The Best of the Staple Singers

~ Release by The Staple Singers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I’ll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
53:18
2If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)
edit of:
If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) by The Staple Singers
recording of:
If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
3:23
3Respect Yourself
edit of:
Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers
recording of:
Respect Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (publisher) (in 1988)
53:34
4Long Walk to D.C.
producer:
Steve Cropper
2:32
5Be What You Are
5:03
6Everyday People
cover recording of:
Everyday People
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
3:28
7Heavy Makes You Happy
53:08
8My Main Man
2:13
9Trippin’ on Your Love
4:37
10City in the Sky
3:54
11This World
producer:
Al Bell
mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
arranger:
Al Bell
recording of:
This World (in 1972)
writer:
William Friedman (songwriter) and Herb Schapiro
publisher:
Sunbeam Music
3:39
12Oh La de Da
edit of:
Oh La de Da (live, 1972: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios) by The Staple Singers
3:37
13Touch a Hand Make a Friend
3:27