Live in London (Mavis Staples album)
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| Released | February 8, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | July 9–10, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Union Chapel (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 56:29 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Mavis Staples | |||
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| Singles from Live from London | ||||
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Live in London is the second live album by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on February 8, 2019, by Anti-. The album was recorded on July 9 and 10, 2018, at Union Chapel in London, England.
The album was announced on November 5, 2018.[1] The album is Staples first live album since 2008's Live at the Hideout. The album was recorded during two shows at London's Union Chapel in July 2018.
Promotion and release
The first single from the album, "No Time for Cryin'", was released on November 5, 2018, along with the album's preorder. "Love and Trust" was released as the second single on January 21, 2019. The third and final single, "Slippery People", was released on February 5. All three singles were accompanied by live videos filmed at Union Chapel.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[7] |
Live in London received generally favorable reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 8 reviews.[2]
