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~ 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)
53:17
2Respect 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)
53:32
3If 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)
3:24
4Long Walk to D.C.
producer:
Steve Cropper
2:31
5Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
53:08
6The Weight
cover recording of:
The Weight
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Dwarf Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4:34
7We’ll Get Over
2:55
8Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)
3:26
9City in the Sky
3:44
10This 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
3:40
11Be What You Are
5:01
12Oh La de Da
edit of:
Oh La de Da (live, 1972: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios) by The Staple Singers
3:35