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Carry Me Home

Mavis Staples · 2022

54 min · 12 tracks · R&B · soul

A soulful tapestry of hope and resilience woven through bluesy instrumentation and Mavis Staples' powerful voice.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady, consistent energy levels
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • late-night contemplative moods
  • long, immersive listening sessions

Where this album fits

In the catalog
Late Career Highlight — Showcases Mavis Staples' continued relevance and vitality in her later career.
Themes
social justice anthems· yearning for freedom· gospel-rooted resilience
Career context
Released on May 20, 2022, 'Carry Me Home' comes during Mavis Staples' celebrated career resurgence, following her Grammy-winning album 'If All I Was Was Black' in 2017. At this stage, Staples is recognized not only as a music icon but also as a cultural figure advocating for social justice and unity, continuing to inspire audiences with her profound vocal delivery.
Stylistic neighbors
Aretha Franklin· Tina Turner· Etta James
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We Get By — Continues themes of resilience with a modern soulful sound.
Sounds like this from elsewhere
Coming Home by Leon Bridges — Shares a soulful exploration of love and resilience, rooted in gospel and blues traditions.
Cheers to the Fall by Andra Day — Combines powerful vocals with themes of empowerment and social justice, echoing a similar spirit.
While I'm Livin' by Tanya Tucker — Features heartfelt storytelling and a blend of country and soul that resonates with themes of resilience.
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Tracklist

New here? Start with "This Is My Country".

  • 1 This Is My Country Start here 4:35
  • 2 Trouble in My Mind 5:05
  • 3 Farther Along 4:23
  • 4 Hand Writing on the Wall 4:06
  • 5 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free 3:43
  • 6 Move Along Train 3:27
  • 7 This May Be the Last Time 4:38
  • 8 When I Go Away 5:16
  • 9 Wide River to Cross 5:08
  • 10 You Got to Move 2:41
  • 11 You Got to Serve Somebody 5:37
  • 12 The Weight 5:56

What to play next

This album is considered a Late Career Highlight in Mavis Staples's catalog. Showcases Mavis Staples' continued relevance and vitality in her later career.

We Get By
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We Get By

2019

Continues themes of resilience with a modern soulful sound.
If All I Was Was Black
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If All I Was Was Black

2017

Sets up the emotional and thematic context leading to this album.
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