Don't Lose This

Don't Lose This
Don't Lose This
Studio album by Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Released	2015
Studio	Hinge Sound, Chicago, Illinois; The Loft
Label	dBpm Records
Producer	Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Pops Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples chronology

Don't Lose This is a 2015 posthumous album by American gospel and R&B musician Pops Staples. The album was put together with various musicians, using unfinished tracks from 1998 that were intended for a "lost" album by The Staple Singers.[1] The album was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The album reached #16 on the Independent Albums chart.[2]

History

The title of the album comes from words that Staples spoke to his daughter Mavis Staples just prior to his death.[3] He told her, "don't lose this, here," referring to 10 recordings that he made in 1998.[3] Mavis teamed up with Jeff Tweedy in 2014 to produce the tracks and finish the album. Tweedy had previously produced Mavis' albums You Are Not Alone and One True Vine.[4] Tweedy played bass on the album and his son Spencer played drums.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pops Staples; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somebody Was Watching"	Brenda Burns	4:07
2.	"Sweet Home"	Margaret Allison	4:14
3.	"No News is Good News"		4:36
4.	"Love on My Side"		4:03
5.	"Friendship"	Homer Banks, Lester Snell	4:06
6.	"Nobody's Fault but Mine"		3:07
7.	"The Lady's Letter"		2:19
8.	"Better Home"		4:49
9.	"Will the Circle Be Unbroken"		4:05
10.	"Gotta Serve Somebody"	Bob Dylan	3:31

Personnel

Pops Staples - guitar, vocals
Mavis Staples - vocals on "Sweet Home", "Love on My Side" and "Better Home"
Jeff Tweedy - guitar on "Sweet Home", "Love on My Side" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"; bass
Tom Grady - bass
Scott Ligon - piano
Spencer Tweedy, Tim Austin - drums
Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - backing vocals

References

Hermes, Will (23 March 2015). "Don't Lose This". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
"Don't Lose This". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
Mokoena, Tshepo (5 March 2015). "Pops Staples: Don't Lose This review - a gorgeous, gravelly swansong". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
Minsker, Evan (12 January 2015). "Pops Staples Posthumous Album Don't Lose This, Finished by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, to Be Released". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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[RollingStoneHermes-1] Hermes, Will (23 March 2015). "Don't Lose This". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[2] "Don't Lose This". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[GuardianMokena-3] Mokoena, Tshepo (5 March 2015). "Pops Staples: Don't Lose This review - a gorgeous, gravelly swansong". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[PitchfochMisker-4] Minsker, Evan (12 January 2015). "Pops Staples Posthumous Album Don't Lose This, Finished by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, to Be Released". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2015.