We Get By Explained

We Get By
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mavis Staples
Cover:	WeGetBycover.jpeg
Released:	May 24, 2019
Label:	Anti-
Producer:	Ben Harper
Prev Title:	Live in London
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Carry Me Home
Next Year:	2022

We Get By is the fourteenth studio album by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on May 24, 2019, by Anti-.^[1]

The album's cover features the photograph "Outside Looking In" by Gordon Parks from his 1956 photo essay The Restraints: Open and Hidden.^[2] The album was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.^[3]

Background

The album was announced on March 20, 2019.^[1] It was produced and written by Ben Harper. Staples and Harper had previously collaborated on "Love and Trust", a song from Staples' 2016 album, Livin' on a High Note.^[4] The album's lead single, "Change", was released on the same day, along with the album's pre-order.^[5] In a statement, Staples said, "These songs are delivering such a strong message. We truly need to make a change if we want this world to be better."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bernstein . Jonathan . Mavis Staples Details New Ben Harper-Produced Album 'We Get By' . Rolling Stone . 20 March 2019.
2. Web site: Mavis Staples Announces New Album We Get By, Shares New Song "Change": Listen . Pitchfork . 20 March 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Favorite Blues Albums | AllMusic 2019 in Review. AllMusic. December 24, 2019.
4. Web site: Mavis Staples Announces Ben Harper-Produced Album 'We Get By' . JamBase . 20 March 2019 . 20 March 2019.
5. Web site: Mavis Staples - "Change" . Stereogum . 20 March 2019 . 20 March 2019.
6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 23, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. June 11, 2019.