Sad and Beautiful World - Mavis Staples

Album by Mavis Staples

Released 7 November 2025

Amy Ray
background vocals [3]
Andrew Marlin
mandolin [7]
Andy Kaulkin
piano [10]
Anjimile
background vocals [4, 8]
Bonnie Raitt
background vocals [10], slide guitar [10]
Brad Cook
acoustic guitar [3-4], arranger [6], bass [3-4, 7-10], drum machine [1, 4], synthesizer [1-3, 6-8], tambourine [5], vibraphone [2]
Buddy Guy
electric guitar [1]
Colin Croom
pedal steel guitar [3, 9]
Derek Trucks
slide guitar [1, 5]
Eric Burton
other vocals [7]
Jeff Tweedy
bass [5]
Justin Vernon
background vocals [9]
Kara Jackson
background vocals [5, 8], vocal [6]
Katie Crutchfield
background vocals [5, 10]
MJ Lenderman
acoustic guitar [10], background vocals [3], drums (drum set) [8, 10], electric guitar [2-3, 8]
Matt Douglas
saxophone [1-4, 6, 8]
Matt McCaughan
drum machine [4, 6], drums (drum set) [1-4, 6], percussion [1, 7], synthesizer [7]
Mavis Staples
lead vocals
Nathan Stocker
acoustic guitar [2, 6-8], electric guitar [6-8], synthesizer [7]
Nathaniel Rateliff
background vocals [2, 10]
Patterson Hood
background vocals [10]
Phil Cook
acoustic guitar [1, 4, 9], electric guitar [4], electric piano [4], organ [4-5, 7, 9-10], piano [2, 4-9], synthesizer [8]
Rick Holmstrom
electric guitar [1-2, 4, 7, 9-10]
Sam Beam
background vocals [1]
Spencer Tweedy
drums (drum set) [5, 9]
Trever Hagen
trumpet [6]
Tré Burt
other vocals [2]
Will Miller
synthesizer [6-7], trumpet [6, 8]