One True Vine

One True Vine
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2013
Recorded2012
GenreGospel, soul, blues
LabelANTI-
ProducerJeff Tweedy
Mavis Staples chronology
You Are Not Alone
(2010)
One True Vine
(2013)
Livin' on a High Note
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
The Independent[4]
The A.V. ClubA-[5]
Paste Magazine8.6/10[6]

One True Vine is the ninth solo studio album by Mavis Staples. It was released in June 2013 by ANTI- Records. It is her 13th studio album, and the second on which she collaborated with record producer and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy also played most of the instruments on the album, with the exception of the drums, which were played by his son, Spencer Tweedy.[7] The album was recorded at the Wilco Loft in Chicago, and while working on it, Staples commuted back and forth between the Loft (on Chicago's North Side) and her home on Chicago's South Side.[7] One True Vine debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200 chart dated for July 13, 2013, marking the highest-peaking entry for Staples on the chart so far.[8]

  1. ^ "One True Vine Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "One True Vine - Mavis Staples". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  3. ^ Hadusek, Jon (Jun 24, 2013). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Gill, Andy (2013-06-21). "Album Review: Mavis Staples - One True Vine". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  5. ^ Lewis, Catherine (2013-06-25). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  6. ^ Gleason, Holly (2013-06-25). "Mavis Staples: One True Vine". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  7. ^ a b Jurgensen, John (20 June 2013). "Mavis Staples' on Her New Album With Jeff Tweedy, 'One True Vine' - WSJ.com". Wall Street Journal. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  8. ^ "Mavis Staples - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-07-06.