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Mavis Staples
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Title:
"Don't Change Me Now" |
Format:
CD (U.K.) |
Label:
Ace/Stax/Fantasy |
Year
of Release: 1988 |
Catalogue
number: CDSX014 (U.K. CD) |
Producers:
Steve Cropper, Don Davis |
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Songs: |
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Ready For The Heartbreak, Sweet Things You Do,
You're Driving Me (Into The Arms Of A Stranger), The Choking Kind, A House Is Not A Home,
Security, Pick Up The Pieces, Good To Me, You Send Me, I'm Tired, Why Can't It Be Like It
Used To Be, Chains Of Love, You're All I Need, I Have Learned To Do Without You, How Many
Times, Endlessly, You're The Fool, Since I Fell For You, What Happened To The Real Me,
Since You Became A Part Of My Life, It Makes Me Wanna Cry, Don't Change Me Now |
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"Don't Change Me Now", a song off
Mavis's sophomore album "Only For The Lonely" has lent its name to this CD
compilation which was released in 1988 by Ace Records in the U.K. It's basically a
collection of Mavis's two Stax solo albums (minus "Until I Met You", "Son
Of A Preacher Man" and "Chained" from the debut) plus five previously
unissed songs; "Ready For The Heartbreak", "I'm Tired", "Why
Can't It Be Like It Used To Be", "Chains Of Love" and "You're All I
Need". With the exception of "Chains Of Love", there are no writers'
credits on the unissued material. Mavis says she first learned about this CD's existence
during a visit to London a couple of years ago. "They have on the CD 'writer unknown', but
'I'm Tired' and 'You're All I Need', those were two songs I wrote. Since then, I have
claimed then, but it will always be 'songwriter unknown' on there. 'I'm Tired' and 'You're
All I Need' were intended for my second album. I wanted those two songs to go on the 'Only
For The Lonely' album. But I had a problem with Stax when I did that record. They called
and wanted half of my publishing. And so I told them 'no, I only have two songs on my own
album and I intend to keep 100% of my publishing'. But after I told them that, they
wouldn't put the songs on the album. Those songs weren't really finished, I was just like
rehearsing really. That's how we usually recorded, I would put my voice down, so the band
could play with me. The Staple Singers are not singing, those are some other voices on
there. I was shocked when I heard that! What happened was that when Stax folded, Fantasy
got all of their product. Stax of course had a lot of stuff on the shelves and what these
people did was making a record out of these things that weren't finished! 'Ready For The
Heartbreak' and the other stuff, that was left on the shelves and Fantasy just wanted to
make money from it. Because those records are selling! 'I'll Take You There' and 'Respect
Yourself', has gone gold again since Fantasy's had it. They do send us the checks, well,
they've sent parts of what we're supposed to get, they're never gonna send all of it. But
the 'Only For The Lonely' album was the last album I did for Stax and that was the reason
why I didn't do any more albums for Stax, because I didn't appreciate the way they did
that. It was like abuse, you know? And it was disrespectful. I said that's it! They wanted
me to do more, but I said 'no, no way'. I wouldn't even have it in writing, because I
didn't trust them at all. Anytime someone do me wrong like that and I know I didn't
deserve it, then I'm through with that person." |
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Re-issue and compilation info:
"Don't Change Me Now", which has five previously unissued tracks (including the
Mavis-penned "I'm Tired' and 'You're All I Need, plus "Why Can't It Be Like It
Used To Be", "Ready For The Heartbreak" and "Chains
If Love" is available from. Ace Records in the U.K. The catalogue number is CDSX 014.
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