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Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

191 songs
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2022
Album
Oct 2022
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen

1 track

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Album
Oct 2022
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen

1 track

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2022
Album
May 2022
Carry Me Home

12 tracks

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Album
May 2022
Carry Me Home

12 tracks

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2020
Album
Nov 2020
2021 GRAMMY® Nominees

1 track

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Album
Nov 2020
2021 GRAMMY® Nominees

1 track

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2019
Single
May 2019
Chance on Me
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Single
May 2019
Chance on Me
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2019
Album
May 2019
We Get By

11 tracks

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Album
May 2019
We Get By

11 tracks

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2019
Album
Feb 2019
Live in London

14 tracks

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Album
Feb 2019
Live in London

14 tracks

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2017
Single
Nov 2017
Build A Bridge
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Single
Nov 2017
Build A Bridge
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2017
Single
Nov 2017
All Over Again
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Single
Nov 2017
All Over Again
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2017
Album
Nov 2017
If All I Was Was Black

10 tracks

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Album
Nov 2017
If All I Was Was Black

10 tracks

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2016
Album
Aug 2016
Greenleaf (Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. 1)

1 track

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Album
Aug 2016
Greenleaf (Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. 1)

1 track

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2016
Album
Feb 2016
Livin’ On A High Note

12 tracks

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Album
Feb 2016
Livin’ On A High Note

12 tracks

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2016
Single
Feb 2016
Don’t Cry
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Single
Feb 2016
Don’t Cry
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2016
Single
Feb 2016
Dedicated
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Single
Feb 2016
Dedicated
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2016
Single
Feb 2016
Action
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Single
Feb 2016
Action
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2016
Single
Jan 2016
High Note
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Single
Jan 2016
High Note
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2015
EP
May 2015
Your Good Fortune EP

4 tracks

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EP
May 2015
Your Good Fortune EP

4 tracks

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2015
Single
Apr 2015
Fight
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Single
Apr 2015
Fight
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2013
Single
Jun 2013
Holy Ghost
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Single
Jun 2013
Holy Ghost
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2013
Album
Jun 2013
One True Vine

10 tracks

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Album
Jun 2013
One True Vine

10 tracks

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2013
Single
Jun 2013
Far Celestial Shore
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Single
Jun 2013
Far Celestial Shore
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2010
Album
Sep 2010
You Are Not Alone

10 tracks

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Album
Sep 2010
You Are Not Alone

10 tracks

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2008
Album
Jan 2008
Live: Hope At The Hideout

1 track

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Album
Jan 2008
Live: Hope At The Hideout

1 track

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2007
Album
May 2007
We’ll Never Turn Back

11 tracks

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Album
May 2007
We’ll Never Turn Back

11 tracks

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2007
Single
Apr 2007
Eyes on the Prize
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Single
Apr 2007
Eyes on the Prize
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2007
Single
Apr 2007
Down in Mississippi
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Single
Apr 2007
Down in Mississippi
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2004
Album
Aug 2004
Have a Little Faith

3 tracks

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Album
Aug 2004
Have a Little Faith

3 tracks

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1995
Album
Jan 1995
New York Undercover

1 track

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Album
Jan 1995
New York Undercover

1 track

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1993
Album
Apr 1993
The Voice

12 tracks

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Album
Apr 1993
The Voice

12 tracks

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1989
Single
May 1989
Come Home
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Single
May 1989
Come Home
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1989
Album
May 1989
Time Waits For No One

8 tracks

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Album
May 1989
Time Waits For No One

8 tracks

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1970
Album
Oct 1970
Only for the Lonely

6 tracks

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Album
Oct 1970
Only for the Lonely

6 tracks

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1969
Album
Jan 1969
Mavis Staples

7 tracks

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Album
Jan 1969
Mavis Staples

7 tracks

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1969
Album
Jan 1969
Boy Meets Girl: Classic Stax Duets

2 tracks

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Album
Jan 1969
Boy Meets Girl: Classic Stax Duets

2 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Freedom Highway
#2
Holy Ghost
#3
Come Home
#4
Far Celestial Shore
#5
Don’t Cry
#6
Christmas Vacation
#7
Have a Little Faith
#8
Blood Is Thicker Than Time

About Mavis Staples

Discography

Live in London
14 tracks · 2019
Carry Me Home
12 tracks · 2022
Livin’ On A High Note
12 tracks · 2016
The Voice
12 tracks · 1993
We Get By
11 tracks · 2019
We’ll Never Turn Back
11 tracks · 2007
If All I Was Was Black
10 tracks · 2017
One True Vine
10 tracks · 2013
You Are Not Alone
10 tracks · 2010
Time Waits For No One
8 tracks · 1989
Mavis Staples
7 tracks · 1969
Only for the Lonely
6 tracks · 1970
Your Good Fortune EP
4 tracks · 2015
Have a Little Faith
3 tracks · 2004
Boy Meets Girl: Classic Stax Duets
2 tracks · 1969
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
1 track · 2022
2021 GRAMMY® Nominees
1 track · 2020
Greenleaf (Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. 1)
1 track · 2016
Live: Hope At The Hideout
1 track · 2008
New York Undercover
1 track · 1995

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Popular lyrics by Mavis Staples

Freedom Highway

March for freedom's highway March each and every day Made up my mind and I won't turn around Made up my mind and I won't turn around There i…

Holy Ghost

Some holy ghost keeps me hangin on, hangin on (x2) I feel the hands, but I don't see anyone, anyone I feel the hands, but I don't see anyone…

Come Home

How did it come to this? You livin’ in your world and me dyin’ in my mine Lord knows I don’t deserve this I never gave you any reason to tre…

Far Celestial Shore

Theres a place i know for certain I will someday see When i lay down my burden And look on galilee Way beyond the surly bonds of earth and h…

Don’t Cry

[Verse 1] The world is big And often wrong But truth is bigger And twice as strong Some times ain't pretty, some times ain't nice But hold y…

Christmas Vacation

[Verse 1] It's that time, Christmas time is here Everybody knows there's not a better time of year Hear that sleigh, Santa's on his way Hip-…

Have a Little Faith

Have a little faith, I say Have a little faith, my friend We've got to help each other Through thick and thin These are trying times That we…

Blood Is Thicker Than Time

I've been to the mountain top I've been to the valley low The one thing that never stopped Was the love that my family showed When my mama s…

Dedicated

[Verse 1] Down the road we walked Down the road we talked I remember I made war with you I made peace with you That's what makes you my frie…

Build A Bridge

I'm tired of us living so lonely I think I know what to do Gonna build a bridge right over the mountain I will walk right over to you Look a…

Discography at a glance

191

Songs on Lyrks

20

Albums

54

Singles

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Mavis Staples is a music artist with 191 songs on Lyrks.

Popular tracks by Mavis Staples include Freedom Highway, Holy Ghost, Come Home, Far Celestial Shore, Don’t Cry. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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