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:

1. I Have Learned to Live Without You – David Jordan, Don Davis, J. J. Barnes
2. How Many Times – George Soule, Oscar Franck, Terry Woodford
3. Endlessly – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
4. You’re the Fool – Sharon McMahan
5. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
6. What Happened to the Real Me – Helga Penzabene
7. Since You Became a Part of My Life – Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges, Richard Knight
8. It Makes Me Wanna Cry – Don Davis, Homer Banks
9. Don’t Change Me Now – Darryl Carter, Fred Briggs, Sam Ballard