If All I Was Was Black Vinyl LP

If All I Was Was Black is Mavis Staples' third collaboration with Jeff Tweedy. If All I Was Was Black marks the first time Tweedy has composed an entire album of original songs for Mavis' legendary voice and a nation she's uniquely poised to address.

Recorded and Mixed at the Loft, Chicago 2017 
Produced by Jeff Tweedy 
Engineered and mixed by Tom Schick 
Mastered by Bob Ludwig - Gateway Mastering 
Assistant Engineer - Mark Greenberg 
Cover Photo by Zoran Orlić 
Cover Art - Mark Greenberg, Spencer Tweedy, Trevor Hernandez 

Mavis Staples - vocals 
Jeff Tweedy - guitar, bass, percussion, vocals 
Spencer Tweedy - drums, percussion 
Donny Gerrard - backup vocals 
Vicki Randle - backup vocals 
Kelly Hogan - backup vocals 
Akenya Seymour - backup vocals 
Rick Holmstrom - guitar 
Jeff Turmes - bass 
Stephen Hodges - drums, percussion 
Glenn Kotche - percussion 
Scott Ligon - clavinet, piano, organ, Wurly, guitar