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“Can You Get To That” by Mavis Staples
From the album One True Vine (2013)
“Can You Get To That” by Mavis Staples appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2013 and 2025. It was first released in 2013 on the album One True Vine. Its best result is #72 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #180 indie & aaa song of 2013 and #4,821 indie & aaa song of all time.
Mavis Staples took George Clinton and Ernie Harris's "Can You Get To That" to the Wilco Loft in Chicago for One True Vine, released on Anti- in June 2013, her second album made with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy producing. Tweedy played most of the record himself, and here he handles guitar and bass and sings backup, while his son Spencer Tweedy plays drums. Kelly Hogan, Donny Gerrard and Tiffany “Makeda” Francisco add their voices to the backing vocals behind Staples.
Staples spent the sessions commuting across the city, from her South Side home to the Loft up on the North Side.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 82 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 859 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2016 | 421 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2025 | 681 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: Can You Get to That.
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