On October 12, 1970, “Volt” label released “Only for the Lonely”, the second Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Stax Recording Company”, “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio”, “A&R Recording Studio” and was produced by Don Davis.
Personnel:
- Mavis Staples – lead vocals
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Eddie Hinton – guitar
- Ray Monette – guitar
- Vernon Bullock – guitar, keyboards
- Marvell Thomas – piano
- Isaac Hayes – organ
- Rudy Robinson – keyboards
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- David Hood – bass
- Tony Newton – bass
- Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
- Roger Hawkins – drums
- Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
- George McGregor – drums
- Eli Fountain – percussion, saxophone
- Horace Ott – strings arrangements
- Ron Capone – engineer
- Don Davis – engineer
- Marlin Greene – engineer
- Don Hahn – engineer
- Paul Richmond – mastering
- David Krieger – art direction
- Joel Brodsky – photography
- Herb Kole – art supervisor
Track listing:
- I Have Learned to Live Without You – David Jordan, Don Davis, J. J. Barnes
- How Many Times – George Soule, Oscar Franck, Terry Woodford
- Endlessly – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
- You’re the Fool – Sharon McMahan
- Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
- What Happened to the Real Me – Helga Penzabene
- Since You Became a Part of My Life – Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges, Richard Knight
- It Makes Me Wanna Cry – Don Davis, Homer Banks
- Don’t Change Me Now – Darryl Carter, Fred Briggs, Sam Ballard
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