Mavis Staples (album)

Mavis Staples is the debut solo studio by American rhythm and blues and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on June 16, 1969, by Volt Records.

Mavis Staples
Studio album by Mavis Staples
Released	June 16, 1969
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	33:51
Label	Volt
Producer	Steve Cropper Al Bell
Mavis Staples chronology
Mavis Staples (1969) Only for the Lonely (1970)
Singles from Mavis Staples
"You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)" Released: August 1969[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Cashbox published a review of the album in the issue dated June 28, 1969, which said, "Mavis Staples, of the famed Staple Singers gospel group, goes solo and soul in this Steve Cropper-produced set, and the album's appeal could easily spread to the underground/contemporary market. Mavis unleashes a trained, experienced and powerful voice on such items as "The Choking Kind," "A House Is Not a Home," "Son of a Preacher Man," "Chained," "Security" and "You Send Me."^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Until I Met You"	Willie Hutch	2:48
2.	"Sweet Things You Do"	Alvertis Isbell Booker T. Jones Eddie Floyd	2:38
3.	"The Choking Kind"	Harlan Howard	3:24
4.	"You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)"	Fred Briggs	3:23
5.	"A House Is Not a Home"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	4:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Security"	Otis Redding	2:47
2.	"Son of a Preacher Man"	John Hurley Ronnie Wilkins	2:17
3.	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Don Davis Briggs Kent Barker	3:06
4.	"Chained"	Frank Wilson	2:50
5.	"Good to Me"	Julius Green Redding	3:15
6.	"You Send Me"	L.C. Cook	2:56

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[4][5]

• Barry Beckett - keyboards
• Al Bell - producer
• Ron Capone - engineer
• Steve Cropper - producer, arranger, guitar
• James Alexander, Donald "Duck" Dunn, David Hood - bass guitar
• Willie Hall, Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr. - drums
• Isaac Hayes - organ
• Eddie Hinton - guitar
• Beverly Parker - cover design
• Bob Smith - cover photography
• Mavis Staples - lead vocals
• Marvell Thomas - piano
• Honeya Thompson - art direction