We'll Never Turn Back

We'll Never Turn Back
Studio album by
Mavis Staples
ReleasedApril 24, 2007
RecordedAugust 2006–2007
StudioSound City Studio, Van Nuys, California
GenreGospel, soul, blues
Length57:48
LabelANTI-
ProducerRy Cooder
Mavis Staples chronology
Have a Little Faith
(2004) 		We'll Never Turn Back
(2007) 		Live: Hope at the Hideout
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Sun-Times[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−[6]
The New York Times(favorable)[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
USA Today[9]
The Washington Post(favorable)[10]

We'll Never Turn Back is the seventh studio album by American gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples, released April 24, 2007 on ANTI- Records. Recorded in 2007 and produced by roots rock and blues musician Ry Cooder, it is a concept album with lyrical themes relating to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Upon its release, We'll Never Turn Back received positive reviews from most music critics. It was also named one of the best albums of 2007 by several music writers and publications.

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