Wonderful Savior

Album: You Are Not Alone (2010)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Mavis Staples began her gospel career with The Staples Family Singers way back in 1950 before she'd even entered her teens. Now in her eighth decade, she's still recording and entering new territory. Remarkably this song, according to Mavis, is her first-ever a cappella recording.
  • You Are Not Alone was produced by Jeff Tweedy, the singer/songwriter who fronts indie rock band Wilco.
  • You Are Not Alone became the highest-ranking album of Staples' career when it debuted at #69 on the Billboard 200.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde of The PretendersSongwriter Interviews

The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.

Dave Alvin - "4th Of July"

Dave Alvin - "4th Of July"They're Playing My Song

When Dave recorded the first version of the song with his group the Blasters, producer Nick Lowe gave him some life-changing advice.

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus WainwrightSongwriter Interviews

Rufus Wainwright on "Hallelujah," his album Unfollow The Rules, and getting into his "lyric trance" on 12-hour walks.

Soul Train Stories with Stephen McMillian

Soul Train Stories with Stephen McMillianSong Writing

A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.

Facebook, Bromance and Email - The First Songs To Use New Words

Facebook, Bromance and Email - The First Songs To Use New WordsSong Writing

Where words like "email," "thirsty," "Twitter" and "gangsta" first showed up in songs, and which songs popularized them.

Jimmy Webb

Jimmy WebbSongwriter Interviews

Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park."