We'll Never Turn Back
| We'll Never Turn Back | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | August 2006–2007 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studio, Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Gospel, soul, blues | |||
| Length | 57:48 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
| Mavis Staples chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| Mojo | |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A− |
| Now | |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| USA Today | |
We'll Never Turn Back is the seventh studio album by American gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples, released April 24, 2007 on Anti-. 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.
The cover photo shows two young black women at a civil rights demonstration in the South, early 1960s.