Staples' 1970 solo album finds her interpreting the great American songbook with an assured hand. The arrangements balance traditional soul with contemporary pop.
- The album was recorded at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. Homer Banks, a songwriter and producer, co-produced the album with the Staple Singers's arrangers. The album charted at number 41 on Billboard's soul albums chart.
- This was Staples\'s second solo album for Volt Records. It followed her 1969 debut, Mavis Staples.
- The album includes covers of songs by Carole King, Randy Newman, and Jerry Goffin. The title track was written by Hayes Street.
Mavis Staples is a Chicago-born soul and gospel singer, the lead singer of the Staple Singers. She was already a soul music star before this record.
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