We Get By

We Get By is the fourteenth studio album by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on May 24, 2019, by Anti-.^[9]

We Get By
Studio album by Mavis Staples
Released	May 24, 2019
Genre	R&B soul
Label	Anti-
Producer	Ben Harper
Mavis Staples chronology
Live in London (2019) We Get By (2019) Carry Me Home (2022)
Singles from We Get By
"Change" Released: March 20, 2019 "Anytime" Released: April 17, 2019 "We Get By" Released: May 15, 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[1]
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Under the Radar	[8]

The album's cover features the photograph "Outside Looking In" by Gordon Parks from his 1956 photo essay The Restraints: Open and Hidden.^[10] The album was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.^[11]

Background

The album was announced on March 20, 2019.^[9] It was produced and written by Ben Harper. Staples and Harper had previously collaborated on "Love and Trust", a song from Staples' 2016 album, Livin' on a High Note.^[12] The album's lead single, "Change", was released on the same day, along with the album's pre-order.^[13] In a statement, Staples said, "These songs are delivering such a strong message. We truly need to make a change if we want this world to be better."^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Change"	2:56
2.	"Anytime"	2:48
3.	"We Get By" (featuring Ben Harper)	3:35
4.	"Brothers and Sisters"	3:33
5.	"Heavy on My Mind"	3:40
6.	"Sometime"	2:40
7.	"Never Needed Anyone"	3:37
8.	"Stronger"	3:14
9.	"Chance on Me"	3:30
10.	"Hard to Leave"	3:06
11.	"One More Change"	4:13

All tracks are written by Ben Harper^[9]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	171
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	114
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	113
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	100