Experience the powerful Soul artistry of Mavis Staples with her 2007 album, We'll Never Turn Back. This collection features emotionally chilling yet spiritually uplifting songs centered on racial struggle, drawing deeply from gospel and the traditions of church hymns.

Produced by guitarist Ry Cooder, this album features backing from the original Freedom Singers and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Staples connects the injustices of the past to contemporary issues, delivering a performance rooted in deep, tremulous emotion.

• Soul album featuring Mavis Staples as the primary artist.
• Produced by guitarist Ry Cooder.
• Features backing vocals from the original Freedom Singers and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
• Explores themes of racial struggle from the 1950s and 1960s.
• Format: Audio CD.

This CD contains songs of racial struggle, including the centerpiece track 'My Own Eyes,' which recounts Staples's experience in a West Memphis jail.

1. My Own Eyes
2. Down in Mississippi
3. In the Mississippi River
4. Jesus Is on the Main Line
5. (Other tracks not explicitly listed in provided data)

• Artist/Author: Mavis Staples
• Format: CD (Audio CD)
• Release Date: 2007-04-23
• Language: English
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pinnacle
• Country of Origin: Germany
• Dimensions: 142 x 125 x 10mm (Approx. 14.2 x 12.5 x 1 cm)
• Weight: 70 g

Discover the enduring artistry and strength of Mavis Staples on this essential Soul recording.