Sad and Beautiful World

~ Release by Mavis Staples (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Cardboard bifold sleeve with shrink wrap and hype sticker

© & ℗ 2025 Anti.
2798 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90026

1. Published by Jalma Music (ASCAP)
2. Published by Kobalt Music Pub America Inc. (ASCAP) obo Kevin Morby (ASCAP)
3. Published by WC Music Corp. (ASCAP)
4. Published by The Evolving Music Co. Ltd. / Sony Music Publishing & Po Girl Music / Concord Music Publishing LLC
5. Published by 3rd Revision (BMI) / Acony Publishing (BMI) / Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
6. Published by Bhamboo Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Heavens Research (BMI) / BMG Rights Management US LLC.
7. Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (BMI)
8. Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
9. Published by Fort Knox Music, Inc. (BMI) / Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)
10. Published by Bama Lama Music (BMI)

Anjimile appears courtesy of 4AD Ltd.
Sam Beam appears courtesy of Sub Pop Records
Tré Burt appears courtesy of Oh Boy Records
Eric Burton appears courtesy of ATO Records, LLC
Katie Crutchfield appears courtesy of Anti- Records
Buddy Guy appears courtesy of RCA
Patterson Hood appears courtesy of ATO Records, LLC
MJ Lenderman appears courtesy of Anti- Records
Andrew Marlin appears courtesy of Tiptoe Tiger Music
Bonnie Raitt appears courtesy of Redwing Records, LLC
Nathaniel Rateliff appears courtesy of Stax Records
Amy Ray appears courtesy of Daemon Records
Derek Trucks appears courtesy of Fantasy Records
Jeff Tweedy appears courtesy of dBpm Records
Justin Vernon appears courtesy of Jagjaguwar

Vocals recorded at Lost Boy Sound & Chicago Recording Company. Bonnie Raitt recorded at Studio D Recording Inc.

Other Identifiers
Mastering SID Code: 88078-2 25123-CD-0203 25-268-13-2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LY89
Mould SID Code: IFPI L813

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-08 20:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Chicago
acoustic guitar:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
drum machine and synthesizer [synth bass]:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt McCaughan
electric guitar:
Buddy Guy and Rick Holmstrom
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
slide guitar:
Derek Trucks
background vocals:
Sam Beam
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Chicago (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
2:38
2Beautiful Strangers
acoustic guitar:
Nathan Stocker
drums (drum set):
Matt McCaughan
electric guitar:
Rick Holmstrom and MJ Lenderman
piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
synthesizer [OP-1 bass] and vibraphone:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Nathaniel Rateliff (a.k.a. “Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel”)
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Tré Burt
part of:
Grammy Award: Best American Roots Performance nominees (number: 2026 winner)
recording of:
Beautiful Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Morby (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kevin Morby
5:58
3Sad and Beautiful World
acoustic guitar, bass and synthesizer:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Matt McCaughan
electric guitar:
MJ Lenderman
pedal steel guitar:
Colin Croom
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
background vocals:
MJ Lenderman and Amy Ray
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Sad and Beautiful World
writer:
Mark Linkous
4:06
4Human Mind
acoustic guitar:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter) and Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
bass:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
drum machine:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter) and Matt McCaughan
drums (drum set):
Matt McCaughan
electric guitar:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator) and Rick Holmstrom
electric piano [wurlitzer], organ and piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
background vocals:
Anjimile
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Human Mind
writer:
Hozier (Irish singer/songwriter) and Allison Russell
3:12
5Hard Times
bass:
Jeff Tweedy
drums (drum set):
Spencer Tweedy
organ and piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
slide guitar:
Derek Trucks
tambourine:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Katie Crutchfield and Kara Jackson
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Hard Times ("hard times ain't gonna rule my mind")
writer:
David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) and Gillian Welch
publisher:
Acony Publishing
4:45
6Godspeed
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Nathan Stocker
drum machine and drums (drum set):
Matt McCaughan
piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
synthesizer:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
synthesizer [EVI bass synth]:
Will Miller (of Resavoir and Whitney)
trumpet:
Trever Hagen and Will Miller (of Resavoir and Whitney)
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
vocals:
Kara Jackson
arranger:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Americana Performance nominees (number: 2026 winner)
recording of:
Godspeed
writer:
Christopher Breaux and Malay Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
2:52
7We Got to Have Peace
acoustic guitar:
Nathan Stocker
bass:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
electric guitar:
Rick Holmstrom and Nathan Stocker
mandolin:
Andrew Marlin
organ and piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
percussion:
Matt McCaughan
synthesizer:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter), Matt McCaughan and Nathan Stocker
synthesizer [EVI bass synth]:
Will Miller (of Resavoir and Whitney)
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Eric Burton (Black Pumas)
recording of:
We Got to Have Peace (We’ve Gotta Have Peace)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1971 to ????)
3:33
8Anthem
acoustic guitar:
Nathan Stocker
bass:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
MJ Lenderman
electric guitar:
MJ Lenderman and Nathan Stocker
piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
saxophone:
Matt Douglas (Woodwinds player)
synthesizer:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter) and Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
trumpet:
Will Miller (of Resavoir and Whitney)
background vocals:
Anjimile and Kara Jackson
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Anthem
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:04
9Satisfied Mind
acoustic guitar, organ and piano:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
bass:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Tweedy
electric guitar:
Rick Holmstrom
pedal steel guitar:
Colin Croom
background vocals:
Justin Vernon
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
cover recording of:
A Satisfied Mind (in 2025)
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
3:47
10Everybody Needs Love
acoustic guitar and drums (drum set):
MJ Lenderman
bass:
Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
electric guitar:
Rick Holmstrom
organ:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
piano:
Andy Kaulkin
slide guitar:
Bonnie Raitt
background vocals:
Katie Crutchfield, Patterson Hood, Bonnie Raitt and Nathaniel Rateliff (a.k.a. “Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel”)
lead vocals:
Mavis Staples
recording of:
Everybody Needs Love
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Hinton
4:24

Credits

Release

photography:Elizabeth de la Piedra (photographer and visual artist; performs with Heirs, The Getaway Plan, Mavis Staples)
additional engineer:Brian Hernandez (engineer; performs with Mavis Staples)
Joel Jaffe
Jonathan Lackey
Mathieu LeJeune
Jimmy Mahoney (sound engineer)
Tom Schick
Justin Vernon
engineer:Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
Paul Voran
producer:Brad Cook (member of Megafaun, producer, songwriter)
mastering:Tim Smiley
design:Lauren N. Bailey (visual artist and graphic designer)
Trevor Hernandez
artwork:Lauren N. Bailey (visual artist and graphic designer) (task: layout)
Trevor Hernandez (task: layout)
manufactured by:The ADS Group
publisher:3rd Revision (publisher)
Acony Publishing
Bama Lama Music (publisher)
Bhamboo Music Publishing
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
Concord Music Publishing
Fort Knox Music, Inc.
Heavens Research
Jalma Music
Kevin Morby
Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc.
Po Girl Music (publishing entity)
Sony Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Evolving Music Co. Ltd
Trio Music Co., Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
WC Music Corp
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Anti-
recorded at:Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lost Boy Sound Studios, Chicago, IL in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Studio D, Sausalito, CA (San Francisco Bay Area based recording, mixing, and mastering studio opened in 1984 in Sausalito) in Sausalito, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35599801 [info]