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- Date Released: October 17, 1990
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Oldies, Gospel, Soul/R&B, Soul
- Label: Fantasy / Stax
An essential best-of from the first family of Gospel
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We Say...
Gospel patriarch Pops Staples learned guitar at Charlie Patton’s feet, and started recording in the early '50s, but it took 20 years — and a heavy dose of the Stax Studio sound — for the Staple Singers to finally conquer the pop and R&B charts. With daughter Mavis Staples coming into her full-throated own, and funky, feel-good tracks like "Respect Yourself," "I’ll Take You There" and "You’ve Got to Earn It," how could they have missed? This best-of is essential listening for soul, folk and gospel fans alike.
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They Say...
The best and most famous cuts from their glory years at Stax. Includes their massive hits "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There"; less famous but similar gospel-funk fusions like "Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)" and "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)"; and less expected items like a cover of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." It does not, however, have their 1975 number one single "Let's Do It Again," which they recorded just after cutting their ties to Stax.
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| 01. |  |
Heavy Makes You Happy |
3:10 |  |
| 02. | |
You've Got To Earn It |
3:32 | |
| 03. | |
Love Is Plentiful |
2:32 | |
| 04. | |
This World |
3:33 | |
| 05. | |
Dock Of The Bay |
3:13 | |
| 06. | |
The Weight |
4:33 | |
| 07. | |
Respect Yourself |
4:54 | |
| 08. | |
We'll Get Over |
2:54 | |
| 09. | |
I'll Take You There |
4:44 | |
| 10. | |
Oh La De Da |
3:37 | |
| 11. | |
Be What You Are |
5:01 | |
| 12. | |
This Old Town (People In This Town) |
4:43 | |
| 13. | |
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) |
4:31 | |
| 14. | |
Touch A Hand (Make A Friend) |
4:05 | |
| 15. | |
My Main Man |
2:12 | |
| 16. | |
City In The Sky |
3:51 | |
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Credits
- Steve Cropper - Producer // The Staple Singers - Main Performer // Roebuck "Pops" Staples - ? // Al Bell - Producer // Lee Hildebrand - Producer // Lee Hildebrand - Liner Notes // Mavis Staples - ? // Pervis Staples - ? // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Cleotha Staples - ?
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