RSD Essential on Gold Star Vinyl

A powerhouse soul belter and wailer, Mavis Staples doesn't have to play second fiddle to anyone, including Aretha Franklin, when it comes to pure, house-rocking, testifying authority. She's seldom gotten a complete album of quality material, but on this 1969 debut, she took half-baked material and made it memorable.

Until I Met You    2:48
Sweet Things You Do    2:38
The Choking Kind    3:24
You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)    3:23
A House Is Not A Home    4:27
Security    2:47
Son Of A Preacher Man    2:17
Pick Up The Pieces    3:06
Chained    2:50
Good To Me    3:15
You Send Me    2:56