Take Us Back 04:39
Sometimes life can get ya In a hurry but, uh I'm just going to take it slow now That don't mean I ain't been working y'all I'm working on me, baby I'm working on me, darling I'm taking some time to see The people who keep me going Sometimes folk can lead ya Down a bad line now I'm not saying that I'm not judging now I'm just going to tell you what I tell 'em now I got friends and I got I got family (I got) I got help from all the people who love me I got friends and I got I got family (I got) I got help from all the people who love me Sometimes people try to Take all they can from you but They don't call me up for nothing now If people ask for Pops he'll tell 'em that She gets it from me, baby She gets it from me, darling Chicago wasn't always easy But love made the Windy City breezy I got friends and I got I got family y'all (I got) I got help from all the people who love me I got friends and I got I got family (I got) I got help from all the people who love me Oh yeah Oh yeah I know I got love I know I've got friends I've got people (Mavis take us back, Mavis take us back) who love me (Mavis take us back, Mavis take us back) (Mavis take us back, Mavis take us back) Oh yeah (Mavis take us back, Mavis take us back) (Mavis take us back, Mavis take us back) (Working on me) Baby (Working on me) Darling (Working on me) Baby (Working on me) Darling Chicago wasn't always easy But love made the Windy City breezy I got friends and I got I got family (I got) I got help from all the people who love me I got friends and I got I got family (I got) I got help from all the people who love me Oh yeah, mm Uh huh Mmhmm
7.
You're not alone I'm with you I'm lonely too What's that song Can't be sung By two? A broken home A broken heart Isolated and afraid Open up this is a raid I wanna get it through to you You're not alone You're not alone Every night I stand in your place Every tear On every face Tastes the same A broken dream A broken heart Isolated and afraid Open up this is a raid I wanna get it through to you You're not alone An open hand An open heart There's no need to be afraid Open up this is a raid I wanna get it through to you You're not alone I wanna get it through to you You're not alone I'm gonna get it through to you You're not alone
8.
No time crying No time for tears Got no time for crying No time for tears We've got work to do We've got work to do We've got work to do We've got work to do People are dying Bullets are flying No time for tears No time for tears We've got work to do We've got work to do We've got work to do We've got work to do We've got no time for crying We've got work to do We've got no time for tears We've got work to do People are dying Bullets are flying We've got work to do So much work to do We've got work to do We've got work to do Are you with me? You with me? Keep coming There's work to do We've got no time for crying We've got work to do We've got no time for tears We've got work to do People are dying Bullets are flying We've got work to do Ooh, work to do We've got work to do Yeah, work to do Work to do We've got work to do Work to do Help me help Work to do Are you with me? You with me? Keep coming There's work to do
9.
I once had a life, or rather life had me I was one among the many Or at least I seemed to be Well, I read an old quotation in a book just yesterday Said "You gonna reap just what you sow, The debts you make you have to pay." Can you get to that? Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (well I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that I recollect with a-mixed emotions All the good times we used to have But you were making preparations For the coming separation And you blew everything we had When you base your life on credit And your loving days are done Checks you signed with a-love and kisses Later come back signed "insufficient funds" Can you get to that? Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (well I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (well I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that When you base your life on credit And your loving days are done Checks you signed with love and kisses Later come back signed "insufficient funds" Now can you get to that y'all Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that Can you get (I wanna know) I wanna know if you can get to that
10.
Do it again, do it (do it) Lets do it again (do it) Mmm (do it again, do it again) Gonna do it again (do it) Do it, do it Lets do it again (do it) Do it again Sometimes the rain Groovin' when I hear the sound Like you and me, baby Gettin' down with the sounds around Oh, the smell of the mornin' flower As we pass away the hour I want to do it again, do it again Do it do it Lets do it in the mornin' do it Now I like you, lady So fine with your pretty hair If you don't mind my compliments Just diggin?on the clothes you wear I'm just a man and I got your fear I can love you now I brought you here I want to do it again (Do it) do it, do it I want to do it again Oh, oh, ho, hey, do it again Do it, woo, hoo, hoo, hoo Do it Like a hammer on the block Love began to rock Give the sister love and pride Feel good and satisfied I'm not a girl that could linger But I feel like a Butterfinger I want to do it again, do it again Do it, do it Lets do it in the mornin' Do it, do it Do it, do it, do it again Do it again woo, hoo, hoo, do it again Do it again, do it again, do it again woo, hoo, hoo Mmm, woo, hoo, hoo Oh, hey Woo, hoo, hoo Do it again, do it again
11.
Dedicated 04:46
Down the road we walked Down the road we talked I remember when I made war with you I made peace with you That's what makes you my friend And if it's us against the world Well I would bet on us (to come out on top) But if you go yours And I go mine All bets are off This is dedicated This one's dedicated to you This one's because we made it This one's because we made it through There was a time I thought Half the friends you got were counterfeit at best And you thought it wasn't right How I lived my life But time put those doubts to rest And if it's us against the world And still, I would bet on us (to come out on top) But if you go your way And I go mine All bets are off This one's dedicated This one's dedicated to you This one's because we made it This one's because we made it through This is dedicated This one's dedicated to you This one's because we made it One's because we made it through This is dedicated This one is dedicated to you for you One because we made it One because we made it through Down the road we walked Down the road we talked I remember when.
12.
We may not have a cent to pay the rent But we're gonna make it, I know we will We may have to eat beans every day But we're gonna make it, I know we will And if a job is hard to find And we have to stand in the welfare line I've got your love and you know you got mine We're gonna make it, I know we will We may not have a home to call our own But we're gonna make it, I know we will We may have to fight hardship alone But we're gonna make it, I know we will 'Cause togetherness brings peace of mind We can't stay down all the time I've got your love and you know you got mine We're gonna make it, I know we will Our car may be old, our two rooms cold But we're gonna make it, I know we will We can't even spare a roach a crumb But we're gonna make it, I know we will And if I have to carry around a sign Sayin' "Help the deaf, the dumb, and the blind" I got your love and you know you got mine We're gonna make it, I know we will We're gonna make it (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna make it, y'all (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) It might seem hard sometimes (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) But don't worry about this (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna make it (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We gotta keep on tryin' (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) Things can't stay wrong for us always no no no (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna make it, (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna make it (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna make it oh yes (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) We're gonna keep on pushin' now, (We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it)
13.
Happy birthday to you Oh, my goodness Happy birthday to you, to me Happy birthday dear Mavis Happy birthday to me-you Thank you Thank you so much Thank you Yes, I tell you I'm thankful and I'm grateful To make another year Yes, indeed I tell you, there's just no stopping me, is there?
14.
Touch A Hand 06:33
[Intro] Well, yeah Yeah Show your love Yeah Make some noise y'all Yeah Well Steven Hodgers Steven Hodgers Steven Hodgers Show your love Thank you Randal Thank you Randal Squeaky Randal Show your love y’all Donny Gerrard Donny Gerrard Make some noise Yeah Can't you feel it in your bones, y'all? Oh, a change is comin’ on From every walk of life People are seeing the light Can't you feel it in your heart now, y'all? A new thing is taking shape Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach on out, touch a hand Yeah, yeah, yeah Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend, make a friend, make a friend Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can C'mon now Make a friend if you can Make a friend Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Make a friend, c'mon, baby Reach out, touch a hand, oh Make a friend if you can I love you Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Can, can, can, can Oh yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody reach out Everybody reach out Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand, touch a hand, touch a hand, hey Make a friend if you can Make a friend, make a friend Reach out, touch a hand, touch a hand, touch a hand Make a friend if you can C'mon, y'all Reach out, touch a hand Everybody, everybody Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Everybody, everybody Reach out Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Make a friend, make a friend, yeah Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Reach out, touch a hand Make a friend if you can Yeah, yeah Make a friend Touch somebody Touch somebody Touch somebody Touch somebody Make a friend, y'all Make a friend Oh yeah Yeah Woo

about

Mavis Staples has announced 'Live in London,' a new live album recorded over two nights at London’s Union Chapel (which she calls “the best place in the world to sing”) and produced by Staples herself. 'Live in London' reveals that the singer retains astonishing power after seventy years as a performer and that while her repertoire continues to expand her philosophy is unchanged since her days in the groundbreaking family group, the Staple Singers.

Ironically her last live record—2008’s ‘Hope at the Hideout’—was cut against the background of her fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama’s historic election, while the new album inevitably addresses the horrors of the Donald Trump era. “No Time for Cryin’“ not only connects the timeless gospel image of “motherless children” to the modern-day refugee crisis, it also calls for action, just as Pops Staples and his children did during the Civil Rights movement.

credits

released February 8, 2019

Produced by Mavis Staples
Mixed and Edited by Rob Schnapf
Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering
Music Direction by Rick Holmstrom
Live sound recorded by Paul Hurt

Recorded at Union Chapel, London, UK. July 9-10, 2018.

Mavis Staples – vocals
Rick Holmstrom – guitar and background vocals
Jeff Turmes – bass and background vocals
Stephen Hodges – drums
Donny Gerard – background vocals
Vicki Randle - background vocals

This album is dedicated to my loving sister and best friend, Yvonne Staples. We will love you always Yvonne.

‘Love And Trust’ written by Ben Harper. Published by Three Chord Symphony Music (ASCAP) and BMG Rights Management.

‘Who Told You That’ and ‘You Are Not Alone’ written by Jeff Tweedy. Published by Words Ampersand Music (BMI) and BMG Rights Management.

‘Slippery People’ written by David Byrne, Christopher Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Martina Weymouth. Published by Bleu Disque Music Co Inc. (ASCAP), Index Music Inc. (ASCAP) and Warner Chappell.

‘What You Gonna Do’ written by Roebuck “Pops” Staples. Published by Staples Music (BMI).

‘Take Us Back’ written by Benjamin Booker. Published by Benjamin Booker Music Publishing (SESAC) and Universal Music Publishing.

‘No Time For Crying’ written by Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples. Published by Words Ampersand Music (BMI), BMG Rights Management, and Chomone Music (BMI).

‘Can You Get To That’ written by George Clinton and Ernie Harris. Published by Bridgeport Music Inc. (BMI).

‘Let’s Do It Again’ written by Curtis Mayfield. Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (BMI).

‘Dedicated’ written by Justin Vernon & Matthew Ward. Published by April Base Publishing (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing, and Crooked Spine Music (ASCAP).

‘We’re Gonna Make It’ written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner, and Carl William Smith. Published by Chevis Publishing Corp. (BMI) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

‘Reach Out Touch A Hand’ written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, and Raymond Jackson. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI).

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