’70s gospel/soul greats Staples Jr Singers have announced Searching, their first new album since their 1975 classic When Do We Get Paid, which will be out June 14 via Luaka Bop.
The album was produced by Ahmed Gallab (aka Sinkane) and engineered by Albert Di Fiore, with Edward, RC and Annie — plus their backing band featuring RC’s son Gary, his grandson Jaylin, and Edward’s son Troy — performing together live in a semicircle. “The process was very easy,” said Gallab. “There’s nothing like a family bond/band. It was so special to watch how locked into each other everyone was. You can hear and feel that on this record.”
You can listen to first single, “Lost In A World Of Sin,” and watch a video preview of the album below.
Staples Jr Singers have European and UK dates this summer. Check out their schedule below.
Searching:
1. Living In This World Alone
2. Lost In A World Of Sin
3. You Got To Believe
4. Walk Around Heaven
5. I’ve Got A Feeling
6. Don’t Need No Doctor
7. I Don’t Need Nobody But You
8. Get On Board
Staples Jr. Singers – 2024 Tour Dates:
Sat. June 29 – Paris, FR @ TBA
Sun. June 30 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
Tue. July 2 – London, UK @ 229
Thu. July 4 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
Fri. July 5 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
Sat. July 6 – Rotterdam, NL @ BIRD
Wed. July 12 – Barcelona, ES @ Jamboree –
Thu. July 13 – Martorell, ES @ PAS
Fri. July 14 – Oldenburg, DE @ Kultursommer
July 16 – Frankfurt, DE @ Palmengarten
Tue. Oct 15 – Prague, CZ @ Palac Akropolis
Fri. Oct 18 – Stockholm, SE @ Stockholm Jazz Festival
Thu. Oct 24 – Oslo, NO @ Cosmopolite